Praga E.114 Air Baby
ČKD-Praga · Czechoslovakia · first flew 1934 · light aircraft
The Praga E.114, also called the Air Baby, was a single-engine two-seat sport aeroplane designed by Jaroslav Šlechta for the Czechoslovak company ČKD-Praga.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, tapered |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Tailplane mounted just above the fuselage and braced from below, with an integral straight-edged fin |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
WEFT is AircraftIQ's four-point recognition method — how it works.
Spot it by:
- High cantilever wing with a constant-chord centre section and tapered outer panels with rounded tips
- Side-by-side two-seat enclosed cabin
- Tailplane mounted just above the fuselage and braced from below, with an integral straight-edged fin
Look for a small high-wing two-seater with a braced tailplane sitting above the fuselage and an exposed flat-twin or four-cylinder engine in the nose.
Specifications
- The Praga E.114 Air Baby has a length of 6.6 m (22 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 11 m (36 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 150 km/h (93 mph).
- Typical crew: 2.
Figures are for the representative variant described above; marks differ. See how AircraftIQ sources figures.
History
It was an all-wood high-wing cantilever monoplane with a plywood-covered hexagonal fuselage. The first prototype flew in September 1934 and was shown at the 1934 Paris salon after demonstration flights around Europe.
Variants
Early aircraft used a 36 hp Aeronca E-113 engine, followed by the Praga B, B2 and D engines; the E.114M had a Walter Mikron inverted inline engine and a tailwheel. Related types were the E.115, E.117 and four-seat E.214. The figures given are for the Praga B2 version.
Where you'll see it
About 275 were built, including roughly 40 under licence as the Hillson Praga in Britain. Two E.114s took the first two places in the Sternflug to the 1936 Berlin Olympics, and examples were exported to Italy, Romania and Australia.
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