Aero A.38
# Aero A.38

The Aero A.38 was a Czechoslovakian biplane airliner of the 1920s and 1930s. Following the relatively modern A.35, this aircraft was something of a throwback, marrying a fuselage derived from the A.35 to wings copied from the A.23. A few served with CSA, and others with French airline Compagnie Internationale de Navigation Aérienne. These latter aircraft were powered by a French Gnome-Rhône engine instead.

## Variants

* A.38-1 : Fitted with a Walter-built Bristol Jupiter radial piston engine. Three built.
* A.38-2 : Fitted with a Gnome-Rhône 9A2 Jupiter radial piston engine. Two built.

## Specifications (A.38)

General characteristics

* Crew: Two (pilot and mechanic)
* Capacity: 8 passengers
* Length: 12.8 m (42 ft 0 in)
* Wingspan: 16.6 m (54 ft 6 in)
* Height: 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in)
* Wing area: 67 $m^2$ (720 sq ft)
* Empty weight: 1,740 kg (3,836 lb)
* Gross weight: 3,150 kg (6,945 lb)
* Powerplant: 1 × Walter-built Bristol Jupiter 9-cyl. air-cooled radial piston engine, 313 kW (420 hp)

Performance

* Maximum speed: 190 km/h (120 mph, 100 kn)
* Service ceiling: 4,800 m (15,700 ft)
* Rate of climb: 1.77 m/s (348 ft/min)
* Wing loading: 47 $kg/m^2$ (9.6 lb/sq ft)
* Power/mass: 0.10 kW/kg (0.06 hp/lb)
