------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Version of 4 July 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --0--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --A--------------------------------------------------------------------------- A, PWS Polish version of the Avia {BH-33}. --B--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bies, TS-8 See {TS-8}. BM-2, Bartel The first Polish training aircraft, a biplane of which only one was built. Type: BM-2 Country: Poland Function: trainer Year: 1926 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 92kW Salsmon 9Ac Wing Span: Length: Height: Wing Area: Empty Weight: Max.Weight: Speed: 128km/h Ceiling: 4000m Range: 320km BM-4, Bartel Biplane trainer. The BM-4 was the first Polish aircraft to enter series production; 75 were built. Type: BM-4a Country: Poland Function: trainer Year: 1927 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 60kW Le Rhone C Wing Span: Length: Height: Wing Area: Empty Weight: Max.Weight: Speed: 125km/h Ceiling: 2820m Range: 315km BM-5, Bartel Biplane trainer, used as advanced trainer for future reconnaissance/bomber crews. 60 built. Type: BM-5a Country: Poland Function: trainer Year: 1928 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 164kW Austro-Daimler Wing Span: Length: Height: Wing Area: Empty Weight: Max.Weight: Speed: 164km/h Ceiling: 3250m Range: 420km Armament: --C--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --D--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --E--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --F--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --G--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --H--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --I--------------------------------------------------------------------------- I-22 Iryda, PZL Shoulder-wing jet trainer. A small twin-engined aircraft to replace the old {TS-11} Iskra. The basic I-22 is underpowered, and the Polish AF considered abandoning the type; but the production of more powerful models will probably continue. Poland can hardly afford to buy foreign trainers. Type: I-22M-93 Country: Poland Function: trainer Year: 1994 Crew: 2 Engines: 2 * 14.71kN PZL Rzeszow K-15 Wing Span: 9.6m Length: 13.2m Height: 4.3m Wing Area: 19.92m2 Empty Weight: 3962kg Max.Weight: 7493kg Speed: 980km/h Ceiling: Range: Armament: 1*g23mm 2000kg Iryd, PZL I-22 See {I-22}. Iskierka, PZL M-26 Low-wing monoplane trainer. Type: M-26 00 Iskierka Country: Poland Function: trainer Year: Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 205hp Franklin-PZL F6A-350C1 Speed: 270km/h Ceiling: Range: Armament: Iskra, TS-11 See TS-11 --J--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --K--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --L--------------------------------------------------------------------------- LALA-1, PZL The LALA-1 was a modified {An-2} biplane. The aft fuselage was cut short, a tubular structure added to carry a new tail, and a AI-25 turbofan engine was installed in the aft fuselage. The idea was to test this engine for the M-15 agricultural biplane. LIM-1 Polish license-built {MiG-15}. LIM-2 Polish license-built {MiG-15}bis LIM-3 Polish license-built {MiG-15}UTI trainer. LIM-5 The Soviet {MiG-17}, built in Poland. LIM-6 Development of the {LIM-5}. The LIM-6 had enlarged wing centre sections for additional fuel tanks, and twin-wheel landing gear for rough terrain. Not many were built. L.W.S. 3 Mewa See {Mewa}. L.W.S. 4 Zubr See {Zubr}. L.W.S. 6 Zubr See {Zubr}. --M--------------------------------------------------------------------------- M-99 Orkan, PZL-Mielec Single-seat battlefield support aircraft, based on the {I-22} trainer, but with a new, larger and stronger wing. Type: M-99 Country: Poland Function: attack Year: Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 21.6kN Povazske Strojarne DV-2 Wing Span: Length: Height: Wing Area: 23m2 Empty Weight: Max.Weight: Speed: Ceiling: Range: Armament: 4000kg Mewa, L.W.S.3 Parasol wing reconnaissance aircraft. The Polish airforce ordered 200, but only ten were delivered before war