Allstar PZL Glider Sp. z o.o.
| Sp.z o.o. (Polish legal form for Ltd.) | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Sailplane design and production |
| Founded 📆 | 2002 |
| Founder 👔 | |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , Bielsko-Biała , Poland |
Area served 🗺️ | Worldwide |
| Products 📟 | Gliders |
| Members | |
Number of employees | 40 |
| 🌐 Website | szdallstar |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
Allstar PZL Glider Sp.z o.o. is a Polish glider manufacturer. The company emerged from the state-owned glider company SZD (Szybowcowy Zaklad Doswiadczalny) and is headquartered in Bielsko-Biała. Allstar PZL Glider produces several SZD aircraft types for training, aerobatics and cross-country flight.
History
After the political and structural changes in Poland in the 1990s, the company was founded in 2002.[1] Several SZD-glider models from PZL Bielsko were brought into production again and glider construction developments were brought into certification. The company is located in the production facilities of the main site of the former state glider manufacturer SZD in Bielsko-Biała.
The beginning of SZD goes back to 1946, when the Instytut Szybownictwa (Institute for Glider Flying) was founded in Bielsko-Biała. This development and prototype workshop with a design office was renamed into SZD - Szybowcowy Zaklad Doswiadczalny (Glider Experimental Facility) in 1948. It was run by the ZSLS (Department of Sport Equipment Plants) in Warsaw. When the ZSLS was restructured in the 1960s, SZD changed to a sailplane production plant. The location in Bielsko-Biała became headquarters and was joined with the sailplane factories ZSLS no. 4 in Wrocław and ZSLS no. 2 in Jeżów under the name Zakłady Szybowcowe Delta-Bielsko (Glider Factory Delta-Bielsko). The enlarged manufacturer of gliders exported its gliders worldwide.[2] Well-known glider types such as Pirat, Puchacz and the Jantar series come from the company.
Company today
Allstar PZL Glider is based in Bielsko-Biała on the former headquarters of SZD with access to Alexandrowice Airport (EPBA). The company is certified by the EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) as a Design Organization (ADOA) and Production Organization (POA) according to EASA regulation 21.[3][4] The company is the owner of the type certifications and manufacturer of these current SZD gliders: SZD-59-1 Acro, SZD-55-1 Nexus, SZD-54-1 Perkoz, SZD 51-1 Junior, SZD-50-3 Puchacz and SZD- 48-3 Jantar. Allstar PZL Glider supports the holders of the aforementioned SZD types in technical aspects.[5]
Types of aircraft
SZD-54-2 Perkoz
SZD-54-2 Perkoz is a two-seater glider for pilot training in clubs and flight schools. The wingspan of 17.5 meters and flat wing tips is used for aerobatic training and spin instruction. The 20 meter-version with winglets is used for cross-country flights.[6][7] The Perkoz is the successor of the training two-seater SZD-50-3 Puchacz. Its production was discontinued in 2014.[8] Allstar PZL Glider received EASA certification of the Perkoz (17.5 meters) as an aerobatic glider in 2010. The 20-meter wing span was approved by EASA in 2014.[9]
SZD-55-1 Nexus
SZD-55-1 Nexus (Promyk) is a standard class glider with a wingspan of 15 meters. The glider is a complete fiberglass construction and has a very low empty weight and a special elliptical wing outline.[10]
SZD-59-1 Acro
SZD-59-1 Acro is a single-seat glider for unlimited aerobatics and cross-country flight. The aerobatic plane has a basic wingspan of 13.2 meters with flat wing ends. The wingspan of 15 meters and 16.5 meters with winglets is used for cross-country flights. The glider is based on the SZD-48-3 Jantar Standard 3.[11] The aerobatic and cross-country version was certified by EASA in 2016.[12]
SZD-51-1 Junior
SZD-51-1 Junior is a single-seat club-class glider for training and the first solo flights.
Development projects
An electric propulsion system for gliders is developed by Allstar PZL Glider under the name Allstar-e-motion and initially designed as a sustainer for the SZD-55-1 Nexus. A proof-of-concept of the electric sustainer in front configuration was presented at the "Aero" Messe Friedrichshafen 2019.[13]
External links
Bibliography
Sylwetki Szybowcow, Tomasz Murawski, 2020, http://tmdale.prv.pl/
Szybowce Akrobacyjne SZD, Tomasz Murawski, 2016, Warsaw
References
- ↑ "KRS Polish Trade Register". Retrieved 2021-10-21. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Luto, Krzysztof. "Szybowcowy Zakład Doświadczalny (SZD)". www.samolotypolskie.pl (in polski). Retrieved 2021-10-11. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ List of approved production organisations - Part 21. EASA- European Union Aviation Safety Agency. 1 September 2021. Search this book on
- ↑ "EASA press release". 25 November 2005. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Spare Parts". Allstar PZL Glider. Retrieved 2021-10-11. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "It's huge! UK glider pilots share their personal experiences from this year's AERO". Sailplane & Gliding. 66 (3): 11. 2015 – via British Gliding Association.
- ↑ Reinhold, Lars (18 June 2016). "SZD 54-2 Perkoz - Das Multitalent aus Polen" [The All-rounder from Poland]. aerokurier (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-10-11. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Murawski, Tomasz (2020). Sylwetki Szybowcow [glider models] (in polski). p. 189. Search this book on
- ↑ "Type-Certificate Data Sheet EASA.A.310". EASA European Aviation Safety Agency (1). 15 December 2017.
- ↑ Murawski, Tomasz (2020). Sylwetki Szybowcow [glider models] (in polski). p. 208. Search this book on
- ↑ Murawski, Tomasz (2016). Szybowce Akrobacyjne SZD [Aerobatic Gliders SZD] (in polski). Warsaw. pp. 129, 131. Search this book on
- ↑ "Type-Certificate Data Sheet EASA.A.310". EASA European Aviation Safety Agency (1). 15 December 2017.
- ↑ "Spezial - Neuheiten 2021". Aerokurier. Motor Presse Stuttgart: 25. July 2021.
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