Aero Ae-45 / Ae-145
Touring Aircraft
Photo ©: Karsten Palt
The Aero Ae-45 resp. Ae-145 is a twin-engined four-seat light touring and corporate travel aircraft with retractable landing gear produced by the Czechoslovak manufacturer AERO Vodochody a.s.. A further variant of the Ae-45 was the Ae-45S Super-Aero.
The Aero Ae-45 was the first aircraft developed by AERO after WWII. The versions Ae-45S and Ae-145 were produced by Let Kunovice. The Ae-45S was also license-built in the Peoples Republic of China.
| Crew | 1 | |
| Passengers | 3 | |
| Propulsion | 2 Piston Engines | |
| Engine Model | Walter Minor 4-II | |
| Engine Power (each) | 77 kW | 103 hp |
| Speed | 265 km/h | 143 kts 165 mph |
| Service Ceiling | 1.350 m | 4.430 ft |
| Range | 1.600 km | 864 NM 994 mi. |
| Empty Weight | 960 kg | 2.116 lbs |
| max. Takeoff Weight | 1.600 kg | 3.527 lbs |
| Wing Span | 12,25 m | 40 ft 2 in |
| Wing Area | 17,1 m² | 184 ft² |
| Length | 7,54 m | 24 ft 9 in |
| Height | 2,35 m | 7 ft 9 in |
| First Flight | 21.07.1947 | |
| Production Status | out of production | |
| Total Production | ca. 800 | |
| ICAO Code | AE45 | |
| Data for (Version) | Aero Ae-45S | |
| [Photo-ID: 7381] © Karsten Palt 2013-09-07 | |
 | Aero Ae-145 Super Aero Reg.: D-GABO c/n: 19-020 |
| Oldtimer-Fliegertreffen 2013 [Kirchheim unter Teck - Hahnweide (EDST)] | |
| [Photo-ID: 7382] © Karsten Palt 2013-09-07 | |
 | Aero Ae-145 Super Aero Reg.: D-GABO c/n: 19-020 |
| Oldtimer-Fliegertreffen 2013 [Kirchheim unter Teck - Hahnweide (EDST)] | |
| [Photo-ID: 410] © Karsten Palt 2007-07-14 | |
 | Aero Ae-145 Super Aero Reg.: D-GASA c/n: 19-014 |
| Flugtag Nordholz 2007 [Nordholz-Spieka (EDXN)] | |
| [Photo-ID: 433] © Karsten Palt 2007-07-21 | |
 | Aero Ae-145 Super Aero Reg.: D-GASA c/n: 19-014 |
| Flugtag Ganderkesee 2007 [Ganderkesee - Atlas Airfield (EDWQ)] | |
| [Photo-ID: 11561] © Karsten Palt 2015-08-22 | |
 | Aero Ae-145 Super Aero Reg.: SP-LXH c/n: 172011 |
| Polish Aviation Museum [Krakow] | |
| [Photo-ID: 7380] © Karsten Palt 2013-09-07 | |
 | Aero Ae-145 Super Aero Air Smolik Group Reg.: OK-DAJ c/n: 171911 built in 1959, ex YU-BBY |
| Oldtimer-Fliegertreffen 2013 [Kirchheim unter Teck - Hahnweide (EDST)] | |
| [Photo-ID: 13317] © Karsten Palt 2016-09-11 | |
 | Aero Ae-145 Super Aero Air Smolik Group Reg.: OK-DAJ c/n: 171911 built in 1959, ex YU-BBY |
| Oldtimer-Fliegertreffen 2016 [Kirchheim unter Teck - Hahnweide (EDST)] | |
| [Photo-ID: 10452] © Karsten Palt 2014-06-08 | |
 | Aero Ae-45 Reg.: OK-DMO c/n: 49013 ex Czechoslovakian Air Force |
| Letecke Muzeum Kbely [Prague] | |
| [Photo-ID: 7702] © Karsten Palt 2013-08-10 | |
 | Aero Ae-45S Reg.: OK-KGB c/n: 04-016 |
| Flugtage Bautzen 2013 [Bautzen (EDAB)] | |
| [Photo-ID: 7703] © Karsten Palt 2013-08-10 | |
 | Aero Ae-45S Reg.: OK-KGB c/n: 04-016 |
| Flugtage Bautzen 2013 [Bautzen (EDAB)] | |
| [Photo-ID: 4440] © Karsten Palt 2011-01-02 | |
 | Aero Ae-45S Deutsche Lufthansa Reg.: DM-SGF c/n: 04-013 fake Reg., ex HA-OMD |
| Museum für Luftfahrt und Technik [Wernigerode] | |