#0932
RWD-14 Czapla
Second Polish Republic ·first flew 1936· reconnaissance and liaison aircraft
what is it?
The RWD-14 Czapla (LWS Czapla) was a Polish army cooperation aircraft (observation, close reconnaissance and liaison aircraft), designed in the mid-1930s by the RWD team, and produced in the LWS factory from 1938. A series of 65 aircraft were built and most were used by the Polish Air Force observation squadrons during World War II in 1939.
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · high wing · 11.9 m wingspan
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- First flew 90 years ago, in 1936.
- Top speed is 1.9× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 11.9 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1936
- introduced
- 1938
- number built
- 65
- role
- reconnaissance and liaison aircraft
- origin
- Second Polish Republic
- makers
- LWS
- engines
- 1× PZL G-1620B Mors-II
- crew
- 2
- length
- 9 m
- wingspan
- 11.9 m
- height
- 3 m
- max take-off weight
- 1,700 kg
- top speed
- 247 km/h
- cruise speed
- 232 km/h
- range
- 675 km
- ceiling
- 5,100 m
- wings
- high wing
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1263032, Wikipedia: RWD-14 Czapla (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.