PZL.55
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This fighter is sometimes called "PZL.62", but the correct designation is PZL.55.[1]
PZL.55 was a Polish pre-war initial project for a fighter aircraft, designed by Jerzy Dąbrowski of the PZL works. The design was for a single-seat low-wing monoplane, developed from the PZL.26 sports plane and private sports plane project designed by Jerzy Dąbrowski for his own purposes.
The prototype PZL.55/I was designed for the Hispano-Suiza 12Y inline engine but production aircraft were intended to be powered by Hispano-Suiza 12Z inline engines.[2]
Planned specifications (PZL.55)
Data from [3]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 8.5 - 9.6 m ()
- Wingspan: 11.0 - 11.25 m ()
- Height: 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)
- Wing area: 19-22.5 m² ()
- Empty weight: 2,300 kg ()
- Loaded weight: 3,250 kg ()
- Useful load: 950 kg ()
- Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 12Z inline engine, 1400-1600 hp ()
Performance
- Maximum speed: 660 km/h
- Combat radius: 800 km ()
- Guns: 1 x Hispano-Suiza gun, 6-8 x 7.92 mm PWU wz.36 machine guns
References
Bibliography
- Glass, Andrzej. Polskie Konstrukcje Lotnicze Vol.3 (In Polish). Sandomierz, Poland: Wydawnictwo Stratus, 2008.
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