Aero A.42

Aero A.42

Role	Bomber
Manufacturer	Aero
First flight	1929
Introduction	1930
Retired	1940
Status	Prototype
Primary user	Czechoslovak Air Force
Number built	2

The Aero A.42 was a Czechoslovakian bomber aircraft of 1929 that was only ever produced in prototype form. For its day, it was an advanced design, with a sleek monoplane configuration. However, the Czech Air Force was not satisfied with it for a number of reasons, in particular, the aircraft's take-off and landing rolls were felt to be excessively long, and crew complained about the cramped cabin. The air force suggested a set of modifications to Aero, including replacing the wooden wing with a metal one, but Aero discontinued development.

On September 20, 1930, one of the two prototypes set international speed records of 253.428 km/h over a 1,000 km (620 mi) closed circuit, carrying payloads of 500 kg (1,100 lb) and 1000 kg (2,200 lb).^[1]

One prototype was used by the Czechoslovak Air Force until 1938, then by the Slovak Air Force. Probably it was scrapped in 1940.^[2]

The A.42 was a single-engined high-wing cantilever monoplane with fixed landing gear.

Specifications (A.42)

General characteristics

Crew: three, pilot, observer/bombardier, radio operator/gunner
Length: 13.8 m (45 ft 3 in)
Wingspan: 20.8 m (68 ft 3 in)
Height: 3.4 m (11 ft 2 in)
Wing area: 54 m² (580 sq ft)
Empty weight: 2,940 kg (6,482 lb)
Gross weight: 4,740 kg (10,450 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Isotta-Fraschini Asso 750 W-18 water-cooled piston engine, 597 kW (801 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 270 km/h (168 mph; 146 kn)
Service ceiling: 7,000 m (22,966 ft)
Rate of climb: 1.67 m/s (329 ft/min)
Wing loading: 88 kg/m² (18 lb/sq ft)
Power/mass: 0.080 kW/kg (0.08 hp/lb)

Armament

Guns:
- 1 × 7.9 mm machine gun in ventral position
- 1 × 7.9 mm machine gun in dorsal turret
Bombs: 400 kg (882 lb) of small bombs

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aero A.42.

Photos and drawings of A.42 at Ugolok Neba

Aircraft produced by Aero Vodochody

1919-1938	Ae 01 Ae 02 Ae 03 Ae 04 Ae 10 A.11 A.12 A.14 A.15 A.17 A.18 A.19 A.20 A.21 A.22 A.23 A.24 A.25 A.26 A.27 A.29 A.30 A.32 A.34 A.35 A.38 A.42 A.46 A.100 A.101 A.102 A.104 A.125 A.130 A.134 A.200 A.204 A.230 A.300 A.304 A.330 A.430

1945-1992	Ae 45 Ae 50 Ae 145 Ae 245 Ae 345 L-29 L-39 L-59 L-60

1993-present	L-159 Ae 270

Under licence	C-3 C-103 D-44 MB.200

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/12/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.