Glidershigh-performance Polish glider
PWS-101
The PWS-101 was a high performance Polish glider first flown in 1937. One made the longest distance glider flight in Europe in 1938, gathering prizes for aircraft and pilot.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Podlaska Wytwórnia Samolotów
- Category
- Gliders
- Country of origin
- Poland
- First flight
- 1937-01-01
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 53 kt
- Max speed
- 110 kt
- Range
- 190 nm
- Service ceiling
- 312 ft
- Rate of climb
- 120 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 783 lb
- Empty weight
- 406 lb
- Seats
- 1
- Length
- 23.8 ft
- Wingspan
- 62.3 ft
- Height
- 5.8 ft
- Number built
- 12
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.