PWS-8
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The PWS-8 was a Polish sports plane of 1930 constructed by the Podlaska Wytwórnia Samolotów (PWS) that remained a prototype.

Made by Podlaska Wytwórnia Samolotów.

Height Main
2.95 m
Stall Speed Main
72.0
Jet Or Prop
prop
Range Main
700.0
Loaded Weight Main
775.0
Type Of Prop
5
Introduced
1930
Max Speed Main
136.0
Capacity
1.0
Loading Main
35
Cruise Speed Main
125.0
Ceiling Main
3
000 m
Number Built
1
Crew
1
Span Main
10 m
Area Main
22.1 m²
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Engine(prop)
Walter Vega
Manufacturer
Podlaska Wytwórnia Samolotów
Status
prototype
Useful Load Main
320.0
First Flight
1929
Climb Rate Main
2.4 m-s
Power Main
85 hp
Number Of Props
1
Length Main
7.5 m
Similar Aircraft
*Handley Page Gugnunc - de Havilland Gipsy Moth - Avro Avian - Simmonds Spartan - Albatros L 82
Empty Weight Main
455.0
Category
PWS aircraft
Polish sport aircraft 1930-1939

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