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The Avia BH-4 was a prototype
fighter aircraft built in
Czechoslovakia
, rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי,
, common_name = Czechoslovakia
, life_span = 1918–19391945–1992
, p1 = Austria-Hungary
, image_p1 ...
in 1922. It was a development of the
BH-3 fitted with a
Hispano-Suiza 8 engine
An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert one or more forms of energy into mechanical energy.
Available energy sources include potential energy (e.g. energy of the Earth's gravitational field as exploited in hydroelectric power ...
in an attempt to improve the aircraft's performance. To accommodate the new powerplant, the forward
fuselage
The fuselage (; from the French ''fuselé'' "spindle-shaped") is an aircraft's main body section. It holds crew, passengers, or cargo. In single-engine aircraft, it will usually contain an engine as well, although in some amphibious aircraf ...
was considerably redesigned, and the structure in general and
undercarriage in particular were strengthened. Performance was found to be only marginally better than the BH-3, and development was quickly abandoned.
Specifications
See also
References
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* Němeček, V. (1968). ''Československá letadla''. Praha: Naše Vojsko.
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