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PZL-101 Gawron

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significant vertical end plates to improve air flow. Later, in most of the aircraft they were removed, because they increased side surface, making landing very tricky in crosswind. Main landing gear was also shifted rearwards, comparing with Yak-12. Equipment was also simplified and lightened to increase useful load, e.g. the right door was removed.
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with increased useful load. Works were carried out by a team led by Stanisław Lassota. Behind two crew seats there was installed a container for 500 kg of chemicals, with a "hump" above a fuselage. Because a center of gravity moved rearwards, the plane was fitted with new, swept wings, with
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with a tail wheel. In an agricultural variant there was 800-litre container in a fuselage (for 500 kg of chemicals), behind front seats, with exchangeable sets of equipment for spraying or cropdusting.
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was produced. Visible changes were: lack of "hump" above the fuselage and a bigger air intake below engine. Apart from agricultural planes, there were made four-seater utility planes and
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180 L (48 US gal; 40 imp gal) internal fuel, further 160 L (42 US gal; 35 imp gal) in underwing auxiliary tanks
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9-cylinder AI-14R (cruise power 161 kW/220 hp, take-off power 191 kW/260 hp). Two-blade propeller. Two fuel tanks in wings, 90 L each.
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The main user of the PZL-101 was the Polish civilian aviation. Polish agricultural planes were used in Poland and in services abroad (
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Improved version lacking of "hump" above the fuselage and with bigger air intake below engine, built between 1965 and 1968.
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training (with removed right doors). In 2006 there remained 40 Gawrons in the Polish registry, including 4 private owned.
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variant was produced, with improved equipment, pilot's seat raised and a right-side door added. From
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Version with improved equipment and a right-side door added, built between 1962 and 1965.
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announced that will not longer support their tasks related with flight certificates for
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2-bladed W530-D-11 constant-speed propeller, 2.75 m (9 ft 0 in) diameter
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was temporary certificate holder. Since 28 June PZL-101s can be used only as
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and vertical edge plates. Two-seat or four-seat cabin. Conventional fixed
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605 L (160 US gal; 133 imp gal) liquid chemicals
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The first prototype flew on April 14, 1958, and the production of the
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R air-cooled 9-cylinder radial engine, 190 kW (260 hp)
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and PZL-101 Gawron. Between 31 March and 28 June 2007 Polish
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525 km (326 mi, 283 nmi) (ambulance use)
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130 km/h (81 mph, 70 kn) (econ. cruise)
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bought 67 aircraft, 52 were delivered in agro variant.
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First production series built between 1960 and 1962.
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Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
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50 km/h (31 mph, 27 kn) (flaps down)
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was the main operator, 191 aircraft were delivered.
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London: Sampson Low, Marston, 1965. 156:The PZL-101 was a development of the 7: 814:Pracownia filmu i foto Aeroklubu PRL 571:23.86 m (256.8 sq ft) 282:Metal construction braced high-wing 1736:1950s Polish civil utility aircraft 559:12.60 m (41 ft 4 in) 1741:1950s Polish agricultural aircraft 777:Polski przemysł lotniczy 1945-1973 565:3.12 m (10 ft 3 in) 553:9.00 m (29 ft 6 in) 14: 822:Movie and photo workshops of the 164:. The main goal was to create an 44:Agricultural and utility aircraft 694: 680: 485: 471: 457: 443: 429: 415: 401: 387: 373: 359: 345: 24: 1751:Single-engined tractor aircraft 1451:Szybowcowy Zakład Doświadczalny 256:EADS PZL "Warszawa-Okęcie" S.A. 148:(later PZL "Warszawa-Okęcie"). 657:3.0 m/s (590 ft/min) 1: 651:3,600 m (11,800 ft) 583:1,660 kg (3,660 lb) 1761:Aircraft first flown in 1958 1199:WSK-Mielec / WSK PZL-Mielec 661:Take-off run (agricultural): 536:2 stretchers and 1 attendant 667:Landing run (agricultural): 631:Dusting and spraying speed: 1777: 874:Państwowe Zakłady Lotnicze 196:. Until production end in 767:Taylor 1965, pp. 112–113. 232:in the country, also for 23: 1205:Polskie Zakłady Lotnicze 383:received three aircraft. 226:PZL-Mielec M-18 Dromader 512:General characteristics 355:received five aircraft. 821: 809: 749:PZL Gawron nie polata? 152:Design and development 1065:/ PZL Warszawa-Okęcie 467:bought five aircraft. 439:bought four aircraft. 272:experimental aircraft 268:Civil Aviation Office 166:agricultural aircraft 495:bought one aircraft. 481:bought one aircraft. 453:bought two aircraft. 411:bought six aircraft. 709:Related development 581:Max takeoff weight: 369:bought 40 aircraft. 204:Operational history 188:a further improved 36:General information 1756:High-wing aircraft 1035:PZL.53 Jastrząb II 783:Taylor, John W. 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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:  476:  465:Turkey 462:  448:  434:  423:Poland 420:  406:  392:  378:  364:  350:  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 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Index


Manufacturer
WSK-Okęcie
Poland
Bulgaria
Hungary
Austria
1960
1968
Yakovlev Yak-12
rook
agricultural
WSK-Okęcie
Yakovlev Yak-12M
1956
agricultural aircraft
1960
1965
air ambulances
1968
Austria
Libya
Egypt
PZL-106 Kruk
PZL-Mielec M-18 Dromader
aero clubs
glider
parachute
Hungary
Bulgaria

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