Design and development
The Diana is a single-seat 15-metre class sailplane. It uses a mid-wing cantilever monoplane with a T-tail unit. It has an all composite carbon-aramid-epoxy structure. TheCompetition Awards
2005 – Janusz Centka wins the silver medal in 13th European Gliding Championships in Rayskala – Finland 2005 – Janusz Centka wins the silver medal in 30th Open Class Polish Nationals in Leszno – Poland 2005 – Sebastian Kawa wins the gold medal in 1st Gliding Races Championships in Saint Auban – France 2006 – Janusz Centka wins the gold medal in 31st Open Class Polish Nationals in Leszno – Poland 2006 – Janusz Centka wins the gold medal in 29th World Gliding Championships in Eskilstuna – Sweden 2007 – Janusz Centka wins the gold medal in 14th European Gliding Championships in Issoudun – France 2007 – Karol Staryszak wins the silver medal in 14th European Gliding Championships in Issoudun – France 2007 – Tomasz Krok wins the silver medal in 1st Polish 15m Class Championship 2007 Leszno – Poland 2007 – Sebastian Kawa wins the gold medal in 1st Polish 15m Class Championship 2007 Leszno – Poland 2007 – Sebastian Kawa wins the gold medal in 2nd FAI World Grand Prix Gliding at Omarama – New Zealand 2008 – Janusz Centka wins the silver medal in 30th World Gliding Championships in Luesse – Germany 2009 – Thomas Gostner wins the gold medal in Chilean National in Santiago – Chile 2009 – Sebastian Kawa wins the gold medal in 3rd World Air Games in Turin – Italy 2009 – Thomas Gostner wins the gold medal in 15 Italian Nationals – Italy 2009 – Stefano Ghiorzo wins the silver medal in 15 Italian Nationals – Italy 2009 – Lukasz Wojcik wins the silver medal in 15th European Gliding Championships in Nitra – Slovakia 2009 – Sebastian Kawa wins the gold medal in Pribina Cup, Nitra – Slovakia 2009 – Lukasz Wojcik wins the silver medal in Pribina Cup, Nitra – Slovakia 2009 – Sebastian Kawa wins the bronze medal in 7th Andes Open Soaring Championship 2009 – Thomas Gostner wins the gold medal in Campeonato Nacional Chileno in Santiago – Chile 2010 – Sebastian Kawa wins the gold medal in 3rd World Sailplane Grand Prix Final in Santiago – Chile 2010 – Thomas Gostner wins the bronze medal in 3rd World Sailplane Grand Prix Final in Santiago – Chile 2012 – Sebastian Kawa wins the gold medal in 32nd World Gliding Championships in Uvalde – USA 2014 – Sebastian Kawa wins silver medal in 5th World Championship Races Gliding at Sisteron – France 2014 – Sebastian Kawa wins the gold medal in 33rd World Gliding Championships in Leszno – Poland 2016 – Jerzy Zieba wins the silver medal in FAI Sailplane Grand Prix USA in Ionia – USA 2017 – Lukasz Grabowski wins the bronze medal in 34th FAI World Gliding Championships in Benalla – Australia 2017 – Sebastian Kawa wins the gold medal in 34th FAI World Gliding Championships in Benalla – Australia 2017 – Lukasz Grabowski wins the gold medal in 7th Polish 15m Class Championships in Kielce – Poland 2018 – Lukasz Grabowski wins the gold medal in Ostrów Glide, Polish Nationals 15m – PolandVariants
;SZD-56-1 Diana 1 :Certified in Poland in 1997 originally, two built by PZL-Bielsko up to 1998, three built by Bogumil Beres from 2001. ;SZD-56-2 Diana 2 :Production variant built by Bogumil Beres and had a certification by EASA awarded in 2015. ;SZD-56-2 Diana 2 NG ''(New Generation) (15-metre class)'' :Production variant built since 2017 after production rights were passed to Polish Company Avionic. ;SZD-56-2 Diana 2 NG – FES ''(15-metre class)'' :Production variant built since 2018 by Avionic with a front-end electric sustaining (FES) engine. ;Diana 3 KKB 18KE – FES ''(18-metre class)'' :Production variant built since 2018 by Avionic with a front-end electric sustaining (FES) engine. : :Specifications (Diana 2)
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