Aero A.29
| Aero A.29 | |
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| Aero A.29 | |
| Role | Floatplane | 
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody | 
| First flight | 05.10.1926 | 
| Introduction | 1927 | 
| Retired | 1936 | 
| Primary user | Czechoslovak Air Force | 
| Number built | 9 | 
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The Aero A.29 was a military biplane developed in Czechoslovakia from the ubiquitous Aero A.11 reconnaissance-bomber. It was equipped with floats and served as a target tug for training anti-aircraft gunners.
Variants
The A.29 was built with two engine types:
- Breitfeld & Danek Perun II
 - 1927, 5 built.
 - Walter W-IV
 - 1930, 4 built
 
Specifications (A.29)
General characteristics
- Crew: 2, pilot and observer
 - Length: 9 m (29 ft 6 in)
 - Wingspan: 12.8 m (42 ft 0 in)
 - Height: 3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)
 - Wing area: 36.5 m2 (393 sq ft)
 - Empty weight: 1,298 kg (2,862 lb)
 - Gross weight: 1,677 kg (3,697 lb)
 - Powerplant: 1 × Breitfeld & Danek Perun II 6-cyl. water-cooled in-line piston engine, 180 kW (240 hp)
 
Performance
- Maximum speed: 196 km/h (122 mph; 106 kn)
 - Cruising speed: 150 km/h (93 mph; 81 kn)
 - Service ceiling: 6,700 m (21,982 ft)
 - Rate of climb: 1.74 m/s (343 ft/min)
 - Wing loading: 46 kg/m2 (9.4 lb/sq ft)
 - Power/mass: 0.110 kW/kg (0.07 hp/lb)
 
Armament
- Guns: 1x 7.70 mm (0.303 in) vz.09 machine gun, 2x 7.70 mm (0.303 in) vz.15 machine guns
 
See also
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- Related development
 
A.11 - A.12 - A.21 - A.22 - A.25
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