broke out. Type: L.W.S.3 Country: Poland Function: reconnaissance Year: 1935 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 492kW Gnome-Rhone 14M7 Mars 7 Wing Span: Length: Height: Wing Area: Empty Weight: Max.Weight: Speed: 360km/h Ceiling: 8500m Range: 700km Armament: 3*mg7.9mm MiG-21, Mikoyan-Gurevich 'Fishbed' Poland received Soviet-built {MiG-21} fighters in 1963, reportedly after Poland had threatened Saab {J 35}s if the USSR refused to supply these fighters. --N--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --O--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Orlik, PZL 130 Low-wing monoplane trainer. The Orlik is a compact aircraft with a sharply tapering wing of low aspect ratio. The original engine was a development of Vedeneyev M-14P. The {Turbo-Orlik} has been built with a Czech M601 engine for the Polish air force and with a Pratt & Whitney PT6A engine for export. Type: Orlik Country: Poland Function: trainer Year: Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 300hp PZL K-8 Speed: Ceiling: Range: Armament: Type: Turbo-Orlik Function: trainer Year: 1987 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 560kW Motorlet M601E Wing Span: 9.00m Length: 9.00m Height: 3.50m Wing Area: 13.00m2 Empty Weight: 1600kg Max.Weight: 2000kg Speed: 501km/h Ceiling: Range: 970km Armament: 800kg --P--------------------------------------------------------------------------- P.1, PZL The P.1 was a gull-winged monoplane, the first of series of such aircraft built by PZL. Compared with parasol monoplanes, this configuration offered reduced drag and improved forward view. The P.1 itself was discontinued in favour of radial-engined developments. Two built. Type: P.1 Country: Poland Function: fighter Year: 1930 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 630hp Hispano-Suiza 12Lb Wing Span: 10.85m Length: 6.98m Height: 2.96m Wing Area: 19.50m2 Empty Weight: 1118kg Max.Weight: Speed: 302km/h Ceiling: Range: 600km Armament: 2*mg7.7mm P.6, PZL Development of the {P.1} with a radial engine and some structural changes. The {P.7}, developed in parallel, was selected for production and the P.6 remained experimental. Two built. Type: P.6 Country: Poland Function: fighter Year: 1930 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 450hp Gnome-Rhone Jupiter 9Ac Wing Span: 10.30m Length: 7.16m Height: 2.75m Wing Area: 17.30m2 Empty Weight: 908kg Max.Weight: Speed: 292km/h Ceiling: Range: 600km Armament: 2*mg7.92mm P.7, PZL The P.7 was a gull-winged fighter monoplane, developed in parallel with the {P.6}. It differed from the P.6 in having an engine rated for higher altitudes and a new fuselage structure. 150 were built; the Polish air force was the first to have only monoplane fighters in front line service. Some were still in first-line service at the time of the German attack in 1939. Type: P.7a Country: Poland Function: fighter Year: 1932 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 520hp Bristol Jupiter VII.F Wing Span: 10.30m Length: 7.15m Height: 2.75m Wing Area: 17.20m2 Empty Weight: 1010kg Max.Weight: 1410kg Speed: 327km/h Ceiling: 8275m Range: 600km Armament: 2*mg7.92mm P.8, PZL The P.8 featured nearly the same wing as the {P.7}, but had a new fuselage with better streamlining and smooth skinning, and a close-cowled inline engine. The radial-engined P.11 was preferred. Two built. Type: P.8 Country: Poland Function: fighter Year: 1931 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 678hp Lorraine 12H Petrel Wing Span: 10.50m Length: 7.56m Height: 2.75m Wing Area: 18.00m2 Empty Weight: 1102kg Max.Weight: 1573kg Speed: 350km/h Ceiling: Range: 500km Armament: 2*mg7.92mm P.11, PZL This was a development of the {P.7} with the more powerful Bristol Mercury radial engine. The P.11 was the main fighter of the Polish airforce in 1939, despite it obsolenscence. In fact the German attack interrupted plans to reopen the production line! About 250 were built. It was also license-built in Romania. Type: P.11 Country: Poland Function: Fighter Year: 1933 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 575hp Bristol Mercury VI.S2 Wing Span: 