Avia BH-20
# Avia BH-20

The Avia BH-20 was a civil trainer aircraft built in Czechoslovakia in 1924. It was a single-bay, unstaggered biplane of conventional configuration. The wings were braced with N-struts at around half-span. The pilot and instructor were seated in tandem, open cockpits.

## Specifications

General characteristics

* Crew: two, pilot and instructor
* Length: 6.29 m (20 ft 8 in)
* Wingspan: 7.88 m (25 ft 10 in)
* Wing area: 16.1 $m^2$ (173 sq ft)
* Empty weight: 345 kg (761 lb)
* Gross weight: 485 kg (1,069 lb)
* Powerplant: 1 × Walter NZ 60 radial , 45 kW (60 hp)

Performance

* Maximum speed: 160 km/h (100 mph, 87 kn)
* Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,100 ft)
* Rate of climb: 3.1 m/s (610 ft/min)
