PZL.56 Kania

PZL.56 Kania
Role Fighter aircraft
National origin Poland
Manufacturer Państwowe Zakłady Lotnicze
Status Project
Primary user Polish Air Force (planned)
Developed from PZL.50 Jastrząb

PZL.56 Kania was a Polish pre-war initial project of fighter aircraft designed by Wsiewołod Jakimiuk of the PZL works. A single-seat low-wing monoplane was development of PZL.50 Jastrząb fighter powered by 1100 hp Hispano-Suiza 12Y inline engine. Project prepared in August 1939 was rejected in favour of PZL.55 designed by Jerzy Dąbrowski.[1]

Planned specifications (PZL.56 Kania)

General characteristics

Performance

See also

Related development

References

  1. ^ Glass (2008), p. 131
  2. ^ Glass (2008), p. 131

Bibliography

  • Glass, Andrzej. Polskie Konstrukcje Lotnicze Vol.3 (In Polish). Sandomierz, Poland: Wydawnictwo Stratus, 2008.