10.72m Length: 7.55m Height: 2.85m Wing Area: 17.90m2 Empty Weight: 1147kg Max.Weight: 1800kg Speed: 390km/h Ceiling: Range: 700km Armament: 2-4*mg7.92mm P.23 Karas, PZL The P.23 tactical bomber and ground support aircraft was an all-metal low-wing monoplane with fixed landing gear. A large number was in service in 1939. The {P.43} replacement was under development. Type: P.23B Country: Poland Function: attack Year: 1936 Crew: 3 Engines: 1 * 680hp PZL-Bristol Pegasus VIII Wing Span: 13.95m Length: 9.70m Height: 3.30m Wing Area: 26.80m2 Empty Weight: 1928kg Max.Weight: 3525kg Speed: 319km/h Ceiling: 7300m Range: 1260km Armament: 3*mg7.7mm 700kg P.24, PZL The P.24 was a development of the {P.11} with refinements such as a enclosed cockpit and a more powerful engine. It was built mainly for export to Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria and Romania. The latter country also built it in licence. Type: P.24F Country: Poland Function: fighter Year: Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 970hp Gnome-Rhone 14N07 Wing Span: 10.68m Length: 7.60m Height: 2.69m Wing Area: 17.90m2 Empty Weight: 1332kg Max.Weight: 2000kg Speed: 430km/h Ceiling: Range: 550km Armament: 4*g20mm P.37 Los, PZL The P.37 was a compact twin-engined monoplane bomber, an aircraft that contributed to the modern part of the Polish defences in 1939. 130 were ordered; nevertheless, only 36 were operational at the outbreak of WWII. The survivors of the brief war were handed over to Rumania, that used them in combat until 1944. After the war it served as target tug. Type: P.37B Country: Poland Function: bomber Year: 1938 Crew: 4 Engines: 2 * 873hp PZL-Bristol Pegasus XX Wing Span: 17.95m Length: 12.92m Height: 5.09m Wing Area: 53.50m2 Empty Weight: 4280kg Max.Weight: 8900kg Speed: 445km/h Ceiling: 6000m Range: 4500km Armament: 3*mg7.7mm 2580kg P.38 Wilk, PZL The P.38 was a twin-engined monoplane fighter and attack aircraft. The P.38 was a modern all-metal aircraft. It was powered by air-cooled inline engines. A development with radial engines, the {P.48}, was preferred. Two built. Type: P.38 Country: Poland Function: fighter / attack Year: 1939 Crew: 2 Engines: 2 * 620hp PZL Foka II Wing Span: 11.05m Length: 8.35m Height: 2.50m Wing Area: 19.00m2 Empty Weight: 1715kg Max.Weight: 2770kg Speed: 465km/h Ceiling: Range: 1250km Armament: 2*g20mm 4*mg7.92mm P.43 Karas, PZL Development of the {P.23}. 33 were built for Bulgaria. Type: P.43 Country: Poland Function: attack Year: 1937 Crew: 3 Engines: 1 * 930hp Gnome-Rhone 14Ks Wing Span: Length: Height: Wing Area: Empty Weight: Max.Weight: Speed: 365km/h Ceiling: 8500m Range: 1250km Armament: 2*mg7.9mm 400kg P.45 Sokol, PZL Lightweight fighter, a low-wing monoplane. The German invasion of Poland halted construction of the prototype. Type: P.45 Country: Poland Function: fighter Year: 1939 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 730hp Gnome Rhone 14M05 Wing Span: Length: Height: Wing Area: Empty Weight: Max.Weight: Speed: 425km/h Ceiling: 8000m Range: 450km Armament: 4*mg7.9mm P.46 Sum, PZL Bomber, attack and reconnaissance aircraft developed to replace the {P.23} / {P.43} series. Two built. Type: P.46 Country: Poland Function: bomber / attack / reconnaissance Year: 1939 Crew: 3 Engines: 2 * 810hp PZL-Bristol Pegasus XX Wing Span: Length: Height: Wing Area: Empty Weight: Max.Weight: Speed: 350km/h Ceiling: 7700m Range: 1300km Armament: 6*mg7.9mm 600kg P.48 Lampart, PZL Development of the {P.38} with 700hp Gnome-Rhone 14M Mars engines. Construction of the prototypes was halted by the German attack of 1939. Type: P.48 Country: Poland Function: fighter/bomber Year: 1939 Crew: 2 Engines: 2 * 730hp Gnome Rhone 14M07 Mars Wing Span: Length: Height: Wing Area: Empty Weight: Max.Weight: Speed: 555km/h Ceiling: 10000m Range: 1500km Armament: 2*g20mm 2*mg7.9mm 300kg P.49 Mis, PZL Development of the {P.37} Los bomber with Bristol Hercules engines. The German invasion of 1939 halted construction of the prototypes. Type: P.49 Country: Poland Function: bomber Year: 1939 Crew: 4 Engines: 2 * 1375hp PZL-Bristol Hercules II Wing Span: Length: Height: