| On 23 July 1955 the first prototype was flown of a two-seat basic trainer designated P.Z.L. TS-8 and later named
Bies (fiend). A cantilever low-wing monoplane with retractable tricycle landing gear, powered by a Narkiewicz WN-3 radial engine and accommodating two in tandem beneath a jettisonable transparent canopy, initial deliveries to the Polish air force began in 1958. The type established several class speed records, and that set on 20 May 1957, of 320.362km/h over a 2000km closed circuit, remained unbeaten until August 1982. This fully aerobatic trainer remained in service for some six years, initial deliveries of the TS-11 Iskra which replaced it in service in the Polish air force beginning in 1964.
 | A three-view drawing (804 x 992) |
ENGINE | 1 x Narkiewicz WN-3 piston engine, 246kW |
WEIGHTS |
Take-off weight | 1600 kg | 3527 lb |
Empty weight | 1070 kg | 2359 lb |
DIMENSIONS |
Wingspan | 10.5 m | 34 ft 5 in |
Length | 8.5 m | 28 ft 11 in |
Height | 3.3 m | 11 ft 10 in |
Wing area | 19.1 m2 | 205.59 sq ft |
PERFORMANCE |
Max. speed | 312 km/h | 194 mph |
Ceiling | 6000 m | 19700 ft |
Range | 800 km | 497 miles |
thomasdampf, e-mail, 06.09.2011 21:02 Hallo liebe polnischen Flugzeugfans Wir hoffen das Ihr diese wundersch�ne Maschine wieder zum fliegen bringt,nachdem diese im Erzgebirge notlanden mu�te. Viel Erfolg bei der Reperatur der Maschine w�nscht Thomas Dampf reply | Kalrin, 17.05.2008 16:30 bies - name of demon from slavic mythology reply |
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