Aero A.14

The Aero A.14 was a two-seat biplane aircraft of the Czech company Aero.

The dependence of the A.14 to the Hansa -Brandenburg CI ( series 369, Manufacturer: UFAG ) is unmistakable. Therefore, this zweistielige biplane is often referred to as " Velky Brand'ák " ( " Big Brandenburg " ) referred.

History

Since the early 1920s showed that the young Czechoslovak aircraft industry would not be able to quickly deliver a modern high-performance aircraft, the Defense Department decided to manufacture under license the Hansa Brandenburg C I, from after the First World War some 60 machines in more or less damaged condition in Czechoslovakia remained. 1922 ordered one 25 training aircraft, originally to Ae -H 2:25 called " Braho " Ae -H 2.01 was later renamed A- 14.1 to A- 14.25. Five machines were given a double tax ( Kč 164,000 per cell ) and 20 a simple ( 156,000 Kčs per cell ). The motors supplied the plant wide field & Danek in Prague ( per 180,000 Kč per engine ). The first aircraft was delivered to the Czech military on 25 August 1922. The majority of the A-14 arrived at the VLU to Cheb, some came to school season of the flyer Regiment 1 in Prague. However, they remained not long in active service because it was causing issues with vibration phenomena of the new engines, but that could be solved fairly satisfactorily. Nevertheless, we looked at it in early 1923 again and put them in March 1923 to the so-called " flyer post " from where the military did with them, among other test flights on the Prague- Bratislava. The first " scheduled air " with an A 14:01 (L- BARA ) led by Major Skala on March 1, 1923 - his passenger was his wife. Over the next two months about flight operations one came at 250 flight hours in some 27,000 km Airport distance.

With the establishment of the Czech airline Československé Statni Aero line ( CSA ), today's Czech Airlines, on October 6, 1923 was found for the A- 14 is a new field of activity. Official start of flight operations was on 28 October, but because of the bad weather turned the airplane pilot Karel Brabanec with the A 14:18 (L- BARC ) only a symbolic place round the airport Prague - Kbely. A day later, on 29 October 1923 it came to the official opening of the flight connection Prague -Bratislava, as the pilot Karel Brabanec be repaired with a newspaper reporter as a passenger on board the L- BARC on the 321 km long route from Prague to Bratislava while at the same time the pilot Cinibulk with the A 14:19 (L- BARI ) on the way from Bratislava to Prague was underway. A total of 17 machines of the type A-14 continued the CSA for the postal service on this route, where in each case a passenger could be taken. In July and August 1924 six A-14 were converted to the transport of two passengers, for which we used the former space of the observer. Since the same year five of the machines were re- subordinated to the Ministry of Defence, the fleet of the CSA was reduced to five two-seater and a single-seat A- 14th With the acquisition of Aero DH- 50 and the Š - 19, the A-14 lost in importance. 1926 A-14 led by only 8 % of flights at the CSA. 1927 their era ended with the Czech airline, the A- 14:08 (L- BARS) had only still in its aircraft fleet.

Military user

  • Czechoslovak Air Force

Technical data ( if known)

Variant Aero A.15

This model differed only in the motor equipment of the A.14. Instead of Hiero engine type N the A.15 was equipped with the slightly stronger Hiero L.

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