Avia BH-5

Template:Infobox Aircraft The Avia BH-5 was a two-seat sports plane built in Czechoslovakia in 1923. It was based on the firm's experience with the BH-1 and shared that aircraft's basic design: a low-wing, braced monoplane. It received the nickname "Boska" due to its registration, L-BOSA, an appelation that was later transferred to the various Avia aircraft derived from this design. The BH-5 was flown competitively by Zdenék Lhota at the Belgian Touring Aircraft Contest in Brussels in 1923 and won both the overall prize for the event, as well as the King of Belgium Prize. The same year, it won first prize in its class in the Czechoslovakian President of the Republic Competition.

In May 2007, a replica built by Marcel Sezemský and members of Historická Letka Republiky Československé had been completed and had commenced ground tests.

Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: one pilot
• Capacity: 1 passenger

Performance

References

• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 86.
• Němeček, V. (1968). Československá letadla. Praha: Naše Vojsko.
• Historická Letka Republiky Československé website (pdf document)