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The Avia 51 was a 1930s Czechoslovakian six-passenger commercial transport, designed by Robert Nebesář and built by Avia. The type was uneconomical in use and only three were built.[1]

Avia 51
Role Six-passenger commercial transport
National origin Czechoslovakia
Manufacturer Avia
Designer Robert Nebesář
First flight 1933
Primary user CLS
Number built 3

Development


The Avia 51 was a three-engined high-wing cantilever monoplane designed for the Czech national airlines CLS.[1] It was built with a duraluminium monocoque fuselage and a fixed tailwheel landing gear.[2] Powered by three Avia Rk.12 radial engines, two were fitted into the leading edges of the wing and one was nose-mounted.[2] It had a two-man flight deck and an enclosed luxury cabin for five or six passengers which was not large enough to stand up (5 ft 1in), but did have a separate lavatory compartment, it also had three luggage and mail compartments.[2]


Operational history


The Avia 51 entered service on the Berlin-Prague-Vienna route, but with only a small passenger capacity it proved uneconomical to operate.[1] In 1937 the aircraft were sold to the Estonian government One appeared operating for the Spanish Republican Air Force in the Spanish Civil War, and it was reported that the other two were lost at sea when the freighter carrying them to Bilbao was sunk.[1]


Operators


Avia 51 of the Spanish Republican Air Force
Avia 51 of the Spanish Republican Air Force
 Spain

Specifications


Avia 51 3-view drawing from L'Aerophile December 1933
Avia 51 3-view drawing from L'Aerophile December 1933

Data from [1][2]

General characteristics

Performance


See also


Related lists


References



Notes


  1. Orbis 1985, p. 338
  2. "The Avia 51 - The Czech high-performance passenger plane". Flight International: 54–55. 18 January 1934.

Bibliography



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Die Avia 51 war ein tschechoslowakisches Passagierflugzeug, das in der ersten Hälfte der 1930er Jahre entstand. Nach der nicht verwirklichten Avia 50 von 1931, einem Flugzeug ähnlicher Auslegung, war sie der erste vollendete Entwurf des Konstrukteurs Robert Nebesář während seiner Tätigkeit bei Avia.
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