title: Aero A.17
text: # Aero A.17
  
  The Aero A.17 was a small sailplane built in Czechoslovakia and first flown in 1922. The conventional sailplane wing and tail were held together by an open truss framework, which also supported the pilot.
  
  ## Specifications (Aero A.17)
  
  General characteristics
  
  * Crew: 1
  * Length: 4.34 m (14 ft 3 in)
  * Wingspan: 14.8 m (48 ft 7 in)
  * Wing area: 15.9 $m^2$ (171 sq ft)
  * Empty weight: 47 kg (104 lb)
  * Gross weight: 127 kg (280 lb)
  
  Performance
  
  * Wing loading: 7.4 $kg/m^2$ (1.5 lb/sq ft)
  