title: Aero A.24
text: # Aero A.24
  
  The Aero A.24 was a twin-engined biplane bomber aircraft of the 1920s. Flight tests showed it to be severely underpowered, making it useless as a combat aircraft. Only a single prototype was built.
  
  Aero proposed a variant designated the A.27 that was to have overcome the A.24's shortcomings by re-engining the design with Bristol Jupiters, but the Czech Air Force was not interested in pursuing this option, and all development ceased.
  
  ## Specifications (A.24)
  
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  General characteristics
  
  * Crew: 3/4
  * Length: 13.7 m (44 ft 11 in)
  * Wingspan: 22.2 m (72 ft 10 in)
  * Height: 4.3 m (14 ft 1 in)
  * Wing area: 106.0 $m^2$ (1,141 sq ft)
  * Empty weight: 2,960 kg (6,526 lb)
  * Gross weight: 4,541 kg (10,011 lb)
  * Powerplant: 2 × Maybach Mb.IV 6-cyl. water-cooled in-line piston engines, 180 kW (240 hp) each
  
  Performance
  
  * Maximum speed: 155 km/h (96 mph, 84 kn)
  * Cruise speed: 110 km/h (68 mph, 59 kn)
  * Range: 600 km (370 mi, 320 nmi)
  * Endurance: 6 hours
  * Service ceiling: 3,600 m (11,800 ft)
  * Rate of climb: 1.36 m/s (267 ft/min)
  * Time to altitude: 36 min 50 s to 3,000 m (9,800 ft)
  
  Armament
  
  * Bombs: up to 700 kg (1,500 lb) of bombs
  