PZL-112 Junior
The EADS PZL PZL-112 Junior is a Polish single engine, two-seat trainer built by PZL Warszawa-Okecie.[1]
| PZL-112 Junior | |
|---|---|
| Role | Trainer | 
| National origin | Poland | 
| Manufacturer | EADS PZL Warszawa-Okecie | 
| First flight | 17 Jun 2000 | 
| Number built | 1 | 
Development and design
    
The PZL-112 Junior was designed by PZL Warszawa-Okecie in collaboration with the Warsaw University of Technology as a low-cost trainer for Polish flying clubs. It was originally known as the Koliber Junior as it used some components from the PZL-110 Koliber.[1] The Junior is a metal low-wing cantilever monoplane with a swept back vertical tail and a small ventral fin.[1] It has a fixed tricycle landing gear and is powered by a nose-mounted Lycoming O-235-L2C flat-four piston engine driving a two-bladed propeller.[1] It has two side-by-side configuration seats in an enclosed cabin with a gull-wing canopy.[1] Construction of the prototype was started in 1997 and it first flew on 17 Jun 2000.[1]
Specifications
    
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2003-04[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: two
 - Length: 6.651 m (21 ft 10 in)
 - Wingspan: 8.803 m (28 ft 11 in)
 - Height: 2.625 m (8 ft 7 in)
 - Wing area: 11.44 m2 (123.1 sq ft)
 - Empty weight: 520 kg (1,146 lb)
 - Max takeoff weight: 750 kg (1,653 lb)
 - Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-235-L2C Flat-four piston engine, 87 kW (116 hp)
 - Propellers: 2-bladed Hoffmann HO-14HM-175-131
 
Performance
- Maximum speed: 210 km/h (130 mph, 110 kn)
 - Cruise speed: 97 km/h (60 mph, 52 kn)
 - Stall speed: 80 km/h (50 mph, 43 kn) Flaps down
 - Never exceed speed: 262 km/h (163 mph, 141 kn)
 - Range: 750 km (470 mi, 400 nmi)
 - Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,000 ft)
 - g limits: +4.4/-1.8
 - Rate of climb: 3.50 m/s (689 ft/min)
 - Wing loading: 65.56 kg/m2 (13.43 lb/sq ft)
 
References
    
Notes
    
- Jackson 2003, pp. 333-334
 
Bibliography
    
- Jackson, Paul, ed. (2003). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2003-04. Coulsdon, Surrey, United Kingdom: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 0-7106-2537-5.