Hollandsche Vliegtuigenfabriek Avia

The Hollandsche Vliegtuigenfabriek Avia was a two-seat biplane, designed and displayed in the Netherlands in 1918. It was advertised as a fighter or as a post and passenger aircraft. Its first flight has not been confirmed.[1]

Avia
Role Two seat fighter aircraft/post and passenger transport
National origin Nederlands
Manufacturer Hollandsche Vliegtuigenfabriek
Designer Jablonski
First flight May not have flown

Design and development

The Avia's only known appearance was at an exhibition at Rotterdam after the Armistice in 1918, where it was described both as a fighter, carrying fixed, forward firing machine guns and a moveable gun in the rear cockpit, and as a post- and passenger carrier. It was a two bay biplane with parallel interplane struts. The upper wing was supported over the fuselage by a cabane structure. It had a fixed, single axle conventional undercarriage, with struts from each wheel to the central fuselage underside and was powered by a 134 kW (180 hp) Argus six cylinder upright inline water-cooled engine, driving a two blade propeller.[1]

There were reports that the Avia was to be taken to Soesterberg for flight testing but nothing more was heard about it.[1]

Specifications

Data from Wissenlink[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: Two
  • Wingspan: 11.60 m (38 ft 1 in)
  • Gross weight: 1,200 kg (2,646 lb) approximately
  • Powerplant: 1 × Argus Motoren As III 6-cylinder upright water-cooled inline engine, 130 kW (180 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 180 km/h (110 mph, 97 kn) estimated
  • Endurance: 4.5 hr estimated

References
  1. Wesselink, Theo; Postma, Thijs (1982). De Nederlandse vliegtuigen. Haarlem: Romem. p. 17. ISBN 90 228 3792 0.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.