PZL P.11 – WalkAround

V PZL P.11 was a Polish fighter aircraft, designed and constructed during the early 1930s by Warsaw-based aircraft manufacturer PZL. Possessing an all-metal structure, metal-covering, and high-mounted gull wing, the type held the distinction of being widely considered to have briefly been the most advanced fighter aircraft of its kind in the world. The design of the P.11 commenced during the late 1920s, initially designated as the P.1. The primary individual responsible for its development was Polish aeronautical engineer Zygmunt Puławski, who has been attributed as having designed many of its innovative features. While the majority of the world’s forces were still using biplanes, the P.1 used a high-mounted and aerodynamically clean gull wing, which provided the pilot with a superior field of view. During September 1929, the first prototype conducted its maiden flight. The design quickly drew international attention; the general layout became commonly known as the “Polish wing” or “Puławski wing”.

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PZL P.11 je bilo poljsko lovsko letalo, ki ga je leta 1930 zasnovalo in izdelalo podjetje PZL. Bil je eden najnaprednejših lovcev na svetu, ko je prvič poletel leta 1931, s kovinsko konstrukcijo, postavitvijo visokokrilnega enokrilca in obliko galebovih kril. PZL P.11 je služil kot glavni lovec poljskih letalskih sil med invazijo na Poljsko leta 1939, kjer se je soočil z boljšimi nemškimi lovci, kot sta Messerschmitt Bf 109 in Junkers Ju 87. Kljub temu, da so bili številčno premočni in deklasirani, so se piloti PZL P.11 pogumno borili in dosegli veliko zmag proti Luftwaffe. PZL P.11 velja za simbol poljskega upora in junaštva med drugo svetovno vojno.