| Manufacturer | Avia |
|---|---|
| Designer | Pavel Beneš and Miroslav Hajn |
| First flight | 1927 |
| Number built | 2 |
The Avia BH-29 was a trainer aircraft built in Czechoslovakia in 1927,[citation needed] in the hope of marketing it to the Czechoslovak Army, and to Czechoslovak Airlines as a primary trainer.[citation needed] It was a conventional design, a staggered unequal-span biplane of wooden construction with tailskid undercarriage. The pilot and instructor sat in tandem open cockpits. The aircraft was powered by a 85 hp (63 kW) Walter NZ 85.[1] A more powerful version was built, powered by a 120 hp (89 kW) Walter NZ 120 radial engine.[citation needed]
When no interest was shown in the aircraft domestically, Avia undertook a promotional tour where the aircraft was demonstrated in eighteen European countries, but this did not result in any sales either and only a few were built.
References
- ^ Spooner, Stanley (ed.) (November 1, 1928). "Berlin Aero Show". Flight. Vol. XX, no. 44. p. 953.
Further reading
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 86.
- Němeček, Vaclav (1968). Československá letadla (in Czech). Praha: Naše Vojsko.