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1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. PZL Bielsko SZD-24 Foka (cropped): K. Kobrzyński, K. Koszewski, T. Malinowski, J. Malujdy, ze zbiorów (from collection of): Komisja Historyczna Rady Seniorów Aeroklubu PRL, Muzeum Lotnictwa i Astronautyki w Krakowie, Ośrodek Postępu Te· Public domain
what is it?
The SZD-24 Foka (Seal) (Szybowcowy Zakład Doświadczalny - Glider Experimental Works) was a single-seat high-performance aerobatic glider designed and built in Poland in 1960.
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 66 years ago, in 1960.
- Wingspan of 15 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
no engine: No engine: it glides on rising air.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1960-05-02
- number built
- 204
- role
- glider
- origin
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- makers
- Szybowcowy Zakład Doświadczalny
- engines
- none (glider)
- length
- 7 m
- wingspan
- 15 m
- height
- 0.9 m
- max take-off weight
- 385 kg
- top speed
- —
- range
- —
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q18052227, Wikipedia: SZD-24 Foka (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.