SZD-50 Puchacz [SEP] manufacturer
PZL Bielsko SZD-50 Puchacz
The PZL Bielsko SZD-50 "Puchacz" (Polish: "eagle owl") is a Polish two-place training and aerobatic sailplane.
Development.
The Puchacz was designed by Dipl-Ing Adam Meus based on the prototype SZD-50-1 Dromader. It was intended to serve as the successor to the popular Bocian for training. Its first flight was April 13, 1979.
Being a moderately-priced, versatile, modern two-seater with good handling qualities on the ground and in
series, first flown on 21 December 1976; two built.
- SZD-50-2 Puchacz: Initial production variant first flown on 13 April 1979.
- SZD-50-3 Puchacz: Later production standard with fin mounted higher, enlarged rudder and main-wheel fairing.
External links.
- Geelong Club website
- Richard Johnson, A FTE of the SZD-50-3 Puchacz 2-Place Sailplane, Soaring, April 1994
- Sailplane Directory
- Type Certificate EASA