Seem’s it was quiet an amazing aircraft for it’s day 😮 .
Described as One of the finest aerobatic aircraft of the 1930’s 😎 .
Looking through it’s list of Rally meeting’s and stuff, I must say it WAS an impressive aircraft 🙂 .
The outstanding aerobatic pilot Frantisek Novak, flew OK-AVE to 4th place.
Vincennes Rally, June 1934.
Also Novak, encouraged by the B. 122 designer, formed a top line Aerobatic team.
Novak, Siroky and Hubacek. taking out 2nd and 3rd , 1936 Berlin Olympic’s contest.
Top 3 for there class Zurich meeting July 1937.
There is more of course, but time now for some other’s outthere to join in I think 😉 .
Last bit, 3 Variants.
Avia B.222,
Avia B.322
Avia Ba.422,……..Ba.442.2 gave a brilliant exhibition, piloted by Novak, at the aerobatic display held at St Germain-en-Laye in France during July 1938.
DO any survive at all, :confused: …..maybe in flying condition.
NONE of my book’s have a picture 🙁 , so it’s over to you Lady’s and Gent’s now 🙂 .
May nic one off google, but if you have one hint hint :rolleyes: , please post it 🙂 .
Please discuss 😉
By: Papa Lima - 9th August 2005 at 20:00
History (nicked from http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/portland/971/Inbox/a-c/ba-122-i.htm)
(You could have googled the photo and text while I was out testing my camera!)
In spring 1934 the Czech army command decided Czech pilots should participate in the international Aerobatic competition called the Coupe Mondial. Avia was given the task of building an aircraft for this purpose. Within 6 weeks the B 122 was designed and built.
Pilots had only a short time to sort out the plane as the contest was in July of that year. However the design was quite successful and it took 4th and 8th place in the contest. Based on comments from the pilots an improved version, the Ba 122, was built. It had a larger rudder and a more powerful engine. This version went into production and 35 machines where built. In the 1936 Olympiade Czech pilots took 2nd, 3rd and 8th place with their Avias. Some of these machines had the 9 cylinder Walter Pollux engine instead of the 7 cylinder Castor. 1937 was again a successful year with the Avias taking 1st and 3rd place in the international aviation meeting in Zurich. These successes led to export orders from Russia and Rumania. Further development led to prototypes of the Ba 222, 322 and 422. The Czech ministry of defence ordered 45 Bs 122 trainers. Sadly the second world war put an end to further development. After the occupation of the Czechoslovak republic in 1939 some machines ended up in the Luftwaffe and others where sold to Slovakia and Bulgaria.
By: Papa Lima - 9th August 2005 at 19:55
Avia B.122
All right, all right, I’ve been out!
Fighter trainer according to this site:
By: The Blue Max - 9th August 2005 at 19:35
yep its on but it seems you have to complain and winge about somthing these days to get a good response rather than start a thread about a loverly old aeroplane!!! sorry getting sinicle in me old age. Loverly aerplane but dont know ouwt about them. Got a pic to post? is this the one that looks a bit like a Italian DH 60?
By: STORMBIRD262 - 9th August 2005 at 14:32
testing……testing…….is this ting on or what!
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