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The Avia BH-2 was a single-seat sports plane built in
Czechoslovakia
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in 1921. Originally intended to be powered by an
Indian
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motorcycle
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engine
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, this was found to be unsuitable and a
Bristol Cherub
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Variants
;Cherub I
:Initi ...
was fitted instead. It is uncertain today whether the aircraft ever actually flew in either configuration.
Specifications
References
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* Němeček, V. (1968). ''Československá letadla''. Praha: Naše Vojsko.
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1920s Czechoslovak sport aircraft
BH-02
Single-engined tractor aircraft