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801:Samolot PZL 101A "Gawron". Przegląd przed lotem
539:500 kg (1,100 lb) powdered chemicals
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507:Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1965-66
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243:134 PZL-101s were exported, mainly to
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156:The PZL-101 was a development of the
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814:Pracownia filmu i foto Aeroklubu PRL
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512:General characteristics
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709:Related development
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36:General information
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1746:PZL aircraft
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1201:/ PZL Mielec
1104:PZL-106 Kruk
1083:
1050:PZL.56 Kania
1010:PZL.45 Sokół
955:PZL.23 Karaś
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222:PZL-106 Kruk
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142:agricultural
135:
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111:First flight
97:Manufactured
84:Number built
50:Manufacturer
1715:S-4 Kania 2
1312:TS-11 Iskra
1089:PZL-102 Kos
985:PZL.38 Wilk
975:PZL.30 Żubr
611:Performance
603:Propellers:
593:Powerplant:
278:Description
236:towing and
176:started in
1730:Categories
1180:PZL Jak-12
1079:TS-16 Grot
1040:PZL.54 Ryś
1025:PZL.49 Miś
1015:PZL.46 Sum
980:PZL.37 Łoś
735:References
569:Wing area:
230:aero clubs
146:WSK-Okęcie
55:WSK-Okęcie
1710:S-3 Kania
1307:TS-8 Bies
1297:LWD Szpak
1155:WSK Junak
557:Wingspan:
525:Capacity:
505:Data from
479:Venezuela
339:Operators
288:duralumin
284:monoplane
238:parachute
864:aircraft
753:Archived
674:See also
367:Bulgaria
331:PZL-101B
325:PZL-101A
314:Variants
249:Bulgaria
190:PZL-101B
182:PZL-101A
69:Bulgaria
1109:PZL-107
563:Height:
551:Length:
493:Vietnam
395:Hungary
381:Finland
353:Austria
319:PZL-101
306:Single
274:class.
264:Jak-12M
260:Jak-12A
245:Hungary
210:Austria
174:PZL-101
92:History
77:Austria
73:Hungary
1700:SZD-59
1695:SZD-56
1690:SZD-55
1685:SZD-54
1680:SZD-52
1675:SZD-51
1670:SZD-50
1665:SZD-49
1660:SZD-48
1655:SZD-45
1650:SZD-43
1645:SZD-42
1640:SZD-41
1635:SZD-40
1630:SZD-39
1625:SZD-38
1620:SZD-37
1615:SZD-36
1610:SZD-35
1605:SZD-34
1600:SZD-33
1595:SZD-32
1590:SZD-31
1585:SZD-30
1580:SZD-29
1575:SZD-28
1570:SZD-27
1565:SZD-26
1560:SZD-25
1555:SZD-24
1550:SZD-23
1545:SZD-22
1540:SZD-21
1535:SZD-20
1530:SZD-19
1525:SZD-18
1520:SZD-17
1515:SZD-16
1510:SZD-15
1505:SZD-14
1500:SZD-13
1495:SZD-12
1490:SZD-11
1485:SZD-10
1412:SZD-30
1400:Other:
1302:CSS-13
1290:Other:
1175:CSS-13
1170:CSS-12
1165:CSS-11
1160:CSS-10
1148:Other:
1045:PZL.55
1000:PZL.43
995:PZL.42
990:PZL.39
970:PZL.27
965:PZL.26
950:PZL.19
945:PZL.16
818:Polish
806:Polish
643:Range:
490:
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465:Turkey
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423:Poland
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234:glider
65:Poland
1480:SZD-9
1475:SZD-8
1470:SZD-7
1465:SZD-6
1460:SZD-C
1442:KR-03
1381:Kania
1337:Lim-6
1332:Lim-5
1327:Lim-2
1322:Lim-1
1185:MD-12
910:PZL.5
905:PZL.4
900:PZL.3
519:Crew:
409:India
296:slats
292:flaps
218:Egypt
214:Libya
1422:PW-6
1417:PW-5
1407:Mi-2
1391:SW-4
1376:SM-4
1371:SM-2
1366:SM-1
1359:PZL:
1317:An-2
1281:I-22
1276:M-28
1271:M-26
1266:M-25
1261:M-24
1256:M-21
1251:M-20
1246:M-18
1241:M-17
1236:M-15
1214:PZL:
1072:PZL:
960:P.24
935:P.11
883:PZL:
595:1 ×
247:and
224:and
198:1968
186:1965
178:1960
162:1956
137:rook
130:The
105:1968
101:1960
41:Type
1705:S-1
1386:W-3
1231:M-4
1226:M-3
1221:M-2
930:P.9
925:P.8
920:P.7
915:P.6
895:Ł.2
890:P.1
862:PZL
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