Engineering:Aero A.29

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

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.

Variants

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)

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

• Guns: 1x 7.70 mm (0.303 in) vz.09 machine gun, 2x 7.70 mm (0.303 in) vz.15 machine guns

See also

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