The LWS-7 Mewa II (" Seagull ") was a Polish observation and close reconnaissance aircraft , designed in the 1939 by the LWS factory as a development of the earlier LWS-3 Mewa . Aircraft development was ordered by the Polish Air Force , but no prototypes were built.
3-567: In 1939, the LWS-7 Mewa II was being developed at the LWS as the development of the LWS-3 Mewa . New wings and a semi-monocoque fuselage with less drag were introduced. It was to be fitted with a more powerful 916 hp (683 kW) PZL Pegaz XX engine ( Bristol Pegasus XX) or a planned 1000 hp (750 kW) PZL Waran. A maximum speed of 400–420 km/h was estimated. Before
6-646: The war, only a wooden model for aerodynamics tests was made. Tests performed by Aerodynamic Institute of Warsaw University of Technology showed that the maximum speed of the LWS-7 could be estimated at 420–425 km/h - about 60 km/h more than the LWS-3 Mewa. Complete technical drawings were prepared in Summer 1939 (still not confirmed) and the first prototype was planned to be built in Autumn 1939. First flight
9-676: Was planned in Spring or Summer 1940 and start of production was planned for Autumn/Winter 1940. The first production LWS-7 Mewa II would be handed over to Polish Air Force in early 1941. All these plans were halted due to the outbreak of World War II . Drawings of LWS-7 were evacuated in September 1939 to the Polish embassy in Romania by the LWS director Aleksander Sipowicz . Many publications claim that they were handed over to Bulgarians, but it
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