PZL.50 Jastrząb

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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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instanceOf fighter aircraft ⓘ
single-seat monoplane ⓘ
aircraftConfiguration low-wing monoplane ⓘ
airForceIntendedOperator Polish Air Force ⓘ
armamentPlanned machine guns in wings ⓘ
provision for bombs ⓘ
category 1930s fighter aircraft ⓘ
Polish military aircraft ⓘ
cockpitConfiguration single-seat ⓘ
constructionMaterial all-metal ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Poland ⓘ
designer Wsiewołod Jakimiuk ⓘ
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 ⓘ
intendedRole modernization of Polish Air Force fighter fleet ⓘ
landingGearType retractable landing gear ⓘ
manufacturer PZL ⓘ
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) ⓘ
wingType cantilever wing ⓘ

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PZL P.11 → successor → PZL.50 Jastrząb ⓘ