The PWS-16 was a biplane trainer designed and developed by
Podlaska Wytwórnia Samolotów (PWS). An armed variant also entered production as the
PWS-26
The PWS-26 was a Polish advanced training aircraft, used from 1937 to 1939 by the Polish Air Force, constructed in the PWS (''Podlaska Wytwórnia Samolotów'' - Podlasie Aircraft Factory). It was the second most numerous Polish pre-war aircraft ...
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Development
Developed from the
PWS-12
The PWS-12 was a biplane trainer designed and developed by Podlaska Wytwórnia Samolotów (PWS). It entered production as the PWS-14.
Development
The PWS-12 was a single-engined two-seat training biplane, fit also for aerobatics, designed in 19 ...
and
PWS-14
The PWS-12 was a biplane trainer designed and developed by Podlaska Wytwórnia Samolotów (PWS). It entered production as the PWS-14.
Development
The PWS-12 was a single-engined two-seat training biplane, fit also for aerobatics, designed in 19 ...
trainers, the PWS-16 two-seat biplane design introduced a number of improvements particularly improved ailerons. A variant designated PWS-16bis had a revised fuel system to allow inverted flight. It had also improved aerodynamics and its silhouette changed. The aircraft entered service with the Polish Air Force training units between 1933 and 1934. An improved armed version was developed as the
PWS-26
The PWS-26 was a Polish advanced training aircraft, used from 1937 to 1939 by the Polish Air Force, constructed in the PWS (''Podlaska Wytwórnia Samolotów'' - Podlasie Aircraft Factory). It was the second most numerous Polish pre-war aircraft ...
and when the PWS-26 entered service in 1937, the PWS-16 was relegated to secondary duties.
Variants
;PWS-16
:20 built.
;PWS-16bis
:20 built.
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PWS-26
The PWS-26 was a Polish advanced training aircraft, used from 1937 to 1939 by the Polish Air Force, constructed in the PWS (''Podlaska Wytwórnia Samolotów'' - Podlasie Aircraft Factory). It was the second most numerous Polish pre-war aircraft ...
:Armed trainer variant.
Operators
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Polish Air Force
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Aviación Nacional
A Caudron C.286 of the Nationalist Spanish Air Force
The terms "Aviación Nacional" ("Nationalist Aviation"), "Fuerza Aérea Nacional" ("Nationalist Air Force") and "Ejército Nacional del Aire" ("Nationalist Army of the Air") refer to military a ...
(20 bought through
SEPEWE in 1937)
Specifications (PWS-16)
See also
References
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