Aero A.38

The Aero A.38 was a Czechoslovakian biplane airliner of the 1920s and 30s. 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-Rhone Jupiter 9A2 radial piston engine. Two built.

pecifications (A.38)

aircraft specifications
plane or copter?= plane
jet or prop?= prop
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crew= Two (pilot and mechanic)
capacity= 8 passengers
length main= 12.8 m
length alt= 42 ft 0 in
span main= 16.6 m
span alt= 54 ft 5 in
height main=4.5 m
height alt= 14 ft 9 in
area main= 67 m²
area alt= 721 ft²
airfoil=
empty weight main= 1,740 kg
empty weight alt= 3,828 lb
loaded weight main= 3,150 kg
loaded weight alt= 6,930 lb
useful load main=
useful load alt=
max takeoff weight main=
max takeoff weight alt=
more general=
engine (prop)=Walter-built Bristol Jupiter
type of prop= piston engine
number of props=1
power main= 313 kW
power alt= 420 hp
power original=

max speed main= 190 km/h
max speed alt= 103 knots, 119 mph
cruise speed main=
cruise speed alt=
never exceed speed main=
never exceed speed alt=
stall speed main=
stall speed alt=
range main=
range alt=
ceiling main= 4,800 m
ceiling alt= 15,744 ft
climb rate main= 106 m/min
climb rate alt= 348 ft/min
loading main= 47 kg/m²
loading alt= 9.6 lb/ft²
thrust/weight=
power/mass main= 0.10 kW/kg
power/mass alt= 0.06 hp/lb
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ee also

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related=
Aero A.23 -
Aero A.35
similar aircraft=

sequence=
A.32 -
A.34 -
A.35 -A.38 -
A.42 -
A.46 -
A.100
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References