SZD 50-3 Puchacz Sailplane
The SZD 50-3 "Puchacz" or "Owl" is mainly used by CSA members for training and one to two hour afternoon soaring flights within 15-20 miles of Owl Canyon Gliderport. Many times members will take family, friends or other club members on these flights. It is also used for advanced and cross-country training of club members. Scenic rides given to non-members are sometimes done in the Puchacz.
| CSA Puchacz Information | |
|---|---|
| CSA Crew Chief: | Bob Herman |
| Squawks | View/Add |
| Registration: | N92MN |
| Contest ID: | MN |
| Serial No.: | B2061 |
| Documentation: | Flight Manual |
| Weight & Balance | |
| Type Certificate Data Sheet | |
| Technical Service Manual | |
| Checklist | |
The following data is from SailplaneDirectory.com and represents optimum, ex. factory specifications with weights adjusted per the CSA Sailplane Data page.
| General Details | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | PZL Bielsko |
| Country Of Origin: | Poland |
| Designer: | Adam Meus |
| No. of Seats: | 2 |
| No. Built: | 300 |
| Design | |
| Aspect ratio: | 15.3 |
| Airfoil: | Wortman |
| Structure: | GFRP |
| Performance | |
| L/D Max: | 32:1 @ 89 kph /48 kt / 55 mph |
| MinSink: | 0.70 m/s / 2.4 fps / 1.42 kt |
| Specifications | |
| Span | Area | Empty Weight | Payload | Gross Weight | Wing Load | Water Ballast | |||||||
| m | ft | sq.m | sq.ft | kg | lb. | kg | lb. | kg | lb. | kg /sq.m |
lb. /sq.ft |
kg | lb. |
| 16.67 | 54.88 | 18.1 | 195.5 | 381 | 840 | 189 | 416 | 570 | 1257 | 31.49 | 6.43 | 0 | 0 |
Updated 05/13/2024