SZD-18 Czajka
(GPM)
It was a single-seat glider designed and built in Poland in 1956. It had a simple structure, box fuselage, strutted high wing and low performance typical for the primary type of training glider.
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- Type: sports training glider
- Historical period: Cold War, 1956
- Country: Poland
- Scale: 1:33, 1:50
- Number of sheets: 6 sheets A4
You can make two identical models in different scales 1:33 and 1:50.
Historical information
The SZD-18 Czajka ("Glider Experimental Works", "Czajka" in English: "Lapwing") was a single-seat glider designed and built in Poland in 1956.
It had a simple structure, box fuselage, strutted high wing and low performance typical for the primary type of training glider. Flight trials began on 30 November 1956 (pilot Adam Zientek) proving, that the SZD-18 had good handling qualities and performance adequate for its intended role. It was regarded as one of the best gliders in its class and the Polish best training glider.
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