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754:PZL-106 Kruk
700:PZL.56 Kania
660:PZL.45 Sokół
605:PZL.23 Karaś
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66:Manufacturer
1365:S-4 Kania 2
962:TS-11 Iskra
739:PZL-102 Kos
635:PZL.38 Wilk
625:PZL.30 Żubr
297:Performance
170:an option.
149:Description
122:Development
71:PZL Bielsko
1811:Categories
830:PZL Jak-12
729:TS-16 Grot
690:PZL.54 Ryś
675:PZL.49 Miś
665:PZL.46 Sum
630:PZL.37 Łoś
408:References
346:+5.3 -2.65
259:Wing area:
110:(Polish: "
1777:Swift S-1
1772:MDM-1 Fox
1360:S-3 Kania
957:TS-8 Bies
947:LWD Szpak
805:WSK Junak
344:g limits:
247:Wingspan:
219:Data from
135:ab-initio
116:sailplane
112:eagle owl
82:Adam Meus
52:Sailplane
514:aircraft
379:See also
181:Variants
163:fuselage
77:Designer
759:PZL-107
275:Airfoil
253:Height:
241:Length:
159:gelcoat
107:Puchacz
89:History
1789:Krosno
1716:SZD-59
1711:SZD-56
1706:SZD-55
1701:SZD-54
1696:SZD-52
1691:SZD-51
1686:SZD-50
1681:SZD-49
1676:SZD-48
1671:SZD-45
1666:SZD-43
1661:SZD-42
1656:SZD-41
1651:SZD-40
1646:SZD-39
1641:SZD-38
1636:SZD-37
1631:SZD-36
1626:SZD-35
1621:SZD-34
1616:SZD-33
1611:SZD-32
1606:SZD-31
1601:SZD-30
1596:SZD-29
1591:SZD-28
1586:SZD-27
1581:SZD-26
1576:SZD-25
1571:SZD-24
1566:SZD-23
1561:SZD-22
1556:SZD-21
1551:SZD-20
1546:SZD-19
1541:SZD-18
1536:SZD-17
1531:SZD-16
1526:SZD-15
1521:SZD-14
1516:SZD-13
1511:SZD-12
1506:SZD-11
1501:SZD-10
1350:SZD-59
1345:SZD-56
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1335:SZD-54
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1260:SZD-35
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1240:SZD-31
1235:SZD-30
1230:SZD-29
1225:SZD-28
1220:SZD-27
1215:SZD-26
1210:SZD-25
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1190:SZD-21
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1180:SZD-19
1175:SZD-18
1170:SZD-17
1165:SZD-16
1160:SZD-15
1155:SZD-14
1150:SZD-13
1145:SZD-12
1140:SZD-11
1135:SZD-10
1062:SZD-30
1050:Other:
952:CSS-13
940:Other:
825:CSS-13
820:CSS-12
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810:CSS-10
798:Other:
695:PZL.55
650:PZL.43
645:PZL.42
640:PZL.39
620:PZL.27
615:PZL.26
600:PZL.19
595:PZL.16
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128:Bocian
60:Poland
1496:SZD-9
1491:SZD-8
1486:SZD-7
1481:SZD-6
1476:SZD-C
1130:SZD-9
1125:SZD-8
1120:SZD-7
1115:SZD-6
1110:SZD-C
1092:KR-03
1031:Kania
987:Lim-6
982:Lim-5
977:Lim-2
972:Lim-1
835:MD-12
560:PZL.5
555:PZL.4
550:PZL.3
235:Crew:
175:OSTIV
142:spins
1754:PW-6
1749:PW-5
1744:PW-4
1739:PW-3
1734:PW-2
1456:IS-C
1451:IS-B
1446:IS-A
1441:IS-5
1436:IS-4
1431:IS-3
1426:IS-2
1421:IS-1
1072:PW-6
1067:PW-5
1057:Mi-2
1041:SW-4
1026:SM-4
1021:SM-2
1016:SM-1
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931:I-22
926:M-28
921:M-26
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896:M-18
891:M-17
886:M-15
864:PZL:
722:PZL:
610:P.24
585:P.11
533:PZL:
438:ISBN
279:NN-8
270:15.3
103:The
49:Type
1787:PZL
1355:S-1
1036:W-3
881:M-4
876:M-3
871:M-2
580:P.9
575:P.8
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