Aero A.20

Aero A.20

Manufacturer: Aero Vodochody
Status: Did not enter production
Primary user: Czech Air Force
Produced: 1923
Number built: 1

The Aero A.20 was a biplane fighter aircraft built in Czechoslovakia in 1923. It was evaluated for Czech Air Force service against Aero's competing A.18 and A.19 designs, a competition that the A.18 won, meaning that this aircraft never entered production, and only a single prototype was ever built.

Specifications (A.20)

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 6.60 m (21 ft 8 in)
Wingspan: 9.70 m (31 ft 10 in)
Height: m (ft in)
Empty weight: 784 kg (1,730 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 1,080 kg (2,380 lb)
Powerplant: 1x— Skoda-built Hispano-Suiza 8b, 300 hp (220 kW)

Performance

Maximum speed: 225 km/h (120 knots, 140 mph)
Range: km (nm, mi)
Service ceiling: 7,500 m (25,000 ft)
Rate of climb: 5.88 m/s (1,160 ft/min)

Armament

Guns: 2x— .303 in (7.70 mm) Vickers machine guns

Related development

Aero A.18
Aero A.19

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