PWS-14

what is it?

The PWS-12 was a biplane trainer designed and developed by Podlaska Wytwórnia Samolotów (PWS) in Poland. It entered production as the PWS-14.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 engine · 9 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 190 km/htop speed
• range 640 kmwithout refuelling
• size 1,100 kgmax take-off weight
• built 23made in total

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 97 years ago, in 1929.
• 🚗Wingspan of 9 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

spec sheet

first flight

1929

number built

23

role

trainer biplane

origin

🇵🇱 Poland

makers

Podlaska Wytwórnia Samolotów

engines

1× Skoda-Wright J-5A Whirlwind radial engine

crew

1

length

6.9 m

wingspan

9 m

height

2.9 m

max take-off weight

1,100 kg

top speed

190 km/h

cruise speed

175 km/h

range

640 km

ceiling

4,500 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.