Muraszew-Tomaszewski MT 1
Scouts' Glider Centre Workshops · Poland · first flew 1936 · glider
The Muraszew-Tomaszewski MT 1 was a single-seat flying boat training glider designed and built in Poland in the 1930s.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × none, embedded-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Open-frame girder fuselage with the wing mounted on top |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Open-frame girder fuselage with the wing mounted on top
- Short float under each wingtip
- Wood-framed ply-covered nacelle holding the open single-seat cockpit
The two-part wing was rectangular in plan with rounded tips and braced by parallel struts. The tail had a triangular fin and tailplane.
Specifications
- The Muraszew-Tomaszewski MT 1 has a length of 6.7 m (22 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 13.6 m (45 ft).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
Its designers, Aleksander Muraszew and Kazimierz Tomaszewski, were students at Warsaw Technical University. It first flew on 1 May 1936.
Variants
Larger floats were fitted after trials. It could easily be converted for land use by adding a rubber-sprung skid under the hull.
Where you'll see it
It was tow-launched behind a hydroplane on the Vistula and tested at Puck, with many satisfactory take-offs from the sea in 1937. Three pilots were trained as sea-glider instructors, but no government funding followed and only one was completed.
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