CWL WZ.X
Centralne Warsztaty Lotnicze · Poland · first flew 1926 · reconnaissance aircraft
The WZ.X was a Polish reconnaissance biplane designed in the mid-1920s by Władysław Zalewski and built by the Central Aviation Workshops in Warsaw.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Mid-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Inline engine in the nose with two round Lamblin radiators under the fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
WEFT is AircraftIQ's four-point recognition method — how it works.
Spot it by:
- Equal-span, slightly staggered braced biplane wings
- Inline engine in the nose with two round Lamblin radiators under the fuselage
- Crew of two in tandem open cockpits and a strutted tail
Look for a conventional wooden biplane with a nose-mounted inline engine, underfuselage radiators and open tandem cockpits.
Specifications
- The CWL WZ.X has a length of 8.21 m (27 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 11.31 m (37 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 206 km/h (128 mph).
- Typical crew: 2.
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History
Work started in 1923 and the first prototype flew in August 1926. It was the first combat aircraft of Polish design built in Poland, in a small series.
Variants
The prototype WZ.X/I and the pre-series WZ.X/II and WZ.X/III had a Lorraine-Dietrich 12Eb engine, while the WZ.X/IV had a Gnome et Rhône 9A Jupiter radial.
Where you'll see it
It did not enter serial production because Poland had already bought Breguet 19 aircraft and started licence production of the Potez 25. Three were given to aviation schools.
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