Aero A.104

Aero A.104

Manufacturer: Aero Vodochody
First flight: 1937
Status: Did not enter production
Number built: 2

The Aero A.104 was a biplane light bomber and reconnaissance aircraft built in Czechoslovakia during the 1930s. It was the final derivative of the A.100, and was essentially an Ab.101 with an enclosed cockpit. Although two different prototypes flew in 1937, it was not mass produced.

Specifications (A.104)

General characteristics

Crew: 2
Length: 10.80 m (35 ft 5 in)
Wingspan: 15.50 m (50 ft 10 in)
Height: m (ft in)
Wing area: 35.40 m² (380 ft²)
Empty weight: kg (lb)
Loaded weight: 3,100 kg (6,800 lb)
Powerplant: 1x— ÄŒKD-built Hispano-Suiza 12Ydrs, 642 kW (860 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 330 km/h (180 knots, 210 mph)
Range: 1,000 km (540 nm, 630 mi)
Service ceiling: 9,000 m (30,000 ft)
Rate of climb: 6.8 m/s (1,340 ft/min)
Wing loading: 88 kg/m² (18 lb/ft²)
Power/mass: 0.21 W/kg (0.13 hp/lb)

Armament

Bombs: 200 kg (440 lb)

Related development

A.100
A.101

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