Politechnika Warszawska PW-2

Last updated
PW-2 Gapa
PW-2D Gapa (c-n U-01) (14389350453).jpg
PW-2D Gapa on display in the Polish Aviation Museum, Kraków, Poland
General information
Type Glider
National origin Poland
Manufacturer DWLKK
Designer
StatusProduction completed
History
Introduction dateearly 1990s
First flight25 July 1985 [1]

The Politechnika Warszawska PW-2 (English: Warsaw Polytechnic PW-2), also called the PW-2 Gapa, is a Polish lightweight high-wing, strut-braced single-seat, glider that was designed and built at the Warsaw University of Technology and also produced by DWLKK in the early 1990s. [2] [3] Total number of 19 gliders were built, including variant PW-2D bis. [4] [5] [6]

Contents

Design and development

The PW-2 was designed as a lightweight glider of modest performance with an open cockpit. The aircraft was intended to be produced as both a completed aircraft and as a kit for amateur construction. [2]

The aircraft is made from composite material, with its control surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric covering. Its 11.0 m (36.1 ft) span wing employs an American-designed NACA 4415 airfoil. The maximum glide ratio is 16:1 at 69 km/h (43 mph) [2] [7]

Operational history

In August 2011 five PW-2Ds were registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration. All were in the Experimental - Exhibition/Racing category and all produced in 1992 or 1993. [3]

Specifications (PW-2D)

Data from Sailplane Directory, [2] Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1988-89 [8]

General characteristics

Performance

120 km/h (65 kn; 75 mph) in rough air
120 km/h (65 kn; 75 mph) on aero-tow
100 km/h (54 kn; 62 mph) on winch launch

See also

Related lists

References

  1. ↑ Puchalski, Piotr. "PW-2 Gapa (Tölpel)". piotrp.de (in German). Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Activate Media (2006). "PW-2D DWLKK". Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  3. 1 2 Federal Aviation Administration (August 2011). "Make / Model Inquiry Results PW2D" . Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  4. ↑ Piechowski, Piotr. "PW-2 Gapa" (in Polish). Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  5. ↑ Piechowski, Piotr. "PW-2 Gapa" (in German). Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  6. ↑ Żaczek, Jarosław. "Primary Training Glider PW-2 Gapa" . Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  7. ↑ Lednicer, David (2010). "The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage". Archived from the original on 20 April 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  8. ↑ John W.R. Taylor, ed. (1988). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1988-89. London: Jane's Information Group. p. 628. ISBN   0-7106-0867-5.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.