PZL-112 Junior

The EADS PZL PZL-112 Junior is a Polish single engine, two-seat trainer built by PZL Warszawa-Okecie.[1]

PZL-112 Junior
Role Trainer
National origin Poland
Manufacturer EADS PZL Warszawa-Okecie
First flight 17 Jun 2000
Number built 1

Development and design

The PZL-112 Junior was designed by PZL Warszawa-Okecie in collaboration with the Warsaw University of Technology as a low-cost trainer for Polish flying clubs. It was originally known as the Koliber Junior as it used some components from the PZL-110 Koliber.[1] The Junior is a metal low-wing cantilever monoplane with a swept back vertical tail and a small ventral fin.[1] It has a fixed tricycle landing gear and is powered by a nose-mounted Lycoming O-235-L2C flat-four piston engine driving a two-bladed propeller.[1] It has two side-by-side configuration seats in an enclosed cabin with a gull-wing canopy.[1] Construction of the prototype was started in 1997 and it first flew on 17 Jun 2000.[1]

Specifications

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2003-04[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: two
  • Length: 6.651 m (21 ft 10 in)
  • Wingspan: 8.803 m (28 ft 11 in)
  • Height: 2.625 m (8 ft 7 in)
  • Wing area: 11.44 m2 (123.1 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 520 kg (1,146 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 750 kg (1,653 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-235-L2C Flat-four piston engine, 87 kW (116 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed Hoffmann HO-14HM-175-131

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 210 km/h (130 mph, 110 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 97 km/h (60 mph, 52 kn)
  • Stall speed: 80 km/h (50 mph, 43 kn) Flaps down
  • Never exceed speed: 262 km/h (163 mph, 141 kn)
  • Range: 750 km (470 mi, 400 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,000 ft)
  • g limits: +4.4/-1.8
  • Rate of climb: 3.50 m/s (689 ft/min)
  • Wing loading: 65.56 kg/m2 (13.43 lb/sq ft)
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See also

Related development

  • PZL-110 Koliber

References

Notes
  1. Jackson 2003, pp. 333-334

Bibliography
  • Jackson, Paul, ed. (2003). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2003-04. Coulsdon, Surrey, United Kingdom: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 0-7106-2537-5.
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