PZL.3
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| PZL.3 | |
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| PZL.3 | |
| Role | Bomber |
| Manufacturer | PZL |
| Designer | Władysław Zalewski |
| Status | project |
| Primary user | Polish Air Force |
The PZL.3 was a Polish project of a four-engine heavy bomber, designed by Władysław Zalewski in years 1928-1930 in PZL.
Design and development
The project of PZL.3 was made due todemend of Polish Air Force for the new bomber plane. Zalewskis' design development of WZ-IX Pteranodon bomber. Ine the first version aircraft should have two pushing and two pulling engines. Later this concept was rejected as a result of technical problems. Although the positive analysis of the design, the project was dismissed due to too high costs in 1930. Some assumptiona od this project was later used in PZL.37 Łoś. In 1933 the twin-simillar Potez 41 BN4. construction was made.
Technical design
Four engine, low-wing aircraft with double vertical tail. Propulsion should be four Bristol "Jupiter" engines (520 hp each one). The project has characteristic, modern, duralumin craft. The plane should be relativety heavily armed (3 machine guns)and could carry 3000 kg of bombs.
Operational history
The bomber never got beyond the phase of the project.
Variants
- PZL.3
- four-engine bomber, project.
Operators
Specifications
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General characteristics
- Crew: 6
Performance
Armament
- 3 x machine gun: 1 in the nose, 2 in the rear upper station
- Up to 3,500 kg of bombs
See also
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era