Doswiadczalne Warsztaty Lotnicze
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Doświadczalne Warsztaty Lotnicze (DWL) (Experimental Aeronautical Workshops) was the Polish
aircraft manufacturer, active in 1933-1939. It was a home of the RWD
construction team and manufactured aircraft under a brand RWD.
construction team was organized of students of Warsaw University of Technology
around 1928. They built their first designs in workshops of the Aviation Section of Students' Mechanical Club, in University buildings. In 1930 the workshops moved to new buildings near Okęcie
airport in Warsaw, founded by the LOPP
organization. In March 1933 the workshops separated from the Aviation Section and the University, and there was created a company Doświadczalne Warsztaty Lotnicze to manufacture RWD aircraft.
Main designers were Stanisław Rogalski and Jerzy Drzewiecki
of the RWD team, other designers were Bronisław Żurakowski, Tadeusz Chylinski
, Leszek Dulęba and Andrzej Anczutin and several engineers, including Henry Millicer
. A company director was Jerzy Wędrychowski.
(the winner of Challenge 1934
international contest). Due to limited capabilities of DWL, only some 80 RWD-8s were made in the DWL, and about 470 licence-built in Podlaska Wytwórnia Samolotów
(PWS). Also, a reconnaissance plane RWD-14 Czapla
was licence-built in Lubelska Wytwórnia Samolotów
(LWS) only.
The plane manufactured in biggest number in DWL was a touring plane RWD-13
(about 100). Other important designs were the RWD-10
aerobatic plane (1933), RWD-17
aerobatic-trainer plane (1937) and RWD-21
light sports plane (1939). World War II
prevented further development and serial production of later RWD designs, and put an end to the DWL workshops.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
aircraft manufacturer, active in 1933-1939. It was a home of the RWD
RWD (aircraft manufacturer)
RWD was a Polish aircraft construction bureau active between 1928 and 1939. It started as a team of three young designers, Stanisław Rogalski, Stanisław Wigura and Jerzy Drzewiecki, whose names formed the RWD acronym.-History:...
construction team and manufactured aircraft under a brand RWD.
History
The RWDRWD (aircraft manufacturer)
RWD was a Polish aircraft construction bureau active between 1928 and 1939. It started as a team of three young designers, Stanisław Rogalski, Stanisław Wigura and Jerzy Drzewiecki, whose names formed the RWD acronym.-History:...
construction team was organized of students of Warsaw University of Technology
Warsaw University of Technology
The Warsaw University of Technology is one of the leading institutes of technology in Poland, and one of the largest in Central Europe. It employs 2,453 teaching faculty, with 357 professors . The student body numbers 36,156 , mostly full-time. There are 17 faculties covering almost all fields of...
around 1928. They built their first designs in workshops of the Aviation Section of Students' Mechanical Club, in University buildings. In 1930 the workshops moved to new buildings near Okęcie
Okecie
Okęcie is the largest neighbourhood of the Włochy district of Warsaw, Poland.It is the location of Warsaw Chopin Airport and the PZL Warszawa-Okęcie aircraft works, and home to the Okęcie Warszawa professional association football club....
airport in Warsaw, founded by the LOPP
Lopp
Lopp may refer to:*Michael Lopp, represented by the character Rands in the webcomic Jerkcity*William Thomas Lopp, pioneer missionary in Alaska around the end of the 19th century, active in Native American affairs in the United States...
organization. In March 1933 the workshops separated from the Aviation Section and the University, and there was created a company Doświadczalne Warsztaty Lotnicze to manufacture RWD aircraft.
Main designers were Stanisław Rogalski and Jerzy Drzewiecki
Jerzy Drzewiecki
Jerzy Drzewiecki was a Polish aeroplane constructor, an engineer and one of the founders of the RWD construction bureau, along with Rogalski and Wigura. Among his most notable constructions is the RWD-7 aeroplane....
of the RWD team, other designers were Bronisław Żurakowski, Tadeusz Chylinski
Tadeusz Chylinski
Tadeusz Chylinski – was a Polish airplane designer and constructor, a researcher at the Institute of Aviation in Warsaw. Specialist strength of aircraft structures.-Before World War II:...
, Leszek Dulęba and Andrzej Anczutin and several engineers, including Henry Millicer
Henry Millicer
Henry K. Millicer, born Henryk Kazimierz Milicer , was a Polish-Australian aircraft designer and pilot....
. A company director was Jerzy Wędrychowski.
Designs
First RWD designs manufactured in the DWL were the Polish basic trainer RWD-8 and the sports plane RWD-9RWD-9
The RWD 9 was a Polish sports plane of 1934, constructed by the RWD team.-Development:The aircraft was a further development of the RWD 6 - the winner of the IIIrd Challenge de Tourisme International Challenge 1932 international tourist aircraft contest...
(the winner of Challenge 1934
Challenge 1934
The Challenge 1934 was the fourth and last FAI International Tourist Plane Contest , that took place between August 28 and September 16, 1934 in Warsaw, Poland. The four Challenges, from 1929 to 1934, were major aviation events in pre-war Europe...
international contest). Due to limited capabilities of DWL, only some 80 RWD-8s were made in the DWL, and about 470 licence-built in Podlaska Wytwórnia Samolotów
Podlaska Wytwórnia Samolotów
Podlaska Wytwórnia Samolotów - Podlasie Aircraft Works - was the Polish aerospace manufacturer between 1923 and 1939, located in Biała Podlaska.-History:...
(PWS). Also, a reconnaissance plane RWD-14 Czapla
RWD-14 Czapla
|-References:*Andrzej Glass: "Polskie konstrukcje lotnicze 1893-1939" , WKiŁ, Warsaw 1977 -See also:...
was licence-built in Lubelska Wytwórnia Samolotów
LWS (aircraft manufacturer)
LWS - Lubelska Wytwórnia Samolotów was the Polish aerospace manufacturer, located in Lublin, created in 1936 of Plage i Laśkiewicz works and producing aircraft between 1936 and 1939.-History:...
(LWS) only.
The plane manufactured in biggest number in DWL was a touring plane RWD-13
RWD-13
The RWD-13 was a Polish touring plane of 1935, three-seater high-wing monoplane, designed by the RWD team. It was the biggest commercial success of the RWD.-Development:...
(about 100). Other important designs were the RWD-10
RWD-10
-See also:-References:* Glass, Andrzej: "Polskie konstrukcje lotnicze 1893-1939" , WKiŁ, Warsaw 1977, p. 308-311 * Cynk, Jerzy B.. “Polish Aircraft 1893–1939”. London, Putnam. 1971. ISBN 0 370 00085 4...
aerobatic plane (1933), RWD-17
RWD-17
-See also:-References:* Glass, Andrzej: "Polskie konstrukcje lotnicze 1893-1939" , WKiŁ, Warsaw 1977, p. 323-326 -External links:* and photos and drawings at Ugolok Neba site...
aerobatic-trainer plane (1937) and RWD-21
RWD-21
|-References:*Andrzej Glass: "Polskie konstrukcje lotnicze 1893-1939" , WKiŁ, Warsaw 1977, p.322-323 -See also:-External links:*...
light sports plane (1939). World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
prevented further development and serial production of later RWD designs, and put an end to the DWL workshops.