Aero A.26
# Aero A.26

The Aero A.26 was a Czechoslovakian military reconnaissance biplane aircraft built by Aero Vodochody in the 1920s. It was Aero's last design to be based on the Hansa-Brandenburg B.I aircraft that the company had been building under licence during World War I as the Ae.10.

It first flew in 1923 and a small series was built. They were later used in the Czechoslovak civilian aviation.

## Specifications

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General characteristics

* Crew: 2
* Length: 8.3 m (27 ft 3 in)
* Wingspan: 12.3 m (40 ft 4 in)
* Wing area: 38.5 $m^2$ (414 sq ft)
* Empty weight: 882 kg (1,944 lb)
* Gross weight: 1,196 kg (2,637 lb)
* Powerplant: 1 × BMW IIIa 6-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engine, 138 kW (185 hp)

Performance

* Maximum speed: 158 km/h (98 mph, 85 kn)
* Cruise speed: 120 km/h (75 mph, 65 kn)
* Service ceiling: 6,000 m (20,000 ft)
* Rate of climb: 2.25 m/s (443 ft/min)
* Wing loading: 31 $kg/m^2$ (6.3 lb/sq ft)
* Power/mass: 0.120 kW/kg (0.073 hp/lb)

Armament

* 1 × Machine-gun
* Light bombs

## Operators

* Czechoslovakia
