Aero A.24

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The Aero A.24 was a twin-engined biplane bomber aircraft of the 1920s. Flight tests showed it to be severely underpowered, making it useless as a combat aircraft. Only a single prototype was built.

Aero proposed a variant designated the A.27 that was to have overcome the A.24's shortcomings by re-engining the design with Bristol Jupiters, but the Czech Air Force was not interested in pursuing this option, and all development ceased.

[edit] Specifications (A.24)

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General characteristics

• Crew: three or four
• Length: 13.70 m (45 ft 0 in)
• Wingspan: 22.20 m (72 ft 10 in)
• Height: m (ft in)
• Wing area: 106 m² (1,141 ft²)
• Empty weight: 2,960 kg (6,526 lb)
• Loaded weight: kg (lb)
• Useful load: kg (kg)
• Max takeoff weight: 4,511 kg (9,945 lb)
• Powerplant: 2× Maybach Mb IV , 179 kW (240 hp) each

Performance

• Never exceed speed: km/h (knots, mph)
• Maximum speed: 155 km/h (knots, 96 mph)
• Cruise speed: km/h (knots, mph)
• Stall speed: km/h (knots, mph)
• Range: 600 km (nm, 373 mi)
• Service ceiling: 3,600 m (11,810 ft)
• Rate of climb: 81 m/min (267 ft/min)
• Wing loading: kg/m² (lb/ft²)
• Power/mass: W/kg (hp/lb)

Armament

up to 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) of bombs

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Designation sequence

A.21 - A.22 - A.23 - A.24 - A.25 - A.26 - A.27 - A.29 - A.30 - A.32