Flight, December 1938
The Paris Aero Show
MILITARY TYPES REVIEWED
Fighters
The latest twin-engined fighter exhibited is the diminutive Polish P.Z.L. Wilk, Loup, or Wolf with two secret P.Z.L.-Foka air-cooled inverted vee-eights of unspecified power. On first sight these might easily be taken for 240 h.p. Argus, but one is assured that the power is very much higher. The airscrews are electrically variable Ratiers. Grouped in the nose of the fuselage are a 20 mm. shell-gun, two machine guns, a landing light and the pitot head. There are two machine guns in the rear cockpit.
Unlike the little twin-engined P.Z.L. trainer the Wolf, is of all-metal construction. It has been ordered in quantities by the Polish Air Force to replace the single-engined gull-wing P.XI and P.XXIV machines. The top speed, at 285 m.p.h., is comparatively low, but development work may improve it.
Beneath the fuselage is a 660 lb. bomb which can be handled by the Wolf when functioning as a dive bomber. The twin-engined arrangement apparently obviates the use ol bomb displacement gear.
In view of the heavy wing loading the Wolf looks a bit of a handful, though its manufacturers have a reputation for building ver y sound flying machines.
- Flight, December 1938
The Paris Aero Show
Фотографии
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Flight 1938-12 / Flight
This view shows the grouping of a shell gun and two machine guns in the nose of the P.Z.L. Wolf two-seater fighter. The cowling of the “hush-hush” inverted-vee engines may also be studied.
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Flight 1940-03 / Flight
The little Polish P.A.L. Wilk twin-engined fighter has one 20 mm. shell-gun and two rifle-bore machine guns in the nose and two manually-trained machine guns in the rear cockpit.
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Flight 1938-12 / Flight
A portion of the P.Z.L. stand with the Wolf light twin-engined fighter in the foreground and the Elan twin-engined bomber. The sharp tapering of the cowlings on the Elan are noteworthy.
Другие самолёты на фотографии: PZL P.37 Los - Польша - 1936
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Авиация и Космонавтика 2024-08 / В.Морозов - Военная авиация Польши 1918-2024гг. (2)
Польские самолёты на Парижском авиасалоне 1938 года. На переднем плане - PZL-37B, за ним - PZL-38 «Вилк»
Другие самолёты на фотографии: PZL P.37 Los - Польша - 1936
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Flight 1939-09 / Flight
Powered with two Foka engines of about 450 h.p. each this neat little twin-engined fighter-dive-bomber is known as the Wilk.
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Flight 1940-01 / Flight
One cf the lowest powered machines in its category, the little Polish P.Z.L. Wilk (Wolf) could be used as a two-seater fighter or dive-bomber.
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Flight 1938-12 / Flight
A dummy Oerlikon shell-gun and two wooden Brownings protrude from the nose of the P.Z.L. Wolf twin-engined light fighter. Note the landing lights.
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Flight 1940-01 / Flight
FAIREY P.4/34 (Great Britain) A fast light bomber smaller than the Battle
BLACKBURN SKUA (Great Britain) In service with Fleet Air Arm
JUNKERS Ju 87 (Germany) In service with German Air Force
HAWKER HENLEY (Great Britain) Built to same specification as Fairey P.4/34
VOUGHT SB2U-1 (V-156) (America) In service with US Navy
FOKKER G.1 (Holland) A variant of a multi-purpose design
SUPERMARINE Type 224 (Great Britain)
PZL WILK (Wolf) (Poland) Designed as a fighter dive-bomber for the Polish Air Force
BREWSTER XSBA-1 (Model 138) (America) In production at Naval Aircraft Factory Philadelphia
CURTISS SBC-4 (Helldiver 77) (America) In service with US Navy
BELL BG-1 (America) Developed from a type used by US Marines
DOUGLAS DB-19 (America) A Northrop design in service with US Navy
LOIRE NIEUPORT L.N.40 (France) In service with French Navy
SAVOIA MARCHETTI S.M.85 (Italy) In service with Italian Air ForceДругие самолёты на фотографии: Blackburn Skua / B-24 - Великобритания - 1937Brewster SBA / SBN / B-38 - США - 1936Curtiss SBC Helldiver - США - 1934Fairey Fulmar / P.4/34 - Великобритания - 1937Fokker G.I Le Faucheur - Нидерланды - 1937Great Lakes BG-1 - США - 1933Hawker Henley - Великобритания - 1937Junkers Ju.87B - Германия - 1938Loire-Nieuport LN 401/411 - Франция - 1938Northrop BT - США - 1935Savoia-Marchetti / SIAI SM.85 - Италия - 1936Supermarine Type 224 - Великобритания - 1931Vought SB2U Vindicator / V-156 - США - 1936
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АэроХобби 1993-01 / И.Самарский - Самолеты с бело-красными "шаховницами" /Аэроархив/ (1)
Тяжелый истребитель PZL P-38 Wilk.
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