SZD-16 Gil
(GPM)
The prototype of the Gil with tubular rear fuselage and low-performance wing. The fuselage was of metal and the wings were of wood.
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- Type: sports training glider
- Historical period: Cold War, 1958
- Country: Poland
- Scale: 1:33
- Number of sheets: 4 sheets A4
Historical information
Although design of the SZD-16 Gil was started in 1955, the prototype was not completed until 1958, when interest in gliders with metal structures increased. The SZD-16 was a simple single-seat training glider originally intended to form part of the LPŻ (Soldier's Friends League) aero clubs training regime.
The main designer was Zbigniew Badura. The fuselage was of metal and the wings were of wood.
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