Aero A.102

Aero A.102
General information
Type	Fighter aircraft
Manufacturer	Aero Vodochody
Primary user	Czech Air Force
History
Introduction date	n/a
First flight	1934

The Aero A.102 was a Czechoslovak fighter aircraft that flew in prototype form in 1934. It was developed in response to a Czech Air Force requirement of that year, but was passed over in favour of the Avia B.35.

The A.102 was of gull winged monoplane configuration with tailwheel undercarriage, and was perhaps inspired by the successful PZL P.11.

Specifications (A.102)

Data from The Complete Book of Fighters ^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 7.30 m (23 ft 11 in)
• Wingspan: 11.50 m (37 ft 9 in)
• Wing area: 18.50 m² (199.1 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 1,478 kg (3,258 lb)
• Gross weight: 2,036 kg (4,489 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Walter-built Gnome-Rhône 14Kfs Mistral Major radial engine, 600 kW (800 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 434 km/h (270 mph, 234 kn)
• Range: 670 km (420 mi, 360 nmi)
• Time to altitude: 5.8 min to 5,000 m (16,405 ft)

Armament

• Guns: 4× 7.92 mm (0.312 in) ZB vz. 30 ^{[ citation needed ][ clarification needed ]} machine guns

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

• PZL P.24

Related lists

• List of fighter aircraft

References

1. Green, William and Gordon Swanborough. The Complete Book of Fighters. New York: Smithmark, 1994. ISBN   0-8317-3939-8. pp. 10–11.