Kućfir Pirat
Suchedniów Casting Factory · Poland · first flew 1923 · glider
The Kućfir Pirat was a Polish single-seat glider designed to compete in the 1923 First Polish Glider Contest.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × none, embedded-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Single-seat open cockpit in a rectangular-section fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
WEFT is AircraftIQ's four-point recognition method — how it works.
Spot it by:
- Rectangular two-spar parasol wing, wire-braced from above by a pair of kingposts
- Single-seat open cockpit in a rectangular-section fuselage
- Triangular fin with a rhomboidal rudder and a tailplane on top of the fuselage
Look for a wooden parasol-wing glider with kingpost bracing over the fuselage, a tall undercarriage and large wire-braced tail surfaces.
Specifications
- The Kućfir Pirat has a length of 6.2 m (20 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 11 m (36 ft).
- Typical crew: 1.
Figures are for the representative variant described above; marks differ. See how AircraftIQ sources figures.
History
It was designed by Konrad Kućfir and built at the Suchedniów Casting Factory in Kielce. Kućfir flew it on 6 June 1923 from Mąchocice Górne.
Variants
It was a cumbersome, crudely built wooden glider with a rectangular-plan, fabric-covered parasol wing.
Where you'll see it
At the contest on 8 September it flew for only 9 seconds before crashing and was totally destroyed. It was the heaviest glider at the contest.
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