SZD-10 Czapla
Scale 1/5
Scale: 1/5
Span: 3.25 Mtr
Weight: 3.5-4 Kgs
Five functions: Elevator, Rudder, Aileron, Airbrake and tow release.
Includes printed plan
Includes Canopy laser cutted PET
The Czapla was a tandem two-seat training glider, with a strut- supported, forward-swept, high-set wing and a welded steel tube fuselage with fabric covering.
Design of the Czapla commenced in 1952 to the order of the Soldier's Friends' League paramilitary organization, to enable aeroclubs to train glider pilots in a two-seat trainee/instructor system. The Czapla was designed to be launched by bungee, winch or aero-tow, and the prototype first flew on 23 November 1953, demonstrating the need for several improvements, which were introduced in the second prototype (flown on 26 March 1954) and the production model SZD-10bis Czapla.
General characteristics:
Crew: 1 pilot
Capacity: 1 passenger
Length: 8.7 m
Wingspan: 16 m
Height: 1.98 m (
Wing area: 24 m2
Aspect ratio: 10.67
Wing profile: Göttingen 549
Empty weight: 280 kg
Gross weight: 435 kg