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| The PZL 101 was developed from the Russian airplane Yak 12 , and
was manufactured in Poland under license by Company PZL Works (Polskie
Zaklady Lotnicze). They developed the Gawron as agricultural airplane,
whose notable achievment has proved to be its ability to maintain
a steady low altitude and capacity to carry a great load without affecting
its performance. Currently seeing activity in the former-Ussr, Hungria, Austria, Spain, Finland, Turkey and Poland, the PZL 101 has been produced since 1959. Similar versions for transport of passengers and ambulance services have also been developed. Several characteristics have contributed to the excellent record of safety for the Gawron; one is its robust landing gear. In addition, powerful brakes guarantee good performance in short landings, being possible to land in only 55 meters with flaps 40 %, and within 150 meters with flaps 20 %. The structure is of metal, covering the screen in the rear part and a light metal league in the front part. The fuel tanks are found in the interior of the wings. The usual color is black and yellow. The wing of is of a large area, with one shoots an arrow of 4 degrees and 30 minutes and a dihedron of 2 degrees and 15 minutes, together with its general configuration, conceived to be inherently steady, become the Gawron a model adjusted for the construction of a flying scale model. In more recent days, the Polskie Zaklady Lotnicze has also constructed other agricultural airplanes, such as the Pzl-106 Kruk, the M-18 Dromader and the M-15 biplane. |
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