PZL TS-16 Grot

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TS-16 Grot
General information
TypeTrainer / Strike fighter
National origin Poland
Manufacturer Państwowe Zakłady Lotnicze
Designer
Number built1 (TS-16RD mock-up)

The PZL TS-16 Grot (Arrowhead) was a supersonic Strike aircraft and military jet trainer designed in Poland by Tadeusz Sołtyk. It is the first jet made without any foreign support from the East, and its creation was received very coldly by both the Kremlin and by the West (since Poland was under Soviet protection at the time). The project was started in 1958, but was canceled in 1964 for political pressure by USSR, before production could start. Despite this, a mockup designated TS-16RD was built. The RD version was expected to use Soviet RD-9B engine from the MiG-19 although an indigenous powerplant called the SO-2 was also in development for the final version. The production version was to have two engines, although the TS-16RD prototype that was built had only one.

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Variants

TS-16A
single seat attack version, powered by 2x SO-2 engines.
TS-16B
two-seat two-engine trainer, powered by 2x SO-2 engines.
TS-16RD-A
early single-engined. single-seat prototype.
TS-16RD-B
early single-engined, two-seat prototype.

Specifications (TS-16RD-A)

Data fromGlobalSecurity.org : PZL TS-16 Grot [1]

General characteristics

Performance

1,460 km/h (907 mph; 788 kn) at 9,000 m (30,000 ft)

Armament
Two 23 mm cannons (one on trainer version), unguided bombs and rockets on underwing pylons.

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References

  1. "PZL TS-16 Grot". Global security. Retrieved 26 April 2020.