Kraków 2015-01-23
Polish Aviation Industry
Part 6-2
Podlaska Wytwórnia Samolotów in Białej Podlaskiej
Tally airplanes 1923 – 1939.
Potez XV A2. Airliner. Designer Henri Potez. The aircraft built at PWS with a license in 1924-1926. 35 aircraft were built. First flight on June 9, 1925. Pilot Franciszek Rudkowski.
Potez XXVII A2. Airliner. Designer Henri Potez. The aircraft built at PWS with a license in 1925-1926. 155 aircraft were built. First flight around February 18, 1926. Pilot Franciszek Rudkowski.
Potez XXV. Airliner. Designer Henri Potez. The aircraft built at PWS with a license in 1926-1929. 50 aircraft were built. First flight of 1926. Pilot Franciszek Rudkowski.
PWS-1. Design of two local fighter and line aircraft. Builder Zbysław Ciołkosz. 1927 year. One prototype was built. First flight on April 25, 1927. Pilot Franciszek Rudkowski.
PWS-1a. Design of two local fighter and line aircraft. Constructor Zbysław Ciołkosz and Aleksander Grzędzielski. 1928-1929 year. One prototype was built. First flight beginning 1929.
PWS-2. Training aircraft design. Builder Zbysław Ciołkosz. 1926 year. One prototype was built that was not flown. The aircraft was created for the Institute (IBTL) competition in Warsaw.
PWS-3. 1927 year. Sport aircraft. One piece was built, registration P-PWSS. Registration means – Poland-PWS sport. First flight on 05.05.1927.
PWS Stemal VII. 1927-1928 year. Plane passenger. Design. Designer Stefan Malinowski. The project was created in Warsaw. The prototype was not completed due to high costs.
PWS-4. 1928 year. Sport aircraft. Constructor August Bobek-Zdaniewski. One aircraft was built, registration SP-AEB. First flight September 1928. It was used by the PWS aviation club.
PWS-5. 1928-1929 year. Combat aircraft. Constructor Aleksander Grzędzielski and August Bobek-Zdaniewski. One prototype was built, which made the first flight on December 28, 1928, pilot Franciszek Rudkowski.
PWS-5a. 1928-1929 year. Combat aircraft. One prototype was built, which was flown in February 1929, pilot Franciszek Rudkowski. This aircraft is a modernized PWS-5.
PWS-5T2. 1929 year. Combat aircraft. One prototype was built, which was flown in June 1929, pilot Franciszek Rudkowski. This aircraft is a modernized PWS-5a. Five aircraft were built. The aircraft were used as a line, for towing aerial targets and training on-board shooters.
PWS-6. 1929-1931 year. Combat aircraft. Constructor Aleksander Grzędzielski and August Bobek-Zdaniewski. One prototype was built, which flew in the late 1930s, pilot Franciszek Rudkowski. The aircraft is a continuation of the PWS-5 machine.
PWS-8. 1929-1930 year. Sport aircraft. Constructor Jarosław Naleszkiewicz. One copy was built, registration SP-ADA. The plane was flown December 1929 or January 1930, pilot Franciszek Rudkowski.
PWS-10. 1929-1932 year. Fighter plane. Constructor Aleksander Grzędzielski and August Bobek-Zdaniewski. The first flight was made in March 1930, pilot Franciszek Rudkowski. Two prototypes and 80 serial copies were built.
AVIA BH-33 / PWS-A. 1929-1930 year. Fighter aircraft, produced under license. Constructor Eng. Paweł Beneš and Eng. Miroslav Hajna. 50 pieces were built.
PWS-20. 1927-1930 year. Plane passenger. Builder Zbysław Ciołkosz. Two prototypes were built, registrations SP-AAZ, SP-AAY. Date of flight: 12/03/1929. Two pilots + 6 passengers. Airplanes used at LOT Polish Airlines.
PWS-11. 1929 year. Training and training aircraft. Constructor Aleksander Grzędzielski and August Bobek-Zdaniewski. One prototype was built, which flew in November 1929.
PWS-11 bis. 1929-1930 year. Training and training aircraft. Constructor Aleksander Grzędzielski and August Bobek-Zdaniewski. One prototype was built, registration, registration SP-ADS, which was flown in 1929.
PWS-12a. 1930 year. Training and training aircraft. Constructor Aleksander Grzędzielski and August Bobek-Zdaniewski. One prototype was built, which was flown in March 1930.
PWS-21 / PWS-21 bis. 1929-1930 year. Plane passenger. Constructor Stanisław Cywiński. One prototype was built, registration SP-ACE. He made his first flight in the spring of 1930. The aircraft was tested at LOT Polish Airlines.
PWS-22B3N. 1929 year. Night bomber design. Constructor Zbysław Ciołkosz and Antoni Uszacki. The aircraft was modeled on the Fokker F-VII-3m aircraft.
PWS-23. 1929 year. Design. Night bomber or airliner. Constructor Zbysław Ciołkosz and Antoni Uszacki. The plane was to be powered by three engines. It was supposed to take 20 passengers.
PWS-12 bis. 1930-1933 year. Training and training aircraft. Constructor Aleksander Grzędzielski and August Bobek-Zdaniewski. First flight on November 18, 1930. 20 copies were built that were used by the Polish Army.
PWS-24. 1930-1933 year. Plane. Constructor Stanisław Cywiński. The first flight took place in August 1931. Five copies were built. PWS-24 was a developmental PWS-21 bis. The aircraft were used by LOT Polish Airlines.
