Avia Ba.122 Czechoslovak Aerobatic Aircraft - Berlin 1936 - Jan Ambruz

In the spring of 1934, the army leadership decided to have Czechoslovak pilots participate in the international aerobatic competition Coupe Mondial, which was to be held in Paris in June. Under the leadership of Eng. Novotný and with the help of acrobats Rtm. Novák and Štkpt. Ambruž, a new aerobatic aircraft B-222 was created in six weeks.

In Paris, Novák took fourth and Ambruž eighth place. The aircraft was further modified, the rudder was enlarged and the upper wing was equipped with winglets. This version was already designated Ba 122. For the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, the Ba.122 was equipped with a more powerful nine-cylinder Avia Rk-17 engine, or Walter Pollux. Here, Široký came second, Novák third and Ambruž eighth.