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Wingspan
  
20 m

Manufacturer
  
PZL

Length
  
8.25 m

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The Allstar SZD-54 Perkoz (English: Grebe) is a Polish two-seat, glider, designed and produced by Allstar PZL of Bielsko-Biała.

Contents

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Design and development

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The SZD-54 was designed in 1991, but company and political upheaval in Poland resulted in the glider not being put into production until 2011.

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The aircraft is type certified to European Aviation Safety Agency CS22 standards. It features a cantilever mid-wing, a two-seats-in-tandem enclosed cockpit under a large bubble canopy and fixed monowheel gear with a small nosewheel and a tail caster.

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The aircraft is made from fibreglass. Its 20 m (65.6 ft) span wing has an area of 17.82 m2 (191.8 sq ft) and mounts air brakes, as well as winglets. Optional wing tips are available for 17.5 m (57.4 ft) with winglets in the utility category and without winglets for aerobatics. All controls are automatically connected upon assembly. Despite its fixed landing gear, the SZD-54 has a best glide ratio of 42:1 with the 20 m (65.6 ft) span wing.

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The SZD-54 has a design airframe life of 15,000 hours and comes from the factory with a two-year warranty.

Operational history

By November 2012 two examples had been registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration.

Specifications (SZD-54-2, 20 m configuration)

Data from Bayerl and Allstar

General characteristics

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  • Crew: one
  • Capacity: one passenger
  • Length: 8.25 m (27 ft 1 in)
  • Wingspan: 20 m (65 ft 7 in)
  • Height: 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
  • Wing area: 17.82 m2 (191.8 sq ft)
  • Aspect ratio: 24.75:1
  • Empty weight: 379 kg (836 lb)
  • Gross weight: 600 kg (1,323 lb)

    • Performance

  • Stall speed: 62 km/h (39 mph; 33 kn)
  • Never exceed speed: 240 km/h (149 mph; 130 kn)
  • g limits: +5.3/-2.65
  • Maximum glide ratio: 42:1 at 102 km/h (63 mph)
  • Rate of sink: 0.58 m/s (114 ft/min) at 78 km/h (48 mph)
  • Wing loading: 33.7 kg/m2 (6.9 lb/sq ft)

    • References

    Allstar SZD-54 Perkoz Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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