Avia BH-20

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BH-20
RoleCivil trainer
Manufacturer Avia
Designer Pavel Beneš and Miroslav Hajn
First flight1924

The Avia BH-20 was a civil trainer aircraft built in Czechoslovakia in 1924. It was a single-bay, unstaggered biplane of conventional configuration. The wings were braced with N-struts at around half-span. The pilot and instructor were seated in tandem, open cockpits.


Specifications

Avia BH-20 2-view drawing from L'Aeronautique July,1927 Avia BH-20 2-view L'Aeronautique July,1927.png
Avia BH-20 2-view drawing from L'Aéronautique July,1927

General characteristics

Performance

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