The Aero A.29 was a military biplane developed in Czechoslovakia from the ubiquitous Aero A.11 reconnaissance-bomber. Aero equipped it with floats and it served as a target tug for training anti-aircraft gunners.

Aero A.29
Aero A.29
Role Floatplane
Manufacturer Aero Vodochody
First flight 05.10.1926
Introduction 1927
Retired 1936
Primary user Czechoslovak Air Force
Number built 9

Variants edit

The A.29 was built with two engine types:

Breitfeld & Danek Perun II
1927, 5 built.
Walter W-IV
1930, 4 built

Specifications (A.29) edit

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2, pilot and observer
  • Length: 9 m (29 ft 6 in)
  • Wingspan: 12.8 m (42 ft 0 in)
  • Height: 3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)
  • Wing area: 36.5 m2 (393 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 1,298 kg (2,862 lb)
  • Gross weight: 1,677 kg (3,697 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Breitfeld & Danek Perun II 6-cyl. water-cooled in-line piston engine, 180 kW (240 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 196 km/h (122 mph, 106 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 150 km/h (93 mph, 81 kn)
  • Service ceiling: 6,700 m (22,000 ft)
  • Rate of climb: 1.74 m/s (343 ft/min)
  • Wing loading: 46 kg/m2 (9.4 lb/sq ft)
  • Power/mass: 0.110 kW/kg (0.07 hp/lb)

Armament

See also edit

Related development A.11 - A.12 - A.21 - A.22 - A.25