NOTE: RADIO CONTROL AIRPLANES ARE ON THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE PAGE.
The nose of the Czech Avia B.534 fighter was streamlined because it used an in-line engine instead of a radial. If you can picture it without the top wing, it is easy to see the lines of a classic World War II fighter aircraft.
One of the most advanced fighter aircraft of its time, the Avia B.534 had steel wings and a fuselage comprised of steel tubes covered with metal plates. The aircraft exhibited excellent speed, was very maneuverable, had a good rate of climb, and had superior armament.
Blisters on each side of the fuselage housed the four machine guns. Many consider the aircraft one of the best ever biplane fighters.
The biplane fighters saw action during World War II where they had limited success against faster, more modern aircraft.
fighter
one
Hispano Suiza
850 h.p.
3,330 lbs.
4,675 lbs.
4- 7.7 mm
26' 11"
30' 10"
172 mph
245 mph
2,950 fpm
35,000 feet
250 miles
8/25/33
1935
Radio Control Airplane
The rc Avia B.534 by unknown.
Radio Control Airplanes:
We are surprised not to find more rc Avia B.534 radio control airplanes being modeled. With excellent looks, and a long nose moment, something not found in radial engine biplanes, this should make an excellent rc airplane.
The picture immediately above is of a rc Avia B.534. Unfortunately we do not know who built the radio control airplane. If you can provide that information, we would appreciate it. The RC Airplane has a wing span of 51". Fuselage length of the radio control airplane is 44 1/2". Powering the RC Airplane is a MVVS engine turning a 14 x 7 prop.
The first picture below is of a plastic scale model airplane Avia B.534. It is from HPH Ltd. and is 1/32 scale.
The next picture is a 1/48 scale Avia B.534. It is produced by Edward Model Accessories.
The bottom picture on this page is of the 1/72 scale Avia B.534 plastic model airplane from KP Plastikovy.
We received the following email from Milos Pozar (milos.pozar@iskra-ae.com):
“I have seen your Avia B-534 web page. As it asked for more rc Avia B.534 I can provide You two projects going on in Slovenia (not Slovakia). I am building a rc B.534 with a 1600mm (63”) wingspan and my friend Aleksander is building one with a 1300mm (51”) wingspan. I have another rc Avia B-534 project in "ready to cover" phase.
Here are the links to build threads:
My project (Milos Pozar): http://forum.modelarji.com/viewtopic.php?t=2828&highlight=avia
My Friend's (Aleksander Balic) project: http://forum.modelarji.com/viewtopic.php?t=7959&highlight=avia
If you are interested in projects, let me know.
Best regards from the sunny side of the Alps - Milos Pozar"
Thank you Milos. We are looking forward to hearing about the successful completion of your projects.
If you have built a rc Avia B.534 radio control airplane, or know of any that you can recommend, please email us.
Avia B.534
