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Aero A.14The Aero A.14 was a Czechoslovakian biplane military reconnaissance aircraft built in the 1920s. It was essentially a slightly modified version of the Hansa-Brandenburg B.I aircraft that Aero had been building during World War I as the Ae.10, and for this reason, the aircraft is sometimes referred to as the A.14 Brandenburg. When equipped with a slightly different engine (the Hiero L in place of the standard Hiero N), the aircraft was designated A.15 instead. The two versions were otherwise almost identical. Even though it was obsolete by the time it entered production in 1922, the A.14 is nevertheless noteworthy for its role in the establishment of Czech airline CSA. A.14s provided by the Czechosolvakian Air Force served to survey routes that CSA airliners would soon fly, and at last 17 were put into service as mailplanes between Prague and Bratislava. They could also carry a single passenger when required. Specifications (A.14) General Characteristics - Crew: two, pilot and observer
- Length: 8.40 m (27 ft 7 in)
- Wingspan: 12.30 m (40 ft 4 in)
- Height: m ( ft in)
- Wing area: 37.5 m² (403 ft²)
- Empty: 933 kg (2,053 lb)
- Loaded: 1,275 kg (2,805 lb)
- Maximum takeoff: kg ( lb)
- Powerplant: 1x Hiero N, 172 kW (230 hp)
Performance - Maximum speed: 179 km/h (112 mph)
- Range: km ( miles)
- Service ceiling: m ( ft)
- Rate of climb: 111 m/min (364 ft/min)
- Wing loading: 34 kg/m² (7.0 lb/ft²)
- Power/Mass: 0.13 kW/kg (0.08 hp/lb)
Related content Related development: Hansa-Brandenburg B.I - Aero A.26 Comparable aircraft: Designation sequence: A.10 - A.11 - A.12 - A.14 - A.15 - A.17 - A.18 - A.19
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