| SZD-30 Pirat | |
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| SZD-30 Pirat at EPSU, August 2007 | |
| Role | Club-class, formerly Standard-class sailplane |
| National origin | Poland |
| Manufacturer | PZL Bielsko |
| Designer | Jerzy Smielkiewicz |
| First flight | 19 May 1966 |
| Introduction | 1967 |
| Number built | 776 (1967-1980) |
The SZD-30 Pirat is a single-seat multi-purpose glider aircraft from the Polish firm PZL Bielsko, which first flew in 1966 and was produced beginning in 1967.
The SZD-30 is of wooden construction. The high-mounted wing incorporates air brakes on both upper and lower surfaces. The inner section of the wing is constant-chord and the outer section is tapered.
The forward section of the otherwise all-wood fuselage is made of fiberglass. The single-wheel main landing gear is fixed. The formed one-piece canopy is side-mounted. The fuselage can be equipped with radios and oxygen system. There are two baggage compartments. Water ballast is not available.
Data from http://www.gliding-in-melbourne.org/pirat.htm#Top
General characteristics
Performance
In 2011, following a number of cases of glue failure in wooden joints leading to structural failure, the type certificate holder issued a bulletin which reduces a number of the limiting speeds of the aircraft. Specifically, the maximum speed (VNE) is reduced to 195 km/h (121 mph, 105 knots) and aerobatic flight is prohibited.
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