Avia 57
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Avia 57 |
| image | Avia 57-2.jpg |
| aircraft_type | 14-passenger commercial transport |
| national_origin | Czechoslovakia |
| manufacturer | Avia |
| designer | Robert Nebesář |
| number_built | 1 |
| first_flight | 16 January 1934 |
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| name = Avia 57 | logo = | logo_size = | image = Avia 57-2.jpg | alt = | caption = | long_caption = | other_names = | aircraft_type = 14-passenger commercial transport | aim = | outcome = | related = | national_origin = Czechoslovakia | manufacturer = Avia | design_group = | designer = Robert Nebesář | builder = | issuer = | status = | owners = | primary_user = | more_users = | service = | major_applications = | proposals = | prototypes = | number_built = 1 | construction_number = | civil_registration = | military_serial = | radio_code = | requirement = | aircraft_carried = | flights = | total_hours = | total_distance = | construction_date = | introduction = | retired = | first_flight = 16 January 1934 | initiated = | in_service = | last_flight = | expected = | developed_from = | variants = | developed_into = | preservation = | fate = | predecessors = | successors = | concluded = The Avia 57 was a 1930s Czechoslovak 14-passenger commercial transport, designed by Robert Nebesář and built by Avia. The type was not a success.
Development
The Avia 57 was a three-engined low-wing monoplane that first flew in 1935. Powered by three Hispano-Suiza 9Vd radial engines, it had landing gear that retracted into the nacelles of the wing-mounted engines.
Specifications
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|crew=two |capacity=14 |length m=15.90 |length ft= |length in= |length note= |span m=22.50 |span ft= |span in= |span note= |upper span m= |upper span ft= |upper span in= |upper span note= |mid span m= |mid span ft= |mid span in= |mid span note= |lower span m= |lower span ft= |lower span in= |lower span note= |swept m= |swept ft= |swept in= |swept note= |dia m= |dia ft= |dia in= |dia note= |width m= |width ft= |width in= |width note= |height m= |height ft= |height in= |height note= |wing area sqm=81.5 |wing area sqft= |wing area note= |swept area sqm= |swept area sqft= |swept area note= |volume m3= |volume ft3= |volume note= |aspect ratio= |airfoil= |empty weight kg=5100 |empty weight lb= |empty weight note= |gross weight kg=8600 |gross weight lb= |gross weight note= |max takeoff weight kg= |max takeoff weight lb= |max takeoff weight note= |lift kg= |lift lb= |lift note= |more general= Powerplant
|eng1 number=3 |eng1 name=Hispano-Suiza 9Vd |eng1 type=radial piston engine |eng1 kw= |eng1 hp=575 |eng1 kn= |eng1 lbf= |eng1 note= |power original= |thrust original= |eng1 kn-ab= |eng1 lbf-ab=
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|max speed kmh=300 |max speed mph= |max speed kts= |max speed note= |max speed mach= |cruise speed kmh=270 |cruise speed mph= |cruise speed kts= |cruise speed note= |stall speed kmh= |stall speed mph= |stall speed kts= |stall speed note= |never exceed speed kmh= |never exceed speed mph= |never exceed speed kts= |never exceed speed note= |minimum control speed kmh= |minimum control speed mph= |minimum control speed kts= |minimum control speed note= |range km=1200 |range miles= |range nmi= |range note= |combat range km= |combat range miles= |combat range nmi= |combat range note= |ferry range km= |ferry range miles= |ferry range nmi= |ferry range note= |endurance= |ceiling m=4000 |ceiling ft= |ceiling note= |g limits= |roll rate= |glide ratio= |climb rate ms=5.5 |climb rate ftmin= |climb rate note= |sink rate ms= |sink rate ftmin= |sink rate note= |lift to drag= |wing loading kg/m2= |wing loading lb/sqft= |wing loading note= |disk loading kg/m2= |disk loading lb/sqft= |disk loading note=
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References
Notes
Bibliography
References
- Orbis 1985, p. 338
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