6 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. RWD 17 a Walter Major 4: neznámý (unknown)· Public domain
- 2. RWD 17W SP-BPB: Anonymous Unknown author· Public domain
- 3. RWD-17 & MDM-1 Fox modele MLP 01: Zala· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. RWD-17 a Walter Major 4, prototyp: neznámý (unknown)· Public domain
- 5. RWD-17 model MLP 01: Zala· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. RWD-17W SP-BPB koła: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
what is it?
The RWD 17 was a Polish aerobatics-trainer aircraft of 1937, parasol wing monoplane, constructed by the RWD team.
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 10 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 89 years ago, in 1937.
- Wingspan of 10 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
- 1937-08-07
- introduced
- 1938
- retired
- 1939
- status
- retired
- number built
- 30
- role
- trainer aircraft
- origin
- Second Polish Republic
- makers
- RWD
- engines
- 1× PZInż. Major 4 / Sh 14 / Walter Major 4
- crew
- 2
- length
- 7.7 m
- wingspan
- 10 m
- height
- 2.5 m
- max take-off weight
- 810 kg
- top speed
- 195 km/h
- cruise speed
- 165 km/h
- range
- 680 km
- ceiling
- 5,000 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7278099, Wikipedia: RWD 17 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.