Plane Details

SZD 51-1 Junior PZL Bielsko

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General Details
Manufacturer:	PZL Bielsko
Plane Name:	SZD 51-1 Junior
Classified as:	Unclassified
Country Of Origin:	Poland
Designer:	Stanislaw Zientek
No. of Seats	1
No. Built	300

Performance:
L/DMax:	35 80 kph / 43 kt / 50 mph

MinSink:	0.60 m/s / 1.97 fps / 1.17 kt

Specifications:

Span		Area		Empty Weight		Payload		Gross Weight		Wing Load		Water Ballast
m	ft	sq.m	sq.ft	kg	lb.	kg	lb.	kg	lb.	kg /sq.m	lb. /sq.ft	kg	lb.
15	49.2	12.51	134.7	242	533	113	250	355	783	28.38	5.81	0	0

Aspect ratio:	18
Airfoil:	Wortmann
Structure:	GFRP/ epoxy/ steel tube
Engine:

Comment:
This simple, rugged early solo/ club glider first flew in 1980. It has a fixed main wheel and top surface Schempp-Hirth type airbrakes. A simplified model 51-2 was a runner up in the IGC World Class design contest.

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