Wing Area: Empty Weight: Max.Weight: Speed: 520km/h Ceiling: Range: 3000km Armament: 1*g37mm 3*mg7.9mm 2500kg P.50 Jastrzab, PZL The P.50, a low-wing monoplane with retractable landing gear, was intended to replace the {P.11}. The first production aircraft were under construction in September 1939. Type: P.50A Country: Poland Function: fighter Year: 1939 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 840hp Britsol Mercury VIII Wing Span: 9.70m Length: 7.70m Height: 2.70m Wing Area: 19.40m2 Empty Weight: 1700kg Max.Weight: Speed: 500km/h Ceiling: Range: 750km Armament: 4*mg7.92mm P.62, PZL Prototype for a modern low-wing fighter. Construction began in August 1939, but was never completed, because of the outbreak of World War II. Type: P.62 Function: fighter Year: 1939 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * Hispano-Suiza 12Y or 12Z Wing Span: 11m Length: 9m Height: Wing Area: 20m2 Empty Weight: 2000kg Max.Weight: 3250kg Speed: 660km/h Ceiling: Range: 800km Armament: 1*g20mm 6*mg7.7mm P.W.S. 1 Two-seat reconaissance fighter, a parasol monoplane. The performance of the P.W.S.1 was insufficient. One built. Type: P.W.S.1bis Country: Poland Function: reconaissance / fighter Year: 1927 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 450hp Lorraine-Dietrich LD 12Eb Wing Span: 13.70m Length: 8.70m Height: 3.30m Wing Area: 30.00m2 Empty Weight: 1375kg Max.Weight: 1950kg Speed: 232km/h Ceiling: Range: 750km Armament: 4*mg7.7mm P.W.S.5 Two-seat liaison biplane. Performance was insufficient. 7 built. Type: P.W.S.5 Country: Poland Function: liaison Year: 1928 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 162kW Wright Whirlwind J5 Wing Span: Length: Height: Wing Area: Empty Weight: Max.Weight: Speed: 155km/h Ceiling: 2500m Range: 550km P.W.S.10 Single-seat parasol fighter. The P.W.S.10 was difficult to fly and its service life was brief. Later 20 were sold to the Spanish Nationalist forces. 82 built. Type: P.W.S.10 Country: Poland Function: Fighter Year: 1931 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 450hp Lorraine-Dietrich Ld 12Eb Wing Span: 11.00m Length: 7.50m Height: Wing Area: 18.00m2 Empty Weight: 1115kg Max.Weight: Speed: 258km/h Ceiling: Range: 300km Armament: 2*mg7.7mm P.W.S.14 Two-seat training biplane, with a steel tube fuselage. 20 built. Production continued in modified {P.W.S.16} form. Type: P.W.S.14 Country: Poland Function: trainer Year: 1933 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 162kW Wright Whirlwind J5 Wing Span: Length: Height: Wing Area: Empty Weight: Max.Weight: Speed: 190km/h Ceiling: 4500m Range: 640km P.W.S.15 Biplane version of the {P.W.S.10}. The P.W.S.15 did have better handling and climb speed than the P.W.S.10, and essentially similar level speed; but when P.W.S. received a contract for the 10, it quietly dismantled the P.W.S.15 prototype... Type: P.W.S.15 Country: Poland Function: fighter Year: 1930 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 450hp Lorraine-Dietrich Ld 12Eb Wing Span: 10.00m Length: 7.50m Height: 2.70m Wing Area: 23.00m2 Empty Weight: Max.Weight: Speed: 250km/h Ceiling: Range: Armament: P.W.S.16 Biplane trainer developed from the {P.W.S.14}. 20 were built, plus 20 more of the P.W.S.16bis gunnery trainer version. Type: P.W.S.16 Country: Poland Function: trainer Year: 1933 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 162kW Wright Whirlwind J5 Wing Span: Length: Height: Wing Area: Empty Weight: Max.Weight: Speed: 206km/h Ceiling: 4400m Range: 550km Armament: (P.W.S.16bis only, ?1*mg7.9mm) P.W.S.18 License-built Avro 621 {Tutor} biplane trainer. 40 built. Type: P.W.S.18 Country: Poland Function: trainer Year: 1935 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 162kW Wright Whirlwind J5b Wing Span: Length: Height: Wing Area: Empty Weight: Max.Weight: Speed: 196km/h Ceiling: 4950m Range: 465km P.W.S.26 Derivative of the {P.W.S.16}. It was an armed trainer, reinforced for dive bombing training. 