RPM 72002 PWS-16 bis

A training plane for two Polish pilots in a mixed biplane structure. At the end of 1933, the PWS-16 prototype made its first flight. In the winter of 1933/1934, the plane underwent tests at the Aviation Technical Research Institute (IBTL). In 1934, a series of 20 PWS-16 aircraft was produced at the request of the military. In the same year, Eng. A. Bobek-Zdaniewski modernized the factory PWS-16, adapting it to the training of shooting - a machine gun was mounted on it. The plane has been improved by using a wider engine casing, carburetor cover, thickening of the fuselage, changing the shape of the tail, etc. The landing gear has also changed. The plane changed its appearance quite significantly and received the designation PWS-16 bis. The prototype underwent trials at the IBTL in the winter of 1934/1935. In the years 1935-1936, a total of 20 PWS-16 bis aircraft were built. The planes were replaced by PWS-26 relatively quickly, and the owned planes went to Bulgaria and Spain, vide Portugal. Technical data (PWS-16bis version): length: 7m, wingspan: 9m, height: 2.7m, maximum speed: 206km / h, climb speed: 4.5m / s, practical ceiling: 4400m, maximum range: 550km, armament: permanent - 1 Vickers wz. 33 cal. 7.7 mm, suspended - up to 25 kg of bombs.