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1811:PZL aircraft
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840:/ PZL Mielec
743:PZL-106 Kruk
689:PZL.56 Kania
649:PZL.45 Sokół
594:PZL.23 Karaś
512:
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83:First flight
55:Manufacturer
1354:S-4 Kania 2
951:TS-11 Iskra
728:PZL-102 Kos
624:PZL.38 Wilk
614:PZL.30 Żubr
286:Performance
159:an option.
138:Description
111:Development
60:PZL Bielsko
1800:Categories
819:PZL Jak-12
718:TS-16 Grot
679:PZL.54 Ryś
664:PZL.49 Miś
654:PZL.46 Sum
619:PZL.37 Łoś
397:References
335:+5.3 -2.65
248:Wing area:
99:(Polish: "
1766:Swift S-1
1761:MDM-1 Fox
1349:S-3 Kania
946:TS-8 Bies
936:LWD Szpak
794:WSK Junak
333:g limits:
236:Wingspan:
208:Data from
124:ab-initio
105:sailplane
101:eagle owl
71:Adam Meus
41:Sailplane
503:aircraft
368:See also
170:Variants
152:fuselage
66:Designer
748:PZL-107
264:Airfoil
242:Height:
230:Length:
148:gelcoat
96:Puchacz
78:History
1778:Krosno
1705:SZD-59
1700:SZD-56
1695:SZD-55
1690:SZD-54
1685:SZD-52
1680:SZD-51
1675:SZD-50
1670:SZD-49
1665:SZD-48
1660:SZD-45
1655:SZD-43
1650:SZD-42
1645:SZD-41
1640:SZD-40
1635:SZD-39
1630:SZD-38
1625:SZD-37
1620:SZD-36
1615:SZD-35
1610:SZD-34
1605:SZD-33
1600:SZD-32
1595:SZD-31
1590:SZD-30
1585:SZD-29
1580:SZD-28
1575:SZD-27
1570:SZD-26
1565:SZD-25
1560:SZD-24
1555:SZD-23
1550:SZD-22
1545:SZD-21
1540:SZD-20
1535:SZD-19
1530:SZD-18
1525:SZD-17
1520:SZD-16
1515:SZD-15
1510:SZD-14
1505:SZD-13
1500:SZD-12
1495:SZD-11
1490:SZD-10
1339:SZD-59
1334:SZD-56
1329:SZD-55
1324:SZD-54
1319:SZD-52
1314:SZD-51
1309:SZD-50
1304:SZD-49
1299:SZD-48
1294:SZD-45
1289:SZD-43
1284:SZD-42
1279:SZD-41
1274:SZD-40
1269:SZD-39
1264:SZD-38
1259:SZD-37
1254:SZD-36
1249:SZD-35
1244:SZD-34
1239:SZD-33
1234:SZD-32
1229:SZD-31
1224:SZD-30
1219:SZD-29
1214:SZD-28
1209:SZD-27
1204:SZD-26
1199:SZD-25
1194:SZD-24
1189:SZD-23
1184:SZD-22
1179:SZD-21
1174:SZD-20
1169:SZD-19
1164:SZD-18
1159:SZD-17
1154:SZD-16
1149:SZD-15
1144:SZD-14
1139:SZD-13
1134:SZD-12
1129:SZD-11
1124:SZD-10
1051:SZD-30
1039:Other:
941:CSS-13
929:Other:
814:CSS-13
809:CSS-12
804:CSS-11
799:CSS-10
787:Other:
684:PZL.55
639:PZL.43
634:PZL.42
629:PZL.39
609:PZL.27
604:PZL.26
589:PZL.19
584:PZL.16
429:
117:Bocian
49:Poland
1485:SZD-9
1480:SZD-8
1475:SZD-7
1470:SZD-6
1465:SZD-C
1119:SZD-9
1114:SZD-8
1109:SZD-7
1104:SZD-6
1099:SZD-C
1081:KR-03
1020:Kania
976:Lim-6
971:Lim-5
966:Lim-2
961:Lim-1
824:MD-12
549:PZL.5
544:PZL.4
539:PZL.3
224:Crew:
164:OSTIV
131:spins
1743:PW-6
1738:PW-5
1733:PW-4
1728:PW-3
1723:PW-2
1445:IS-C
1440:IS-B
1435:IS-A
1430:IS-5
1425:IS-4
1420:IS-3
1415:IS-2
1410:IS-1
1061:PW-6
1056:PW-5
1046:Mi-2
1030:SW-4
1015:SM-4
1010:SM-2
1005:SM-1
998:PZL:
956:An-2
920:I-22
915:M-28
910:M-26
905:M-25
900:M-24
895:M-21
890:M-20
885:M-18
880:M-17
875:M-15
853:PZL:
711:PZL:
599:P.24
574:P.11
522:PZL:
427:ISBN
268:NN-8
259:15.3
92:The
38:Type
1776:PZL
1344:S-1
1025:W-3
870:M-4
865:M-3
860:M-2
569:P.9
564:P.8
559:P.7
554:P.6
534:Ł.2
529:P.1
501:PZL
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