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2 unusual facts about PZL-101 Gawron


PZL-106 Kruk

The PZL-106 was developed as a modern agricultural aircraft for Poland and Comecon countries, to replace the less capable PZL-101 Gawron and aging PZL Antonov An-2.

Yakovlev Yak-12

In 1958, further development of the Yak-12M was carried out in Poland, becoming the PZL-101 Gawron.


Bolesław Orliński

He test-flew all PZL fighter prototypes, from the PZL P.1 designed by Zygmunt Puławski in 1928, through the PZL P.6, PZL P.7, PZL P.8, PZL P.11, PZL P.24 to PZL P.50

Flying the PZL.5 he participated in the Challenge 1930 international touring planes contest, but failed to finish due to engine failure on 26 July.

Henry Millicer

After receiving a degree in aeronautical engineering he worked as a junior designer in the National Aviation Works (Państwowe Zakłady Lotnicze) on the PZL.37 Łoś bomber project headed by Jerzy Dąbrowski and later for the RWD company on the RWD-25 low-wing, fixed-wheels fighter project.

P37

PZL.37 Łoś, sometimes called the PZL P-37, a Polish Second World War medium bomber

PWS-8

The plane was a counterpart of PZL.5 for a sportsplane and trainer, but was worse, and as a result, remained a prototype.

PZL P.1

Among the first tasks of newly created in 1928 PZL aircraft works was to design a modern fighter for the Polish Air Force.

PZL P.24

The PZL P.24 was developed as an export version of the PZL P.11, a gull-wing all-metal fighter designed by Zygmunt Puławski.

PZL.4

The prototype was flown on 8 January 1932 in Warsaw by Bolesław Orliński (markings SP-AGY).

PZL.49 Miś

In terms of size, it was slightly larger than the Lockheed Model 10 Electra that Amelia Earhart used and was comparable to its predecessor, the PZL.37 Łoś.

RWD 8

It won the contest for the new Polish military trainer, against the PZL-5bis and Bartel BM-4h biplanes.

Shvetsov M-11

Several hundreds of M-11D and M-11FR-1 variants were manufactured under license in the Polish WSK-Kalisz works in Kalisz.


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