Motyl (glider)

See also: Motyl, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

See also: Motyl, Łódź Voivodeship

History and Development

The Motyl (Polish:Butterfly) was an early Polish glider constructed by the Poznań Aviation Circle of the Heavy machinery School under the supervision of Michal Bohattrew. The Motyl was entered in the Second Polish Glider Contest, at Oksywie near Gdynia on the Baltic coast, with contest number 20, pilotted by Gorzke. The Motyl had a span of 10m (32ft 9¾in), length of 6.7m (22ft), wing area of 17m² (183 ft²) and an aspect ratio of 5.9 with a plywood covered rectangular section fuselage. Little is known of its achievements or detail of the structure.^[1]

References

1. ^ Cynk, Jerzy B.. “Polish Aircraft 1893 – 1939”. London, Putnam. 1971. ISBN 0 370 00085 4

• Taylor, J. H. (ed) (1989) Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. Studio Editions: London. p. 29
• Cynk, Jerzy B.. “Polish Aircraft 1893 – 1939”. London, Putnam. 1971. ISBN 0 370 00085 4