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SZD 51-1 Junior

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Listing Description

This simple, rugged early solo/ club glider
first flew in 1980. It has a fixed main wheel
and top surface Schempp-Hirth type
airbrakes. A simplified model 51-2 was a runner
up in the IGC World Class design contest.

Greg Rice
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2.0

The 1st glass glider that many students fly. Absolutely bulletproof

9 years ago

Performance

L/DMax 35 80 kph / 43 kt / 50 mph MinSink 0.60 m/s / 1.97 fps / 1.17 kt

Specifications

Aspect ratio

18

Span

15 m 49.2 ft

Area

12.51 sq.m 134.7 sq.ft

Empty Weight

242 kg 533 lb.

Payload

113 kg 250 lb.

Gross Weight

355 kg 783 lb.

Wing Load

28.38 kg/sq.m 5.81 lb./sq.ft

Water Ballast

0 kg 0 lb.

General Details

Manufacturer PZL Bielsko Plane Name SZD 51-1 Junior Classification Unclassified Country Of Origin Poland Designer Stanislaw Zientek No. of Seats 1 No. Built 300 Airfoil Wortmann Structure GFRP/ epoxy/ steel tube Engine

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