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PZL.54 Ryś was a pre-war Polish heavy fighter design prepared in 1939 by the PZL company.
[edit] Design and development
Based on the PZL.48 Lampart (which in turn was a modification of the PZL.38 Wilk), the plane was to be equipped with more powerful Hispano Suiza 12Z inline engines and was to become one of the basic fighter-bombers of the Polish Army. The construction of the first prototype was stopped by the outbreak of the Polish Defensive War.
[edit] Operators (planned)
Poland
[edit] Specifications
The plane was to be an all-metal (duraluminium) low-wing monoplane, with a classic retractable landing gear and a fixed tail wheel. The aerodynamic profile was based on the highly successful PZL.37 Łoś bomber, including the double tail fins. The plane was to be armed with six 7.9 mm machine guns (3 in each wing), two 20mm auto-cannons (in the nose) and twin 7.9 mm MG in the rear gunner's cabin. In addition, the plane was to be able to deliver a single 500 kg aerial bomb mounted below the fuselage.
[edit] See also
Comparable aircraft Fw 187
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