Avia BH-2
title: "Avia BH-2" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1920s-czechoslovak-sport-aircraft", "avia-aircraft", "single-engined-tractor-aircraft"] topic_path: "sports" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avia_BH-2" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | BH-2 |
| type | Sportsplane |
| manufacturer | Avia |
| designer | Pavel Beneš and Miroslav Hajn |
| number_built | 1 |
| :: |
|name=BH-2 |image= |caption= |type=Sportsplane |manufacturer=Avia |designer=Pavel Beneš and Miroslav Hajn |first_flight= |introduction= |retired= |status= |primary_user= |more_users= |produced= |number_built=1 |variants= NOTOC The Avia BH-2 was a single-seat sports plane built in Czechoslovakia in 1921. Originally intended to be powered by an Indian motorcycle engine, this was found to be unsuitable and a Bristol Cherub was fitted instead. It is uncertain today whether the aircraft ever actually flew in either configuration.
Specifications
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|crew=one pilot |length m=5.34 |length ft=17 |length in=6 |span m=7.00 |span ft=23 |span in=0 |empty weight kg=100 |empty weight lb=220 |eng1 number=1 |eng1 name=Indian motorcycle engine |eng1 kw=13 |eng1 hp=18 |perfhide=yes
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References
- Němeček, V. (1968). Československá letadla. Praha: Naše Vojsko.
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