Avia BH-4
Avia · Czechoslovakia · first flew 1922 · fighter
The Avia BH-4 was a Czechoslovak single-seat prototype fighter, first flown in 1922. It was a development of the BH-3 fitted with a Hispano-Suiza 8Ba engine.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Low-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 6.47 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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- Single-seat Czechoslovak prototype fighter of 1922
- Low-wing braced monoplane
- V-8 Hispano-Suiza engine in the nose
A small braced low-wing monoplane with a single seat and a V-8 engine in the nose, armed with two fixed forward-firing machine guns. Not to be confused with the biplane types later built by Avia.
Specifications
- The Avia BH-4 has a length of 6.47 m (21 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 10.25 m (34 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 222 km/h (138 mph).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
Designers Pavel Benes and Miroslav Hajn substantially modified the forward fuselage of the low-wing BH-3 and strengthened the structure to take the Hispano-Suiza 8 engine. Performance proved only marginally better than the BH-3 and development was quickly abandoned.
Variants
Only one prototype was built. It was a development of the BH-3, which entered Czechoslovak service in 1923 as the B.3.
Where you'll see it
Remained a prototype and never entered service.
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