| Bąk | |
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| Role | Motor Glider |
| National origin | Poland |
| Designer | Antoni Kocjan |
| Introduction | 1937 |
The Bąk (Bumblebee) was a popular motor glider designed by Antoni Kocjan. It was used for primary flight training in Poland prior to World War II.
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The motor glider was designed using a wind tunnel and was certified in Poland by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale. The production was halted when the factory was bombed. Its designer Antoni Kocjan became part of the Polish Underground resistance and was killed in the Warsaw Uprising.[1]
The Bąk featured a conventional landing gear with a tailwheel. The glider features a short forward fuselage with mid-mounted wings. The first examples were powered with a two-cycle engine. Plans for the glider did not survive the war.
The Bąk won a FAI world record for duration of flight in a Class D motorglider. The aircraft flew 5hr 24 minute on less than 5 U.S. gallons (19 L; 4.2 imp gal) of fuel. It also won a record for altitude, reaching 15,075 ft (4,595 m).[2]
Data from Sport Aviation
General characteristics
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