PZL M-17 Duduś Kudłacz

PZL Mielec · Poland · first flew 1977 · light aircraft

The PZL M-17 "Duduś Kudłacz" (initially EM-5A) was a Polish twin-boom pusher general aviation and trainer aircraft that remained a prototype. It first flew on 7 July 1977.

Recognition (WEFT)

W — Wings	Mid-mounted, straight
E — Engines	1 × piston, fuselage-mounted
F — Fuselage	Very streamlined fuselage with two crew sitting side by side in a cramped, half-reclined position
T — Tail	Twin fin

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Twin-boom pusher layout
Very streamlined fuselage with two crew sitting side by side in a cramped, half-reclined position
Mid-wing monoplane with a retractable tricycle undercarriage

A pusher with twin booms and a sleek, glider-like cockpit with a two-blade wooden propeller.

Specifications

The PZL M-17 Duduś Kudłacz has a length of 6.5 m (21 ft).
It has a wingspan of 9.2 m (30 ft).
Its maximum speed is 360 km/h (224 mph).
Typical crew: 2.

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History

It was an amateur design by a Warsaw University of Technology student team led by Edward Margański, designed in 1969 to 1971. PZL Mielec took over its development and changed the structure to riveted duralumin with a less powerful Avia M 137 engine.

Variants

Only one prototype was built.

Where you'll see it

It was not produced in series. In 1979 the prototype was given to Rzeszów University of Technology.

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