PZL.50 Jastrząb
E578508
The PZL.50 Jastrząb was a late-1930s Polish single-seat monoplane fighter aircraft developed to modernize Poland’s air force on the eve of World War II.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fighter aircraft
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single-seat monoplane ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration | low-wing monoplane ⓘ |
| airForceIntendedOperator | Polish Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armamentPlanned |
machine guns in wings
ⓘ
provision for bombs ⓘ |
| category |
1930s fighter aircraft
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Polish military aircraft ⓘ |
| cockpitConfiguration | single-seat ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | all-metal ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Poland ⓘ |
| designer | Wsiewołod Jakimiuk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developmentGoal |
replace PZL P.11 fighters
ⓘ
replace PZL P.7 fighters ⓘ |
| developmentOutcome | program cancelled after German invasion of Poland ⓘ |
| developmentProblems |
engine availability issues
ⓘ
performance below expectations in early tests ⓘ |
| era | late 1930s ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1939-02-19 ⓘ |
| historicalContext | developed on eve of World War II ⓘ |
| intendedEngine | Bristol Mercury VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedRole | modernization of Polish Air Force fighter fleet ⓘ |
| landingGearType | retractable landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | PZL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Hawk (in Polish) ⓘ |
| notableFeature | designed as first modern low-wing monoplane fighter for Poland ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 2 ⓘ |
| operationalUse | no combat service ⓘ |
| powerplantType | radial piston engine ⓘ |
| programReason | response to rapid advances in foreign fighter designs ⓘ |
| status | prototype ⓘ |
| successorPlanned | PZL.50A improved version ⓘ |
| tailwheelType | conventional tailwheel undercarriage ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War II (planned, not operational) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wingType | cantilever wing ⓘ |
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