320 were built. After 1939, the Germans managed to recover 30 of them, which were sold to Rumania. Type: P.W.S.26 Country: Poland Function: trainer Year: 1936 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 220hp Wright J-5b Wing Span: 9.00m Length: 7.03m Height: 2.75m Wing Area: 24.00m2 Empty Weight: 850kg Max.Weight: 1162kg Speed: 215km/h Ceiling: 4620m Range: 460km Armament: 1*mg7.7mm P.W.S.33 Wyzel Twin-engined monoplane trainer, to train crews for the {P-38} fighter. Two prototypes completed; preparations for production halted by the German attack of 1939. Type: P.W.S.33 Country: Poland Function: trainer Year: 1938 Crew: 2 Engines: 2 * 96kW PZInz. Major 4B Wing Span: Length: Height: Wing Area: Empty Weight: Max.Weight: Speed: 315km/h Ceiling: 4500m Range: 1160km Armament: 1*mg7.9mm --Q--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --R--------------------------------------------------------------------------- R-VIII, Plage and Laskiewicz / Lublin Biplane bomber and reconnaissance aircraft. Five were built, and three of these were later converted to R-VIIIbis floatplanes. Type: R-VIII Country: Poland Function: bomber / reconnaissance Year: 1928 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 485kW Hispano-Suiza 12Lb Wing Span: Length: Height: Wing Area: Empty Weight: Max.Weight: Speed: 190km/h Ceiling: 5000m Range: 600km Armament: 3*mg7.7mm R-X, Plage and Laskiewicz / Lublin Two-seat parasol wing aircraft, designed for observation and liaison duties. Seven built. R-XII, Plage and Laskiewicz / Lublin Three-seat torpedo bomber design, developed from the {R-VIII}. Not built. R-XIII, Plage and Laskiewicz / Lublin This was a development of the {R-XIV} as liaison and reconaissance aircraft. A parasol-wing design, with a long nose and a very slender tail. 220 were built. At the time of the German attack in 1939 the type was still in servive. They suffered heavy losses. Type: R-XIII Function: reconaissance / liaison Year: 1931 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 164kW Skoda / Wright Whirlwind J5 Wing Span: 13.20m Length: 8.46m Height: 2.76m Wing Area: 24.50m2 Empty Weight: 887kg Max.Weight: 1330kg Speed: 195km/h Ceiling: 4450m Range: 600km Armament: 1*mg7.7mm R-XIV, Plage and Laskiewicz / Lublin Two-seat trainer developed from the {R-X}. 15 built. Poland, 1930. R-XV, Plage and Laskiewicz / Lublin Reconnaissance aircraft developed from the {R-X}. Poland, 1930. R.W.D.3 Polish liaison aircraft, a high-wing cabin monoplane. It was not successful. R.W.D.8 Parasol-wing trainer. The R.W.D.8 was selected as standard primary trainer by the Polish air force. The R.W.D.8 was also used by Rumania, and after the occupation of Poland by Germany and the USSR. About 100 were built. Type: R.W.D.8 Country: Poland Function: trainer Year: 1934 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 89kW Walter Major Wing Span: 11.00m Length: 8.00m Height: 2.30m Wing Area: 20m2 Empty Weight: 480kg Max.Weight: 750kg Speed: 175km/h Ceiling: 5000m Range: 435km R.W.D.13 The R.W.D.13 was a high-wing cabin monoplane. It had folding wings with long-span leading edge slats. Performance was mediocre, but handling excellent. The R.W.D.13 was used in military service in Poland, Spain and Rumania. Type: R.W.D.13 Country: Poland Function: liaison Year: 1932 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 97kW Walter Major Wing Span: 11.50m Length: 7.85m Height: 2.05m Wing Area: 16m2 Empty Weight: 530kg Max.Weight: 930kg Speed: 210km/h Ceiling: 4200m Range: 900km Load: 2 seats R.W.D.12 Parasol-wing observation aircraft, derived from the {R.W.D.8}. R.W.D.13 Ambulance aircraft, a single-engined high-wing aircraft. R.W.D.14 Parasol-wing observation aircraft. The R.W.D.14 was twice as large as the {R.W.D.12}. Because of its low performance, the type suffered heavy losses in 1939. 69 were built. 