Aero A.20

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Aero A.20
Aero20-1 prot.jpg
Role Fighter aircraft
Manufacturer Aero Vodochody
StatusDid not enter production
Primary user Czech Air Force
Produced1923
Number built1

The Aero A.20 was a biplane fighter aircraft built in Czechoslovakia in 1923. It was evaluated for Czechoslovak Air Force service against Aero's competing A.18 and A.19 designs, a competition that the A.18 won, meaning that this aircraft never entered production, and only a single prototype was ever built. [1] [2]

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Specifications (A.20)

General characteristics

Performance

Armament

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References

  1. "Aero A 20 - fighter". www.aviastar.org. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  2. "Aero A.20". Coletti's Combat Aircraft. Retrieved 2023-02-17.