The SZD-22 Mucha Standard (''
Szybowcowy Zakład Doświadczalny
Szybowcowy Zakład Doświadczalny (SZD), ''Glider Experimental Works'' was a glider aircraft, glider design and research centre of the Polish aerospace industry after World War II, located in Bielsko-Biała. Through its history it underwent many or ...
'' – Glider Experimental Works) was a single-seat aerobatic glider designed and built in Poland from 1957.
Development
Developed especially for the 1958
World Gliding Championships
The World Gliding Championships (WGC) is a gliding competition held every two years or so by the FAI Gliding Commission. The dates are not always exactly two years apart, often because the contests are sometimes held in the summer in the Southern ...
, the SZD-22 Mucha Standard was a direct descendant of the
IS-2 Mucha (''Fly''), from 1948, and
SZD-12 Mucha 100, from 1953, with very similar lines and dimensions. The Mucha Standard was designed to the new
Standard class rules which discarded the old Olympic 15-15-15 Span, Aspect Ratio, Area rule.
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The first flight of the SZD-22 took place at ]Bielsko
Bielsko (german: Bielitz, cs, Bílsko) was until 1950 an independent town situated in Cieszyn Silesia, Poland. In 1951 it was joined with Biała Krakowska to form the new town of Bielsko-Biała. Bielsko constitutes the western part of that to ...
with Adam Zientek at the controls on 10 February 1958.[ Most of SZD-22s – 271, were built in ZSLS in ]Krosno
Krosno (in full ''The Royal Free City of Krosno'', pl, Królewskie Wolne Miasto Krosno) is a historical town and county in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in southeastern Poland. The estimated population of the town is 47,140 inhabitants as of ...
.[
Many SZD-22's, mostly SZD-22C models, were exported to the Great Britain, Argentina, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Yugoslavia, Mexico, Norway, ]West Germany
West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O ...
, Switzerland, Sweden, Tunisia, Turkey, USA, Hungary and Italy[
Adam Witek flew the SZD-22 Mucha Standard to first place in the Standard class at the 1958 World Gliding Championships at ]Leszno
Leszno (german: Lissa, 1800–1918 ''Lissa in Posen'') is a historic city in western Poland, within the Greater Poland Voivodeship. It is the seventh-largest city in the province with an estimated population of 62,200, as of 2021. Previously, it ...
in Poland.[
]
Variants
* SZD-22 Mucha Standard – The initial prototype of the SZD-22 series (reg'n no. SP-1748).
* SZD-22A Mucha Standard – Initial production version, 8 built in Bielsko.
* SZD-22B Mucha Standard – Provision for water ballast in rubber bags, 40 built in Krosno.
* SZD-22C Mucha Standard – Fabric covered wings + provision for water ballast in rubber bags, main production variant.
* SZD-22D Mucha Standard – Modified skid and mainwheel (1 built).[
* SZD-22E Mucha Standard – Variant with a new wing (1 built).][
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Specifications (SZD-22A Mucha Standard)
See also
Notes
References
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Further reading
* Taylor, J. H. (ed) (1989) ''Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation''. Studio Editions: London. p. 29
* Coates, Andrew. "Jane's World Sailplanes & Motor Gliders new edition". London, Jane's. 1980.
External links
* http://www.piotrp.de/SZYBOWCE/pszd22.htm
* http://www.the-blueprints.com/blueprints/modernplanes/modern-su-sz/18740/view/szd_22_mucha_standard/
* http://www.gliding.co.uk/bgainfo/technical/datasheets/muchastandard.pdf
* http://www.airliners.net/photo/Aero-Club--/SZD-22C-Mucha/1555641/L/&sid=3ba58f7669167ff0d9b18bf497a11bf6
* http://www.luftfahrtmuseum.com/htmd/dtf/szd22.htm
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SZD-22
1950s Polish sailplanes
Aircraft first flown in 1958