17 flew to Romania in 1939, and entered service there. Type: R.W.D.14 Country: Poland Function: observation Year: 1937 Crew: Engines: 1 * 350kW P.Z.L.G 1620B Mors Wing Span: 11.90m Length: 9.00m Height: 3.00m Wing Area: 22m2 Empty Weight: 1153kg Max.Weight: 1700kg Speed: 245km/h Ceiling: 5000m Range: 580km Armament: R.W.D.15 Parasol wing cabin monoplane. The Rumanian air force used some ex-civilian R.W.D.15s. R.W.D.17 Two-seat trainer, a parasol-wing design powered by a 97kW engine. It was ordered by the Polish armed forces, but none were delivered before the start of WWII. R.W.D.22 Three-seat reconaissance aircraft and torpedo bomber, a twin-engined low-wing monoplane. Two prototypes were built. R.W.D.25 Design for a monoplane fighter, powered by a 800hp Gnome-Rhone Mars radial engine and armed with four machineguns. Not built. --S--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Skorpion, PZL-230 Battlefield attack aircraft. Skorpion as currently planned, has twin jet engines, a fuselage afterbody blending into the wing, and small canards behind the cockpit. Sokol, P.Z.L. W-3 Development of the Mil {Mi.2}, which had been built in licence in Poland. Type: W-3 Function: utility Year: Crew: Engines: 2 * 662kW WSK-P.Z.L. Rzeszow TWD-10W Rotor Span: 15.70m Length: 18.50m Height: 4.10m Disc Area: Empty Weight: 3300kg Max.Weight: 6100kg Speed: 255km/h Ceiling: 5100m Range: Armament: 2100kg 1*g23mm Su-7, Suchoi 'Fitter' Poland received {Su-7} fighter-bombers, intended for tactical nuclear attacks, in the mid-1960s. Su-20, Suchoi Fitter Poland received {Su-20}s in 1974. They replaced the {Su-7} in the tactical (nuclear) attack role. Su-22, Suchoi Fitter The {Su-22} entered Polish service in the 1980s. Poland was the largest Su-22 operator outside the USSR. The Su-22 was used mainly as conventional attack aircraft. --T--------------------------------------------------------------------------- TS-8 Bies Polish trainer, a low-wing monoplane with retractable landing gear, powered by a radial engine. Type: TS-8 Function: trainer Year: 1958 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 246kW Narkiewicz Wing Span: 10.50m Length: 8.50m Height: 3.30m Wing Area: 19.10m2 Empty Weight: 1070kg Max.Weight: 1600kg Speed: 312km/h Ceiling: 6000m Range: 800km Armament: 200kg TS-11 Iskra Jet trainer, the first Polish jet aircraft. The engine intakes are in the wing roots and the exhaust nozzle is behind the trailing edge of the wing. The tail surfaces are carrier by a boom over the nozzle. This arrangment probably served to keep the ducts short. Otherwise the TS-11 is a fairly conventional aircraft. It is also used as a maritime reconnaissance aircraft. Type: TS-11 Country: Poland Function: trainer Year: 1960 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 1100kg IL SO-3 Wing Span: 10.06m Length: 11.15m Height: 3.50m Wing Area: 17.50m2 Empty Weight: 2560kg Max.Weight: 3840kg Speed: 770km/h Ceiling: 11000m Range: 1260km Armament: 1*g23mm Turbo Orlik, PZL 130T Low-wing turboprop trainer, a development of the {Orlik}. It is now in production for the Polish air force. Type: PZL-130TC Country: Poland Function: trainer Year: 1984 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 780kW P&WC PT6A-62 Wing Span: 9.00m Length: 9.00m Height: 3.53m Wing Area: 13.0m2 Empty Weight: 1450kg Max.Weight: 2700kg Speed: 560km/h Ceiling: Range: 1100km Armament: --U--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --V--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --W--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --X--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --Y--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --Z--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Zubr, L.W.S. 4 Probably precursor of the L.W.S.6 {Zubr}? 17 built. Not introduced into line units because of serious defects. It was a should-wing monoplane with a deep, angular fuselage. Type: L.W.S. 4 Country: Poland Function: bomber Year: 1936 Crew: 4 Engines: 2 * 670hp Bristol Pegasus VIII Speed: 341km/h Ceiling: 6700m Range: 750km Armament: 4*mg7.7mm 600kg Zubr, L.W.S. 6 Ugly, angular twin-engined bomber. It was a complete failure, because of its weak structure. A few were in service at the time of the German invasion of 1939. Type: L.W.S. 6 Country: Poland Function: bomber Year: Crew: 4 Engines: 2 * 680hp Bristol Pegasus VIII Wing Span: 60ft 8.5in Length: 50ft 6.25in Height: Wing Area: Empty Weight: Max.Weight: 6865kg Speed: 380km/h Ceiling: 8000m Range: 1250km Armament: 6*mg7.7mm 1000kg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------