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Ae 04
Role
FighterType of aircraft
Manufacturer
Aero
First flight
1921
Number built
1
Developed from
Aero Ae 02
Variants
Aero A.18
The Aero Ae 04 was a
Czechoslovakian
biplane
fighter aircraft of
1921 . A development of the
Ae 02 , it was no more successful than its predecessor in attracting purchase orders, and it flew only in prototype form. Undaunted by the lack of interest, development continued as the
A.18 .
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Specifications (Ae 04)
Data from The Complete Book of Fighters
[1]
General characteristics
Crew: 1
Length: 5.6 m (18 ft 4 in)
Wingspan: 7.7 m (25 ft 3 in)
Wing area: 14.6 m2 (157 sq ft)
Empty weight: 670 kg (1,477 lb)
Gross weight: 900 kg (1,984 lb)
Powerplant: 1 ×
BMW IIIa 6-cyl. water-cooled in-line piston engine, 138 kW (185 hp)
Performance
Maximum speed: 225 km/h (140 mph, 121 kn)
Cruise speed: 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn)
Endurance: 1 hour
Service ceiling: 6,000 m (20,000 ft)
Time to altitude: 5,000 m (16,000 ft) in 14 minutes
Armament
See also
Related development
References
Notes
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a
b Green, William; Gordon Swanborough (1997). The Complete Book of Fighters . London: Salamander Books Limited. p. 10.
ISBN
1-85833-777-1 .
Bibliography
Green, William and Gordon Swanborough.The Complete Book of Fighters . New York, Smithmark, 1994.
ISBN
0-8317-3939-8 .
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