TrainersPolish trainer aircraft
RWD 8
The RWD 8 was a Polish parasol wing monoplane trainer aircraft produced by RWD. It was used from 1934 to 1939 by the Polish Air Force and civilian aviation.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Doświadczalne Warsztaty Lotnicze
- Category
- Trainers
- Country of origin
- Second Polish Republic
- First flight
- 1933-01-01
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 84 kt
- Max speed
- 100 kt
- Range
- 270 nm
- Service ceiling
- 18,000 ft
- Rate of climb
- 930 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 1,653 lb
- Empty weight
- 1,058 lb
- Fuel capacity
- 26 US gal
- Powerplant
- PZ Inż. Junior 4-cyl inverted air-cooled piston engine
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 2
- Length
- 26.3 ft
- Wingspan
- 36.1 ft
- Height
- 7.6 ft
- Number built
- 550
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.