PZL.55
This fighter is sometimes called "PZL.62", but the correct designation is PZL.55.[1]
| PZL.55 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Fighter aircraft |
| National origin | Poland |
| Manufacturer | Państwowe Zakłady Lotnicze |
| Status | Project |
| Primary user | Polish Air Force (planned) |
| Developed from | PZL.26 |
PZL.55 was a Polish pre-war initial project of fighter aircraft designed by Jerzy Dąbrowski of the PZL works. It was a single-seat low-wing monoplane developed from the PZL.26 sports plane and private sports plane project designed by Jerzy Dąbrowski for his own purposes.
The prototype PZL.55/I was designed for the Hispano-Suiza 12Y inline engine but production aircraft were intended to be powered by Hispano-Suiza 12Z inline engines.[2]
Planned specifications (PZL.55)
Data from [3]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
Performance
Armament
- Guns: 1 x Hispano-Suiza gun, 6-8 x 7.92 mm PWU wz.36 machine guns
References
Bibliography
- Glass, Andrzej. Polskie Konstrukcje Lotnicze Vol.3 (In Polish). Sandomierz, Poland: Wydawnictwo Stratus, 2008.
See also
Related development