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The '''[[Aero Vodochody|Aero]] A.25''' was a [[biplane]] military [[trainer aircraft]] developed in [[Czechoslovakia]] from the [[Aero A.11]] reconnaissance-bomber and generally similar to the [[Aero A.21]] night trainer.
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The '''Aero A.25''' was a [[biplane]] military [[trainer aircraft]] developed in [[Czechoslovakia]] from the [[Aero A.11]] reconnaissance-bomber and generally similar to the [[Aero A.21]] night trainer.


Some A.25s were powered by the less powerful 134 kW (180 hp) [[Breitfeld & Danek Perun]] I engines, in which case they were designated '''Aero A.125'''
Some A.25s were powered by the less powerful 134&nbsp;kW (180&nbsp;hp) [[Breitfeld & Danek Perun]] I engines, in which case they were designated '''Aero A.125'''.


==Specifications (A.25)==
==Specifications (Aero A.25)==
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* '''Empty:''' 985 kg (2,167 lb)
* '''Loaded:''' 1,270 kg (2,794 lb)
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* Czechoslovakia.


==Related content==
==Operators==
* [[Czechoslovakia]]
'''Related development:'''
[[Aero A.11|A.11]] -
[[Aero A.12|A.12]] -
[[Aero A.21|A.21]] -
[[Aero A.22|A.22]] -
[[Aero A.29|A.29]]

'''Comparable aircraft:'''


==References==
'''Designation sequence:'''
{{Commons category}}
[[Aero A.22|A.22]] -
{{reflist}}
[[Aero A.23|A.23]] -
[[Aero A.24|A.24]] -
'''A.25''' -
[[Aero A.26|A.26]] -
[[Aero A.27|A.27]] -
[[Aero A.29|A.29]]


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[[Category:Czechoslovakian military trainer aircraft 1920-1929]]
[[Category:Aero Vodochody aircraft|A025]]
[[Category:Biplanes]]
[[Category:Single-engined tractor aircraft]]
[[Category:1920s Czechoslovak military trainer aircraft]]

Latest revision as of 22:33, 5 December 2024

Aero A.25
General information
TypeTrainer aircraft
ManufacturerAero Vodochody
Primary userCzechoslovakia
History
First flight1920s

The Aero A.25 was a biplane military trainer aircraft developed in Czechoslovakia from the Aero A.11 reconnaissance-bomber and generally similar to the Aero A.21 night trainer.

Some A.25s were powered by the less powerful 134 kW (180 hp) Breitfeld & Danek Perun I engines, in which case they were designated Aero A.125.

Specifications (Aero A.25)

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Data from Tschechoslowakische Flugzeuge : von 1918 bis heute[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 8.1 m (26 ft 7 in)
  • Wingspan: 12.8 m (42 ft 0 in)
  • Height: 3.1 m (10 ft 2 in) [citation needed]
  • Wing area: 36.2 m2 (390 sq ft) [citation needed]
  • Empty weight: 985 kg (2,172 lb) [citation needed]
  • Gross weight: 1,270 kg (2,800 lb) [citation needed]
  • Powerplant: 1 × BMW IIIa 6-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engine, 136 kW (182 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller

Performance

Operators

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References

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  1. ^ Tschechoslowakische Flugzeuge : von 1918 bis heute (in German and English) (1st ed.). Berlin: Transpress : VEB verlag für Verkehrsween. 1987. p. 67. ISBN 3344001213.