Cywiński Lublin
Plage i Laśkiewicz · Poland · first flew 1923 · glider
The Cywiński Lublin I and II were very similar Polish gliders, designed and built for the 1923 First Polish Glider Contest.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, tapered |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × none, embedded-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Rectangular-section fuselage that resembles a thick airfoil in profile |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- High-wing wooden monoplane glider with a trapezoidal one-piece wing
- Rectangular-section fuselage that resembles a thick airfoil in profile
- Strongly swept, roughly rhomboidal fin and rudder at the rear
A wheeled high-wing glider with a tail skid, a two-spar trapezoidal wing and an all-moving tailplane mounted at the extreme rear of the fuselage.
Specifications
- The Cywiński Lublin has a length of 6.5 m (21 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 12.5 m (41 ft).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
Stanisław Cywiński designed the Lublin, and two examples were built at the Lublin works of Plage i Laśkiewicz. It was an aerodynamically clean wooden high-wing monoplane with an open single-seat cockpit.
Variants
The Lublin I and Lublin II differed only in their ailerons.
Where you'll see it
Each glider made a single flight, both piloted by Franciszek Rutkowski and both ending in a crash. The Lublin II flew for 60 seconds and earned the firm fourth prize at the contest.
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