PZL M-20 Mewa

what is it?

The PZL-Mielec M-20 Mewa (Polish: Gull) is a licence-built version of the Piper PA-34 Seneca II manufactured in Poland by WSK PZL Mielec in a limited series from the 1980s.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 piston engines with propellers · 11.9 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 275 km/htop speed
• range 550 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 5passengers
• size 2,070 kgmax take-off weight
• built 33made 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 47 years ago, in 1979.
• 🏎️Top speed is 2.1× 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

1979-07-25

number built

33

role

utility aircraft

makers

PZL Mielec

engines

2× PZL-F 6A-350C1L / PZL-F 6A-350C1R

crew

1

passengers

5

length

8.7 m

wingspan

11.9 m

height

3 m

max take-off weight

2,070 kg

top speed

275 km/h

cruise speed

260 km/h

range

550 km

ceiling

4,000 m

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