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Aero A.30

The Aero A.30 was a biplane light bomber and reconnaissance aircraft built in Czechoslovakia in the late 1920s. It originated as an attempt by Aero to improve the performance of the Aero A.11, but soon evolved into quite a different aircraft, larger and more powerful than its predecessor. The aircraft is readily distinguished from other related types by the difference in spans between its wings – the upper set being of much greater span than the lower.

A.30
Role Light reconnaissance bomber
National origin Czechoslovakia
Manufacturer Aero
Number built 79 (+116 A.32)
Developed from Aero A.11
Variants *Aero A.100
Developed into Aero A.100

Prototypes of the A.30 were retrospectively designated A.130, with the A.230 the main production version. The A.330 and A.430 featured different, more powerful engines, but the latter of these did not enter production, serving instead as the prototype for the Aero A.100.

Variants edit

A.30
Prototype of a light bomber reconnaissance aircraft, powered by a 372.8 kW (500 hp) Skoda L radial engine.
A.32
Also derived from the A.11, the A.32 was a light reconnaissance bomber powered by a 335.6 kW (450 hp) Walter Jupiter; 116 aircraft built in several versions. Finnish Air Force examples were powered by 372.8 kW (500 hp) Isotta Fraschini Asso 500 V-12 engines
A.130
Re-engined with a 372.8 kW (500 hp) Bristol Jupiter VI.
A.230
The main production variant; a two-seat bomber powered by a Lorraine 12Eb Courlis W-12 engine.
A.330
Re-engined with a 484.7 kW (650 hp) Praga ESV
A.430
Powered by an Avia Vr-36, the A,430 served as the prototype of the Aero A.100
A.100

Operators edit

  Czechoslovakia

  Iran

Specifications (A.230) edit

 
Aero A.230 3-view drawing from L'Aéronautique January,1927

Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928 [1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2 (pilot & observer)
  • Length: 10 m (32 ft 10 in)
  • Wingspan: 15.3 m (50 ft 2 in)
  • Wing area: 46.2 m2 (497 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 1,420 kg (3,131 lb)
  • Gross weight: 2,375 kg (5,236 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Lorraine 12E Courlis W-12 water-cooled piston engine, 340 kW (450 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 198 km/h (123 mph, 107 kn)
  • Service ceiling: 5,800 m (19,000 ft)
  • Rate of climb: 3 m/s (590 ft/min)
  • Wing loading: 50 kg/m2 (10.2 lb/sq ft)
  • Power/mass: 0.146 kW/kg (0.089 hp/lb)

Armament

See also edit

Related development

Related lists

References edit

  1. ^ Grey, C.G., ed. (1928). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. p. 75c.

Further reading edit

  • Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.
  • Němeček, Vaclav (1968). Československá letadla (in Czech). Praha: Naše Vojsko.

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