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M-20 Mewa
	PZL M 20 Mewa -licence version of Piper PA-34 Seneca
Role	Utility aircraft
Manufacturer	PZL-Mielec
Designed by	WSK PZL Mielec
First flight	25 July 1979
Primary user	Polish Air Ambulance Service
Number built	20
Developed from	Piper PA-34 Seneca

The PZL-Mielec M-20 Mewa (Polish: Gull) is a licence-built version of the Piper PA-34 Seneca II manufactured in Poland by WSK PZL Mielec in a limited series from the 1980s.

[edit] Development

A licence to build the PA-34-200T was purchased in 1978, when WSK-Mielec started to co-operate with Western manufacturers. The Polish aircraft were to be fitted with PZL-Franklin F6A-350 220 hp (164 kW) engines. The first Mewa, assembled partly from US-delivered parts, flew on July 25, 1979. However, the Polish communist authorities were reluctant to produce civil aircraft of this class as there was no civil aircraft free market in Poland at that time. As a result, the second prototype, built in Poland, was not flown until 1982 and the third M-20 02, being the basis for serial production, on October 10, 1985. In 1988, an air ambulance version M-20 03 was developed, with Teledyne Continental TSIO/LTSIO-360-KB engines.

After 1990 production of the Mewa commenced for the civilian market. Despite the fact that it won the Teraz Polska award in 1993, interest was very limited and only 20 were completed, production ending in the late 1990s.^[1]

[edit] Operational history

Four M-20s were used by the Polish Air Ambulance Service. As of 2006, there were still 14 M-20s on the Polish civilian registry. One is used by the Polish Border Guard.

[edit] Operators

Poland

Lotnicze Pogotowie Ratunkowe (Polish: Air Ambulance Service) operates 4 aircraft.
Polish Border Guard received 1 aircraft.

[edit] Specifications (PZL M-20 Mewa)

General characteristics

Crew: One, pilot
Capacity: 5 passengers
Length: 8.72 m (28 ft 7 in)
Wingspan: 11.86 m (38 ft 10 in)
Height: 3.02 m (9 ft 10 in)
Wing area: 19.20 m² (206.6 ft²)
Empty weight: 1,320 kg (2,904 lb)
Loaded weight: 2,070 kg (4,554 lb)
Powerplant: 2× Teledyne Continental Motors TSIO-360-KB/LTSIO-360-KB piston engines, 195 hp (145 kW) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 360 km/h (222 mph)
Range: 1,240 km (765 mi)
Service ceiling: 7,620 m (25,000 ft)
Rate of climb: 7.6 m/s (1,495 ft/min)

[edit] See also

Related development

[edit] References

^ Scramble - Dutch Aviation Society (February 2007). "PZL M20 Mewa - Production List". http://www.scramble.nl/wiki/index.php?title=PZL_M20_Mewa_-_Production_List. Retrieved 2009-07-18.

Poser page (Polish)

[edit] External links

Photo gallery at Lotnictwo.net

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[Scramble-0] Scramble - Dutch Aviation Society (February 2007). "PZL M20 Mewa - Production List". http://www.scramble.nl/wiki/index.php?title=PZL_M20_Mewa_-_Production_List. Retrieved 2009-07-18.

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