Avia B.35
Avia · Czechoslovakia · first flew 1938 · fighter
The Avia B.35 was a Czechoslovak single-seat fighter prototype developed in the late 1930s as an indigenous alternative to imported designs such as the Bf 109.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Low-mounted, tapered |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 8.5 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- single inline V-12 behind a long, pointed nose
- low-mounted tapered wings with retractable gear
- framed canopy typical of late-1930s Czech fighter prototypes
A single-engined low-wing monoplane with retractable undercarriage, sharing the pointed inline nose of contemporaries like the Bf 109 and the D.520; it is the Czech framed canopy and the shorter fuselage that separate it from them.
Specifications
- The Avia B.35 has a length of 8.5 m (28 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 10.85 m (36 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 495 km/h (308 mph).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
Designed to meet Czechoslovak Air Force requirements for a modern monoplane fighter, it first flew in 1938 shortly before the German occupation of the country curtailed further independent Czechoslovak military development.
Variants
Development continued under German administration during the occupation, feeding into the related Avia B.135 export fighter built in small numbers for Bulgaria.
Where you'll see it
The B.35 itself did not reach Czechoslovak service in numbers before occupation ended independent development; it had no UK service.
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