Designed by Husnik and Vlasak, it was of conventional biplane configuration. The orthodox two spar upper wing was straight, without dihedral and constructed in one piece, was supported above the fuselage on two sets of outward sloping N struts and an inverted V cabane. The lower wing was in two sections attached to stub 'winglets' on the fuselage. Top and bottom planes were separated by one built up strut of [ formation with the main upright of the strut between the rear spars of the wings and the 'feet' pointing forward and attached to the front strut. Balanced ailerons were fitted to the top wing only operated by a rod and tubular hinge mechanism, rather than the more usual cables. A lifting cantilevered tailplane was fitted with divided and balanced elevators and the triangular tail fin carried a balanced rudder. The fuselage was designed to be built in Duralumin, but the prototype used welded steel tube. It was of approximately rectangular section with slightly convex panels all round and was internally wire braced. An auxiliary petrol tank of aerofoil section was mounted between the wheels and could be jettisoned by means of a quick release mechanism.[1] The aircraft's performance was adequate for a fighter of its day, but the Czechoslovak Air Force was not interested in purchasing it.
Flown by Josef Novak, the Ae 02 went on to win the Silver Cup at the Czech Aeroclub's annual flying meet of 1921 for best overall performance. Development continued as the Ae 04.
aero, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, september, 2014, lear. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Aero Ae 02 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Aero Ae 02 was the first fighter aircraft to be designed and built in Oshowitz The Aero aircraft first flew in 1920 Ae 02Role FighterNational origin Czecho SlovakiaManufacturer AeroDesigner Husnik and VlasakFirst flight 1920Number built 1Developed into Aero Ae 04 Contents 1 Design and development 2 Specifications Ae 02 3 See also 4 ReferencesDesign and development EditDesigned by Husnik and Vlasak it was of conventional biplane configuration The orthodox two spar upper wing was straight without dihedral and constructed in one piece was supported above the fuselage on two sets of outward sloping N struts and an inverted V cabane The lower wing was in two sections attached to stub winglets on the fuselage Top and bottom planes were separated by one built up strut of formation with the main upright of the strut between the rear spars of the wings and the feet pointing forward and attached to the front strut Balanced ailerons were fitted to the top wing only operated by a rod and tubular hinge mechanism rather than the more usual cables A lifting cantilevered tailplane was fitted with divided and balanced elevators and the triangular tail fin carried a balanced rudder The fuselage was designed to be built in Duralumin but the prototype used welded steel tube It was of approximately rectangular section with slightly convex panels all round and was internally wire braced An auxiliary petrol tank of aerofoil section was mounted between the wheels and could be jettisoned by means of a quick release mechanism 1 The aircraft s performance was adequate for a fighter of its day but the Czechoslovak Air Force was not interested in purchasing it Flown by Josef Novak the Ae 02 went on to win the Silver Cup at the Czech Aeroclub s annual flying meet of 1921 for best overall performance Development continued as the Ae 04 Specifications Ae 02 EditGeneral characteristics Crew 1 Length 5 45 m 17 ft 11 in Wingspan 8 24 m 27 ft 0 in Height 2 7 m 8 ft 10 in Wing area 16 7 m2 180 sq ft Empty weight 545 kg 1 202 lb Gross weight 867 kg 1 911 lb Powerplant 1 Hispano Suiza 8Ba V 8 water cooled piston engine 164 kW 220 hp Performance Maximum speed 225 km h 140 mph 121 kn Rate of climb 2 87 m s 565 ft min Armament Guns 2 x synchronised 303 in 7 7 mm Vickers machine gunsSee also EditRelated development Aero Ae 04 Aero A 18References Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aero Ae 02 FlightMay 26th 1921 page 361 et seq Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aero Ae 02 amp oldid 896047342, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
