Szybowcowy Zakład Doświadczalny
7 aircraft types.
Szybowcowy Zakład Doświadczalny (SZD), Glider Experimental Works was a glider design and research centre of the Polish aerospace industry after World War II, located in Bielsko-Biała. Through its history it underwent many organizational and name changes, among others in 1946-1948 it was Instytut Szybownictwa. After 1969 it existed under other names, but an abbreviation SZD continued to be used on designs. The SZD gliders themselves were produced in the production centre in Bielsko-Biała, organized around the SZD, and by several other works of the state aerospace industry and didn't bear specific manufacturer's names.
- Founded
- 1948
- Country
- Poland
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Aircraft types
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IS-4 Jastrząb
aerobatic glider
First flight 1949
IS-5 Kaczka
research glider
First flight 1949
SZD-11 Albatros
Polish single-seat glider, 1954
First flight 1954
SZD-20X Wampir II
tail-less research glider
First flight 1959
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SZD-21 Kobuz
1958 Polish single-seat glider
First flight 1961
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SZD-24 Foka
glider aircraft
First flight 1960
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W.W.S.1 Salamandra
training glider
First flight 1936