David Douša
Avia BH-1
The Avia BH-1 was a two-seat sports plane built in Czechoslovakia in 1920. The BH-1 was a low-wing braced monoplane of wooden construction, with tailskid undercarriage. Power was provided by a Daimler engine, which proved inadequate to fly the aircraft with both seats occupied.
The BH-1 was subsequently rebuilt with a Gnôme Omega engine and was finally able to fly with two people aboard. It was known as the BH-1 bis in this configuration, and in 1921 won the Czechoslovakian national cross-country rally with an average speed of 125 km/h (78 mph) over the 860 km (536 mi) course. The aircraft was damaged in a crash the following spring and was never repaired, having been surpassed by improved designs.
In 2004, Marcel Sezemský built a flying replica of the aircraft, powered by a Walter Mikron engine.
Avia BH-1
The Avia BH-1 was a two-seat sports plane built in Czechoslovakia in 1920. The BH-1 was a low-wing braced monoplane of wooden construction, with tailskid undercarriage. Power was provided by a Daimler engine, which proved inadequate to fly the aircraft with both seats occupied.
The BH-1 was subsequently rebuilt with a Gnôme Omega engine and was finally able to fly with two people aboard. It was known as the BH-1 bis in this configuration, and in 1921 won the Czechoslovakian national cross-country rally with an average speed of 125 km/h (78 mph) over the 860 km (536 mi) course. The aircraft was damaged in a crash the following spring and was never repaired, having been surpassed by improved designs.
In 2004, Marcel Sezemský built a flying replica of the aircraft, powered by a Walter Mikron engine.