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|name =RWD-15 |
|name =RWD-15 |
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|type =Touring plane |
|type =Touring plane |
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|manufacturer =[[RWD (aircraft manufacturer)|DWL]] |
|manufacturer =[[RWD (aircraft manufacturer)|DWL]] |
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|designer = [[RWD (aircraft manufacturer)|RWD]] team |
|designer = [[RWD (aircraft manufacturer)|RWD]] team |
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|first flight =[[1937]] |
|first flight = [[1937 in aviation|1937]] |
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|introduced = |
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|retired = |
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|primary user = |
|primary user = Poland |
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|more users = Romania |
|more users = [[Romania]]<br/>[[British Mandate of Palestine]] |
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|produced =1939 |
|produced = [[1939 in aviation|1939]] |
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|number built =6 |
|number built = 6 |
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|unit cost = |
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|developed from = [[RWD-13]] |
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|variants with their own articles = |
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The '''RWD-15''' was a [[Poland|Polish]] touring plane of [[1937 in aviation|1937]], designed by the [[RWD (aircraft manufacturer)|RWD]] team. |
The '''RWD-15''' was a [[Poland|Polish]] touring plane of [[1937 in aviation|1937]], designed by the [[RWD (aircraft manufacturer)|RWD]] team. |
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==Design and development== |
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==Development== |
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The '''RWD-15''' was an enlarged developed of a 3-seater [[RWD-13]] touring plane, designed by [[Stanisław Rogalski]] in the DWL workshops. |
The '''RWD-15''' was an enlarged developed of a 3-seater [[RWD-13]] touring plane, designed by [[Stanisław Rogalski]] in the DWL workshops. |
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The prototype first flew in spring [[1937 in aviation|1937]] (registration SP-BFX). It inherited RWD-13's advantages, like ease of flying, with a good stability. In [[1939 in aviation|1939]], 5 serial aircraft were produced. A series of 10 RWD-15 was ordered by the Polish Air Force as [[liaison aircraft]] in 1939, but it has not been completed before the outbreak of [[World War II]]. Also planned variants of [[air ambulance]] for two [[stretcher]]s and of aerial photography plane has not been built by the war. |
The prototype first flew in spring [[1937 in aviation|1937]] (registration SP-BFX). It inherited RWD-13's advantages, like ease of flying, with a good stability. In [[1939 in aviation|1939]], 5 serial aircraft were produced. A series of 10 RWD-15 was ordered by the Polish Air Force as [[liaison aircraft]] in 1939, but it has not been completed before the outbreak of [[World War II]]. Also planned variants of [[air ambulance]] for two [[stretcher]]s and of aerial photography plane has not been built by the war. |
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==Operational history== |
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==Usage== |
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RWD-15 were used by the Polish civilian aviation, one was used by the Presidential Chancellory. One aircraft (SP-KAT) was completed in a long-range variant, with fuel tanks in a place of rear seats, owned by the LOPP air defence league. It was planned to fly it to [[Australia]] in marketing goals, but the plans were canceled after the German invasion on Czechoslovakia in March 1939. |
RWD-15 were used by the Polish civilian aviation, one was used by the Presidential Chancellory. One aircraft (SP-KAT) was completed in a long-range variant, with fuel tanks in a place of rear seats, owned by the LOPP air defence league. It was planned to fly it to [[Australia]] in marketing goals, but the plans were canceled after the German invasion on Czechoslovakia in March 1939. |
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According to some publications, one RWD-15 was sent to the [[1939 New York World's Fair|World's Fair]] to the [[USA]], along with [[RWD-13]] and then sold there, but there is no evidence of such plane in the US register. |
According to some publications, one RWD-15 was sent to the [[1939 New York World's Fair|World's Fair]] to the [[USA]], along with [[RWD-13]] and then sold there, but there is no evidence of such plane in the US register. |
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==Operators== |
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;{{flagicon|Palestine|Mandate}} [[British Mandate of Palestine]] |
