The Aero A.23 was a Czechoslovakian biplane airliner of the 1920s. Aero's previous airliner design, the A.10 had been a relatively crude machine drawing heavily on World War I military aircraft. The A.23, designed in 1925 was relatively modern, although it still seated its pilot in an open cockpit above the passenger cabin. Seven A.23s flew CSA's Prague-Marienbad and Prague-Uzhhorod routes between 1926 and 1936.

Specifications (A.23)

General Characteristics

• Crew: one, pilot
• Capacity: eight passengers
• Length: 12.60 m (41 ft 4 in)
• Wingspan: 16.70 m (54 ft 10 in)
• Height: m ( ft in)
• Wing area: 67 m² (721 ft²)
• Empty: 1,860 kg (4,100 lb)
• Loaded: kg ( lb)
• Maximum takeoff: 3,150 kg (6,945 lb)
• Powerplant: 1x Walter-built Bristol Jupiter IV, 336 kW (450 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 185 km/h (115 mph)
• Range: km ( miles)
• Service ceiling: 5,500 m (18,045 ft)
• Rate of climb: m/min ( ft/min)
• Wing loading: kg/m² ( lb/ft²)
• Power/Mass: kW/kg ( hp/lb)

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Designation sequence: A.20 - A.21 - A.22 - A.23 - A.24 - A.25 - A.26