BombersPolish light bomber
PZL.43
The PZL.43 was a Polish light bomber and reconnaissance aircraft designed in the mid-1930s by PZL in Warsaw. It was a development of the PZL.23 Karaś. Its main user was the Bulgarian Airforce who called it the Chaika (Чайка, gull).
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- PZL
- Category
- Bombers
- First flight
- 1937-02-01
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 160 kt
- Max speed
- 197 kt
- Range
- 410 nm
- Service ceiling
- 28,500 ft
- Rate of climb
- 300 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 7,771 lb
- Empty weight
- 4,850 lb
- Fuel capacity
- 200 US gal
- Powerplant
- Gnome-Rhône 14N-01
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 3
- Length
- 32.7 ft
- Wingspan
- 45.8 ft
- Height
- 10.8 ft
- Number built
- 54
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.