Aero Vodochody
Aero 145 , known as
the Kócsag ("Egret")
Manufactured 1947–1961
First flight 21 July 1947
Aero Vodochody
Aero 145 Kócsag
 |
|
| General information | |
|---|---|
| Type | Utility aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody, Let Kunovice |
| Primary users | CzechoslovakiaChina, East Germany, France, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, USSR and Switzerland |
| Number built | 590 |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 1947–1961 |
| First flight | 21 July 1947 |
.
History Aero Vodochody
Aero 145 Kócsag,
known as the Kócsag ("Egret")
The Aero 45 was a twin piston-engined civil utility aircraft produced in Czechoslovakia after World War II. Aero Vodochody produced the aircraft in 1947–1951, after which the Let Kunovice rolled out these planes until 1961. In 1958 the Ae-45S became the first Czechoslovak plane to cross the Atlantic Ocean. It was the first product of the nation's postwar aviation industry and proved a great success, with many of the 590 produced being exported.
Design and development
.jpg)
Development began 1946 and was accomplished by the technical designers Jiři Bouzek, Ondřej Němec and František Vik. The design bears a superficial resemblance, when viewed nose-on, to the much larger German Siebel Si 204 which, among other German aircraft were produced in Czechoslovakia while under German occupation. The prototype (registered OK-BCA) flew for the first time on 21 July 1947 and the second, registered OK-CDA, one year later. Flight testing ran without incidents and the type was released for series production in 1948. The model number of "45" was not a continuation of Aero's pre-war numeration scheme, but a reference to the 4/5 seats in the aircraft.
0
KmCeiling
0
KmCombat RANGE
0
Km/hAircraft Speed
0
Max Crew
Photo Gallery
Aero Vodochody, Siebel Fh 104 Hallore,
known as the Aero 145 Kócsag ("Egret")
Aero Vodochody
Siebel Fh 104 Hallore,
known as the Aero 145 Kócsag ("Egret")
General Info
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 3-4 passengers
- Length: 7.77 m (25 ft 6 in)
- Wingspan: 12.25 m (40 ft 2 in)
- Height: 2.3 m (7 ft 7 in)
- Wing area: 17.1 m2 (184 sq ft)
-
Powerplant
- Empty weight: 960 kg (2,116 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,500 kg (3,307 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 1,600 kg
- Fuel capacity: 324 L
- Powerplant: 2 × Avia M 332-III 4-cylinder air-cooled inverted in-line piston engines, 100 kW (140 hp) each
-
Performance
- Maximum speed: 282 km/h (175 mph, 152 kn) at 1,600 kg (3,500 lb) AUW
- Cruise speed: 250 km/h (160 mph, 130 kn) at 1,600 kg (3,500 lb) AUW
- Range: 1,700 km (1,100 mi, 920 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 5,900 m (19,400 ft)
- Service ceiling one engine out: 2,200 m (7,200 ft)
Aircraft of comparable role
.
Links to Youtube & Others
Aero was founded in 1919 and had built a reputation even in the pre-war years of pioneering design and construction methods, the very clean and streamlined Ae-45 design showed that the company had not lost the abilities to develop modern aircraft.
Aero Aero 145 Kócsag
The Ae-45 was designed by a team of five men: Miroslav Baitler, Jiří Bouzek, Ondřej Němec, Pavel Rosendorf and František Vlk.
Youtube Link
The ultimate version of this aircraft family, the Ae-145, was developed by Let and built by them from 1959 to 1963.
Read more in Aero Vodochody
.png)
