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RWD 8

Second Polish Republic ·first flew 1933· trainer aircraft

🛩️ light / GA piston retired
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. 126 machines of RWD-8 in Poland (1937): Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
  2. 2. Adam Szarek RWD-8 V KLKT: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
  3. 3. RWD-8 model MLP 01: Zala· CC BY-SA 4.0
  4. 4. RWD-8 model MLP 02: Zala· CC BY-SA 4.0
  5. 5. RWD-8 model MLP 03: Zala· CC BY-SA 4.0
  6. 6. Samolot RWD-8 na lotnisku NAC 1-S-1278: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
  7. 7. Samoloty RWD-8 na lotnisku w Katowicach NAC 1-S-1279-1: Czesław Datka· Public domain
  8. 8. Stefania Wojtulanis - RWD-8 - krajowe zawody lotnicze 1938 NAC 1-S-1300-8: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
  9. 9. Walter Junior 4 a RWD-8: neznámý (unknown)· Public domain
  10. 10. Wanda Modlibowska i Ewa Korczyńska przed startem przy RWD-8 NAC 1-S-1300-6: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
Read about it on Wikipedia ↗
RWD 8, photo 1 of 10
1/10 Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain

what is it?

The RWD 8 was a Polish parasol wing monoplane trainer aircraft produced by RWD. It was used from 1934 to 1939 by the Polish Air Force and civilian aviation.

How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · high wing · 11 m wingspan

base stats

  • speed 175 km/htop speed
  • range 435 kmwithout refuelling
  • size 750 kgmax take-off weight
  • built 550made 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 93 years ago, in 1933.
  • Wingspan of 11 m: about 2 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
1933
introduced
1934
retired
1948
status
retired
number built
550
role
trainer aircraft
origin
Second Polish Republic
makers
Podlaska Wytwórnia Samolotów, Doświadczalne Warsztaty Lotnicze
engines
1× PZ Inż. Junior / Walter Major / Walter Junior
crew
2
length
8 m
wingspan
11 m
height
2.3 m
max take-off weight
750 kg
top speed
175 km/h
cruise speed
145 km/h
range
435 km
ceiling
5,000 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 Q3449759, Wikipedia: RWD 8 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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