Avia BH-12
# Avia BH-12

The Avia BH-12 was a two-seat sport aircraft built in Czechoslovakia in 1924, the final development of the Avia BH-9 family that had its roots in Avia's first aircraft design, the BH-1. It was a low-wing, braced monoplane intended for sports flying, and featured a redesigned wing that could be folded to allow the aircraft to be towed by road. The wing pivoted around its spar and then folded back, flat against the fuselage sides.

## Specifications

General characteristics

* Crew: one pilot
* Capacity: one passenger
* Length: 6.34 m (20 ft 10 in)
* Wingspan: 9.77 m (32 ft 1 in)
* Wing area: 13.6 $m^2$ (146 sq ft)
* Empty weight: 320 kg (705 lb)
* Gross weight: 550 kg (1,213 lb)
* Powerplant: 1 × Walter NZ 60 , 45 kW (60 hp)

Performance

* Maximum speed: 150 km/h (94 mph, 82 kn)
* Range: 520 km (324 mi, 282 nmi)
* Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,400 ft)
* Rate of climb: 3.3 m/s (660 ft/min)
