title: Aero A.46
text: # Aero A.46
  
  The Aero A.46 was a Czechoslovakian military trainer biplane that flew in prototype form in 1931. No mass production resulted from Aero.
  
  ## Specifications (A.46)
  
  General characteristics
  
  * Crew: two, student and instructor
  * Length: 8.45 m (27 ft 9 in)
  * Wingspan: 11.82 m (38 ft 9 in)
  * Wing area: 32.6 $m^2$ (351 sq ft)
  * Empty weight: 1,134 kg (2,500 lb)
  * Gross weight: 1,488 kg (3,280 lb)
  * Powerplant: 1 × Skoda-built Hispano-Suiza 8Fb V-8 water-cooled piston engine, 224 kW (300 hp)
  
  Performance
  
  * Maximum speed: 196 km/h (122 mph, 106 kn)
  * Service ceiling: 4,850 m (15,910 ft)
  * Rate of climb: 2.783 m/s (547.8 ft/min)
  * Wing loading: 46 $kg/m^2$ (9.4 lb/sq ft)
  * Power/mass: 0.150 W/kg (0.09 hp/lb)
  