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what is it?
The SZD-42 Jantar 2 is a single seat Open Class competition glider, designed and produced in Poland in the 1970s. It features a span of over 20 m (66 ft) and elastic, camber changing flaps. It was placed second, third and seventh at the 1976 World Gliding Championships.
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 50 years ago, in 1976.
- Wingspan of 20.5 m: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
no engine: No engine: it glides on rising air.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1976-02-02
- number built
- 118
- role
- single seat open class glider
- origin
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- makers
- Szybowcowy Zakład Doświadczalny
- engines
- none (glider)
- length
- 7.2 m
- wingspan
- 20.5 m
- height
- 1.8 m
- max take-off weight
- 649 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 Q2044896, Wikipedia: SZD-42 Jantar 2 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.