The Avia BH-8 was a prototype fighter aircraft built in Czechoslovakia in 1923. It was an unequal-span biplane developed on the basis of the ill-fated BH-6 design, in an attempt to address that type's problems. It shared the BH-6's unusual wing cellule design. When test-flown in late 1923, it did indeed display better flying characteristics than its predecessor, but was overtaken in development by another variation of the same design, the BH-17.
== Specifications == General characteristics
Crew: one pilot Length: 6.49 m (21 ft 3 in) Wingspan: 9.48 m (31 ft 1 in) Height: 2.77 m (9 ft 1 in) Wing area: 22.1 m2 (238 sq ft) Empty weight: 843 kg (1,858 lb) Gross weight: 1,143 kg (2,520 lb) Powerplant: 1 × Skoda licence-built Hispano-Suiza 8Fb Vee-8 , 310 kW (231 hp) Performance
Maximum speed: 222 km/h (138 mph, 120 kn) Range: 450 km (280 mi, 240 nmi) Service ceiling: 8,000 m (26,200 ft) Rate of climb: 5.7 m/s (1,115 ft/min) Armament
2 × fixed, forward-firing .303 Vickers machine guns
See also
Related development
BH-6 BH-17
== References == Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 86. World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing. pp. File 889 Sheet 86. Němeček, V. (1968). Československá letadla. Praha: Naše Vojsko. airwar.ru