PWS-50. 1930 year. A sports plane built in one copy. Designer Wacław Makowski. The first flight took place in the spring of 1930. Pilot Franciszek Rutkowski. The aircraft prepared for the international competition in Berlin in 1930. The aircraft is based on the PWS-4 design.
PWS-51. 1930 year. A sports plane built in one copy. Constructor Stanisław Cywiński. The first flight took place in the spring of 1930. Pilot Franciszek Rutkowski. The aircraft prepared for the international competition in Berlin in 1930.
PWS-52. 1930 year. A sports plane built in one copy. Builder Zbysław Ciołkosz. The first flight took place in July 1930. Pilot Franciszek Rutkowski. Aircraft prepared for international competition, but not finished until the start of international competition in Berlin in 1930.
PWS-60/61/62. 1930-1932 year. Projects – Patrol and bomber torpedo seaplane. Builder Zbysław Ciołkosz.
PWS-15. 1930 year. Fighter aircraft design based on PWS-10. Constructor Aleksander Grzędzielski and August Bobek-Zdaniewski.
PWS-19. 1931-1933 year. Reconnaissance bomber. Constructor Zbysław Ciołkosz and Antoni Uszacki. Two prototypes were built. The first was flown in September 1931. Pilot Franciszek Rutkowski.
Bartel BM-4b / h. 1931-1932 year. Constructor Ryszard Bartel. License production for the Polish Army. 70 pieces were built.
RWD-8 / RWD-8 pws. 1932-1938 year. School airplane. Constructor Stanisław Wigura. Production under license. The first plane was flown in September 1934. Around 500 copies were built at PWS.
PWS-17 M2. 1932 year. Night fighter aircraft design. Builder Zbysław Ciołkosz.
PWS-54. 1932-1933 year. Plane passenger and cargo. Builder Zbysław Ciołkosz. One prototype was built, which was flown in 1933, and tested at LOT Polish Airlines. SP-AHY registration.
TW-12. 1932-1933 year. Sport aircraft. Designer Henryk Toczołowski. One aircraft was built, which flew on September 29, 1933.
PWS-14. 1933-1934 year. Training and training aircraft. Constructor Aleksander Grzędzielski and August Bobek-Zdaniewski. The first flight was made in June 1933. Several pieces were built and used in the Polish Army.
PWS-16a. 1933-1934 year. Training and training aircraft. Constructor Aleksander Grzędzielski and August Bobek-Zdaniewski. The first flight was made in December 1933. 20 pieces were built and used in the Polish Army.
PWS Z-17 Sęp-I. 1933 year. Fighter Plane Design. Constructor August Bobek-Zdaniewski. It was to be the successor of PWS-10.
PWS-16 bis. 1934-1935 year. Training and training aircraft. Constructor Aleksander Grzędzielski and August Bobek-Zdaniewski. The first flight was made in 1934. 20 pieces were built and used in the Polish Army.
PWS U-6. 1934 year. Project – observation and connecting plane. Designer Antoni Uszacki.
PWS Z-7. 1934 year. Project – observation and connecting plane. Constructor August Bobek-Zdaniewski.
PWS-18. 1934-1935 year. Training and training aircraft. Designer Antoni Uszacki. First flight in 1934. 40 copies were built. The aircraft was modeled on the license of the British Avro 621 Tutor aircraft.
PWS-26. 1935-1937 year. Training and training aircraft. Constructor Aleksander Grzędzielski and August Bobek-Zdaniewski. In 1935, the first aircraft was flown. 320 copies were built. Used by the Polish Army.
PWS-24 bis. 1935 year. Plane. Constructor Stanisław Cywiński. It was the developmental PWS-24. Five copies were built that were used at LOT Polish Airlines.
PWS M-8. 1936 year. Project – Observation aircraft. Constructor Józef Medwecki.
PWS Z-47 Sęp III. 1936 year. Project – Training and training plane. Constructor August Bobek-Zdaniewski.
PWS Z-28 / PWS-28. 1937 year. Project – Training aircraft. Constructor August Bobek-Zdaniewski.
PWS-37. 1937 year. Project – Liaison plane.
PWS-33 Wyżeł. 1938 year. Twin-engine training and training aircraft. Designer Wacław Czerwiński. One prototype was built, which was flown in the summer of 1938. Pilot Stanisław Szubka.
NPR-1, PWS-35 Ogar, PWS-36 Ogar. 1938-1939 year. School and sport aircraft. Constructor: Kazimierz Nowicki, Marian Piątek, Michał Rosnowski. First flight in 1938. Several pieces were built.
PWS-40 Junak. 1938 year. Project – Two-seater sports aircraft. Constructor Antoni Zagórski and Jerzy Zbrożek. A prototype was built. The first flight did not occur due to the outbreak of war.
PWS Z-49. 1938 year. Project – Two-seater combat aircraft. Constructor August Bobek-Zdaniewski.
PWS-41. 1939 year. Project – Combat training aircraft. Constructor Wacław Czerwiński and Stanisław Lassota.
PWS-42. 1939 year. Project – Fighter aircraft. Constructor Zygmunt Jabłoński and Kazimierz Nowicki.
PWS Z-36 / Z-37. 1939 year. Project – Fast fighter aircraft. Constructor August Bobek-Zdaniewski. Z-36 one-seater, Z-37 two-seater.
M-9. 1939 year. Sport aircraft. One plane was built. Constructor Józef Medwecki. The first flight took place in August 1939. Pilot Józef Medwecki.
PZL P-11g Kobuz. 1939 year. Fighter aircraft of the State Aeronautical Works. In 1939, preparations were made for serial production at PWS.
Written by Karol Placha Hetman