PZL.50 Jastrząb

Template:Infobox Aircraft PZL.50 Jastrząb (Hawk) was a Polish pre-war fighter aircraft designed by Wsiewołod Jakimiuk of the PZL works. A single-seat low-wing aeroplane was to serve as a multi-purpose fighter and escort and replace all fighters used previously by the Polish Air Force. Designed after 1936, its prototype was first flown in February of 1939. Two prototypes were ready by the outbreak of the Polish Defensive War, but the plane did not enter mass production.

Versions

PZL.50/I

First prototype.

PZL.50/II

Second prototype with some fuselage shape changes and with simplified engine cowling.

PZL.50A

Planned first production batch powered by Bristol Mercury VIII engine (840 hp) and armed with 4 x 7.9 mm machine guns and 100 kg of bombs.

PZL.50B

Planned second production batch powered by Bristol Taurus III engine (1145 hp) and armed with 4 x 7.9 mm machine guns, 2 x 20 mm cannons and 300 kg of bombs.

Operators (planned)

• Poland
  • Polish Air Force

Specifications (PZL.50/I)

General characteristics

• Crew: 1

Performance Armament

• Guns: 4 x 7.92 mm PWU wz.36 machine guns
• Bombs: 100 kg

External links

• PZL.50 Jastrząb w prawdziwej postaci - article written by Jerzy Cynk and published in Skrzydlata Polska aviation monthly
• Samoloty PZL do 1939 roku

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Related development PZL.53 Jastrząb II Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Curtiss P-36 Hawk - Dewoitine D.520 Related lists

• List of fighter aircraft