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Avia BH-8
The Avia BH-8 was a prototype fighter aircraft built in Czechoslovakia in 1923. It was an unequal-span biplane developed on the basis of the ill-fated BH-6 design, in an attempt to address that type's problems. It shared the BH-6's unusual wing cellule design. When test-flown in late 1923, it did indeed display better flying characteristics than its predecessor, but was overtaken in development by another variation of the same design, the BH-17.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Avia
- Category
- Fighters
- Country of origin
- First Czechoslovak Republic
- First flight
- 1923-01-01
- Length
- 6.49 m
- Wingspan
- 9.48 m
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 120 kt
- Max speed
- 120 kt
- Range
- 240 nm
- Service ceiling
- 26,200 ft
- Rate of climb
- 1,115 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 2,520 lb
- Empty weight
- 1,858 lb
- Powerplant
- Skoda licence-built Hispano-Suiza 8 Fb Vee-8
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 1
- Length
- 21 ft
- Wingspan
- 31 ft
- Height
- 9 ft
- Number built
- 1
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.