Category:RWD-8
The RWD-8 was a Polish trainer aircraft designed in response to a Polish Air Force requirement of 1931 for a basic trainer aircraft. It was constructed by the RWD team of Stanisław Rogalski, Stanisław Wigura and Jerzy Drzewiecki. The first prototype was flown in early 1933. It won the contest for the Polish military trainer, against the PZL-5bis and Bartel BM-4h biplanes. It was considered a very stable and well-handling aircraft. Since the DWL (Doświadczalne Warsztaty Lotnicze) workshops - a manufacturer of RWD designs - had limited production capability, the Polish military decided to produce the plane in a nationalized factory PWS (Podlaska Wytwórnia Samolotów). DWL gave away the licence free of charge, only for covering design costs. PWS produced aircraft for both military and civilian aviation, while DWL produced aircraft for civilian use only. The first PWS-built RWD-8 was flown in September 1934. These aircraft, designated RWD-8 PWS, differed from the original RWD-8 DWL in minor details, mainly having thinner landing gear shock absorbers and being slightly heavier and therefore slower. In total, over 550 RWD-8s were built (about 80 by the DWL and about 470 by the PWS). Production ceased in early 1939.
This page lists all films that feature the RWD-8.
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Pages in category "RWD-8"
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