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The Avia BH-11 was a two-seat

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built in

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in 1923, a further development of the

Avia BH-9 __NOTOC__ The Avia BH-9 was a twin-seat sports plane built in Czechoslovakia in 1923, based on the BH-5. As with other developments in the BH-1 lineage, the BH-9 was a low-wing braced monoplane that accommodated the pilot and passenger in tande ...

. The main changes in this version involved a redesign of the forward

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. 15 examples were ordered by the Czechoslovakian Army as trainers and general liaison aircraft, and operated under the military designation B.11. Six years after the BH-11 first flew, a new version was produced for the civil market as the BH-11B Antelope. This replaced the original

Walter NZ 60 The Walter NZ 60 was a five-cylinder, air-cooled, radial engine for aircraft use built in Czechoslovakia by Walter Aircraft Engines in the 1920s. Applications * Albert A-20 * ANBO II * Avia BH-9 * Avia BH-10 * Avia BH-11 * Avia BH-12 * DUS ...

45 kW (60 hp)

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with a Walter Vega of 63 kW (85 hp) and was built in small numbers. As a further development, the BH-11C retained the original engine but the wingspan was increased by 1.4 m (4 ft 6 in). A BH-11A and a BH-11C are preserved at the

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Specifications (BH-11)

Avia BH-11 3-view NACA Aircraft Circular No

Specifications (BH-11)

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