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PZL Bielsko SZD-45
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Type designation | SZD-45A SZD-45-2 "Ogar F" |
Competition class | Two Seater |
Number built | 65 |
Crew | 2 |
Length | 7.95 m |
Height | 1.51 m |
Wingspan | 17.6 m |
Wing area | 19,10 m² |
Aspect ratio | 16.2 |
Empty mass | ca. 470 kg |
Maximum mass | 700 kg |
Wing loading | ca. 36,6 kg/m² |
Maximum speed | 225 km/h |
Speed in rough air | 165 km/h (89 kts) |
Stall speed | 78 km/h 42 KTS) |
Minimum sink rate | ca. 1.10 m/s with 85 km/h |
Engine | Limbach SL-1700EC |
Power |
68 HP |
The SZD-45 Ogar is a T-tailed cantilever high wing monoplane of wooden, aluminium and fibreglass construction designed in Poland. The prototype of this self-launching motorglider SP-0001 first flew on the 29th May 1973. soaring capability and staggered side-by-side two-place seating. There were 64 examples constructed excluding the prototype with 41 of these being exported.
It has a Hoffmann twin-bladed pusher propeller. The landing gear is semi-retractable. The U.S. import is powered with the dual ignition, turbocharged, Revmaster engine. The "Ogar" is certified for simple aerobatics