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Aero A.29
Aero A.29
General information
Type	Floatplane
Manufacturer	Aero Vodochody
Primary user	Czechoslovak Air Force
Number built	9
History
Introduction date	1927
First flight	05 October 1926
Retired	1936

The Aero A.29 was a military biplane developed in Czechoslovakia from the ubiquitous Aero A.11 reconnaissance-bomber. Aero equipped it with floats and it served as a target tug for training anti-aircraft gunners.

Variants

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The A.29 was built with two engine types:

Breitfeld & Danek Perun II: 1927, 5 built.
Walter W-IV: 1930, 4 built

Specifications (A.29)

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General characteristics

Crew: 2, pilot and observer
Length: 9 m (29 ft 6 in)
Wingspan: 12.8 m (42 ft 0 in)
Height: 3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)
Wing area: 36.5 m² (393 sq ft)
Empty weight: 1,298 kg (2,862 lb)
Gross weight: 1,677 kg (3,697 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Breitfeld & Danek Perun II 6-cyl. water-cooled in-line piston engine, 180 kW (240 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 196 km/h (122 mph, 106 kn)
Cruise speed: 150 km/h (93 mph, 81 kn)
Service ceiling: 6,700 m (22,000 ft)
Rate of climb: 1.74 m/s (343 ft/min)
Wing loading: 46 kg/m² (9.4 lb/sq ft)
Power/mass: 0.110 kW/kg (0.07 hp/lb)

Armament

Guns: 1x 7.70 mm (0.303 in) vz.09 machine gun, 2x 7.70 mm (0.303 in) vz.15 machine guns

References

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v t e Aero Vodochody/Aero aircraft
1919-1938	Ae 01 Ae 02 Ae 03 Ae 04 Ae 10 A.8 A.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 HC-2 HC-3 L-29 L-39 L-59 L-60
1993-present	L-39NG L-159 Ae 270
Under licence	DH.50A C-3 C-103 D-44 MB.200

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Variants

Specifications (A.29)

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