The Politechnika Warszawska PW-2 (), also called the PW-2 Gapa, is a Polish lightweight high-wing, strut-braced single-seat, glider that was designed and built at the Warsaw University of Technology and also produced by DWLKK in the early 1990s. A total number of 19 gliders were built, including variant PW-2D bis.
Design and development The PW-2 was designed as a lightweight glider of modest performance with an open cockpit. The aircraft was intended to be produced as both a completed aircraft and as a kit for amateur construction.
The aircraft is made from composite material, with its control surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric covering. Its span wing employs an American-designed NACA 4415 airfoil. The maximum glide ratio is 16:1 at
Operational history In August 2011 five PW-2Ds were registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration. All were in the Experimental - Exhibition/Racing category and all produced in 1992 or 1993.
Specifications (PW-2D)
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External links NACA 4415 airfoil Photo of PW-2D Photo of PW-2D