cool picture

[Vincent van Bruchem]

Hi,

Here's a cool picture:
http://members.home.nl/v.vanbruchem/pictures/P7022102_k.jpg

Can you tell what type of soaring plane it is?

Vincent

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Vincent van Bruchem wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Here's a cool picture:
> http://members.home.nl/v.vanbruchem/pictures/P7022102_k.jpg
>
> Can you tell what type of soaring plane it is?
>
> Vincent

Yes, I can...it is SZD 50-3 Puchacz (also known as Ruchacz) made by SZD
Bielsko in Poland. It is a very good glider, fully aerobatic, it is
used as a basic and advanced trainer.

Jacek
Washington State

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It's an SZD 50-3 "Puchacz" (Owl, in Polish), also refered to as a
"Pooch"

Cheers, Charles

[Sebastiaan]

From what kind of plane is the picture taken?



Vincent van Bruchem wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Here's a cool picture:
> http://members.home.nl/v.vanbruchem/pictures/P7022102_k.jpg
>
> Can you tell what type of soaring plane it is?
>
> Vincent

[[email protected]]

wrote:
> It's an SZD 50-3 "Puchacz" (Owl, in Polish), also refered to as a
> "Pooch"
>
> Cheers, Charles



Charles,

Actually "Puchacz" means in a Polish language Great Horned Owl and yes,
it is referred to as "Pooch", but around aero clubs in Poland they also
call it Ruchacz which stands for #!@&^%$.

Also some additional info: I flew SZD 50 Prototype 1 almost 30 years
ago and at that time the glider was called "Dromader". The reason the
name was later changed to Puchacz was due to PZL Mielec manufacturing
ag plane under the name Dromader, thus forcing the SZD Bielsko to
change the name to Puchacz.

Thanks,

Jacek
Washington State

[Vincent van Bruchem]

The picture was taken from an oldtimer plane called 'Prefect'. It didn't
have a hatch, that's why the image is so clear. _k at the end of the
file stands for 'klein' or small/compressed. There is even a higher
resolution image.

Sebastiaan wrote:
> From what kind of plane is the picture taken?
>
>
>
> Vincent van Bruchem wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Here's a cool picture:
>> http://members.home.nl/v.vanbruchem/pictures/P7022102_k.jpg
>>
>> Can you tell what type of soaring plane it is?
>>
>> Vincent