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| ⚫ | Five-seater touring [[strut]]ted high-wing [[monoplane]] of a mixed construction. A fuselage of a metal frame, covered with [[canvas]], in engine section with [[aluminium]] sheets. Two-spar rectangular wing of wooden construction, canvas and plywood covered. Wings were folding rearwards, and were equipped with automatic [[slats]]. Closed cabin with two front places fitted with double controls, behind them a bench with three seats. The cabin had a single door on the left and a pair of doors on the right side. Two-blade metal propeller of variable pitch, 2.28 m diameter. Conventional [[landing gear]], with a rear wheel. Fuel tanks in wings - 240 l. |
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*[[Aviron]] |
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*[[Romanian Air Force]] |
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==Specifications == |
==Specifications == |
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===Description=== |
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| ⚫ | Five-seater touring [[strut]]ted high-wing [[monoplane]] of a mixed construction. A fuselage of a metal frame, covered with [[canvas]], in engine section with [[aluminium]] sheets. Two-spar rectangular wing of wooden construction, canvas and plywood covered. Wings were folding rearwards, and were equipped with automatic [[slats]]. Closed cabin with two front places fitted with double controls, behind them a bench with three seats. The cabin had a single door on the left and a pair of doors on the right side. Two-blade metal propeller of variable pitch, 2.28 m diameter. Conventional [[landing gear]], with a rear wheel. Fuel tanks in wings - 240 l. |
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==References== |
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*Andrzej Glass: "Polskie konstrukcje lotnicze 1893-1939" (''Polish aviation constructions 1893-1939''), WKiŁ, Warsaw 1977 (Polish language, no ISBN) |
*Andrzej Glass: "Polskie konstrukcje lotnicze 1893-1939" (''Polish aviation constructions 1893-1939''), WKiŁ, Warsaw 1977 (Polish language, no ISBN) |
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Revision as of 09:11, 18 June 2007
The RWD-15 was a Polish touring plane of 1937, designed by the RWD team.
Design and development
The RWD-15 was an enlarged developed of a 3-seater RWD-13 touring plane, designed by Stanisław Rogalski in the DWL workshops. The prototype first flew in spring 1937 (registration SP-BFX). It inherited RWD-13's advantages, like ease of flying, with a good stability. In 1939, 5 serial aircraft were produced. A series of 10 RWD-15 was ordered by the Polish Air Force as liaison aircraft in 1939, but it has not been completed before the outbreak of World War II. Also planned variants of air ambulance for two stretchers and of aerial photography plane has not been built by the war.
Operational history
RWD-15 were used by the Polish civilian aviation, one was used by the Presidential Chancellory. One aircraft (SP-KAT) was completed in a long-range variant, with fuel tanks in a place of rear seats, owned by the LOPP air defence league. It was planned to fly it to Australia in marketing goals, but the plans were canceled after the German invasion on Czechoslovakia in March 1939.
The prototype RWD-15 was exported to Palestine in 1939 and used there by Aviron company (registration: VQ-PAE, ex. SP-BFX). From 1945 it was used as a communication plane on lines from Lod to Tel Aviv and to Egypt. In December 1947 it had to be abandoned in Lod while undergoing a repair, and was burned in April 1948 by the Arabs.
After the outbreak of the World War II, two aircraft (SP-ALA, SP-KAT) were evacuated to Romania. After a fall of Poland, they were taken over by the Romanian civil aviation (with registration YR-FAN and YR-TIT). After Romania joined the war on Axis side and took part in an attack on the USSR, RWD-15 were used as liaison planes on the eastern front by the Romanian Air Force.
According to some publications, one RWD-15 was sent to the World's Fair to the USA, along with RWD-13 and then sold there, but there is no evidence of such plane in the US register.
Operators
Specifications
Description
Five-seater touring strutted high-wing monoplane of a mixed construction. A fuselage of a metal frame, covered with canvas, in engine section with aluminium sheets. Two-spar rectangular wing of wooden construction, canvas and plywood covered. Wings were folding rearwards, and were equipped with automatic slats. Closed cabin with two front places fitted with double controls, behind them a bench with three seats. The cabin had a single door on the left and a pair of doors on the right side. Two-blade metal propeller of variable pitch, 2.28 m diameter. Conventional landing gear, with a rear wheel. Fuel tanks in wings - 240 l.
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 4
Performance
References
- Andrzej Glass: "Polskie konstrukcje lotnicze 1893-1939" (Polish aviation constructions 1893-1939), WKiŁ, Warsaw 1977 (Polish language, no ISBN)
External links
- photo
- Photos and drawing at Ugolok Neba site (in Russian)
Related content
Related development RWD-6 - RWD-9 – RWD-13 - RWD-20 Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Stinson Reliant