PWS-26
Sign in to saveThe PWS-26 was a Polish advanced training aircraft, used from 1937 to 1939 by the Polish Air Force, constructed in the PWS (Podlaska Wytwórnia Samolotów - Podlasie Aircraft Factory). It was the second most numerous Polish pre-war aircraft, after the RWD-8.
Key facts
- Aircraft.name
- PWS-26
- Aircraft.image
- PWS-26 '81-123' (SP-AJB) (15922258636).jpg
- Aircraft.caption
- PWS-26 in the Polish Aviation Museum
- Aircraft.type
- Trainer aircraft
- Aircraft.manufacturer
- PWS
- Aircraft.first_flight
- 1935
- Aircraft.introduction
- 1937
- Aircraft.retired
- 1953
- Aircraft.primary_user
- Polish Air Force
- Aircraft.more_users
- Romanian Air Force
- Aircraft.produced
- 1936-1939
- Aircraft.number_built
- 310
- Aircraft.developed_from
- PWS-16
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- Design and development
- Operational history
- Operators
- Surviving aircraft
- Specifications (PWS-26)
- See also
- References
- Notes
The PWS-26 was a Polish advanced training aircraft, used from 1937 to 1939 by the Polish Air Force, constructed in the PWS (Podlaska Wytwórnia Samolotów - Podlasie Aircraft Factory). It was the second most numerous Polish pre-war aircraft, after the RWD-8.
==Design and development== The aircraft was a final development of a series: PWS-12, PWS-14 and PWS-16, designed in response to a Polish Air Force requirement for an advanced trainer. The chief designer was Augustyn Zdaniewski. The PWS-26 was a direct development of the PWS-16bis, sharing the same silhouette, being a more militarized variant - with strengthened construction, which allowed dive-bomber training. Contrary to its predecessors, the PWS-26 could be armed with a forward-shooting machine gun and practice bombs. It also had other improvements and was capable of aerobatics. A visual difference from the PWS-16bis were the canvas-covered struts of the landing gear.
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