PZL Bielsko SZD-51
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| Type designation | SZD-51-1 Junior |
| Competition class | Club |
| Number built | |
| Crew | 1 |
| Length | 6.69 m |
| Height | 1.57 m |
| Cockpit width | |
| Cockpit height | |
| Wingspan | 15 m |
| Wing area | 12.51 m² |
| Aspect ratio | 18 |
| Wing profile | |
| Empty mass | ca. 225 kg |
| Maximum mass | 380 kg |
| Wing loading | ca. 25 - 30 kg/m² |
| Maximum speed | 220 km/h (119 kts) |
| Rough air speed | |
| Stall speed | 60 km/h |
| Minimum sink rate | ca. 0.58 m/s at 70 km/h |
| Best glide ratio | 35 at 80 km/h |
The SZD-51-1 Junior is a single-place club sailplane, with safe and docile handling qualities, specifically designed for early solo and recreational flying.
The Junior was designed from the outset as a club glider, not as a fixed gear version of a competition sailplane. It feature a large and comfortable cockpit with seating position that is more upright than usual in modern gliders, a fixed undercarriage with an oversized tire to soften landing, and an unusually strong airframe designed to endure 9,000 hours of demanding club operation. The key ingredient to the Junior's role is a wing with considerably more wing area than racing sailplanes and an airfoil optimised for safe handling and smooth stall characteristics.
The latest variant of the SZD-51-1 has fully automatic coupling of all flight controls, a pilot's back rest adjustable in rake and depth and a new stick-mounted automatic trim.
[edit] Sources
- Geelong Club Web Site
- Simons M, Segelflugzeuge 1965-2000, Eqip, 2004
- Sailplane Directory
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