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A, PWS
       Polish version of the Avia {BH-33}.
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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: 
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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
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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}.
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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. 
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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:
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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
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