The PW-6   "Twin Smyk"  ( unofficial name )

The single seat PW-5 Smyk has been joined by a twin seat bigger brother - the PW-6.    The PW-6 is designed to compliment the PW-5, and is very much a scaled up version of the "5" and should lead students into the Smyk or other solo machines.

                                          It is hoped that many clubs that currently operate Smyks will accquire a PW-6 too - a perfect pair !

The prototype PW-6, registration SP-P631  first flew on 18th July 1998 from Bemowo airfield, Warsaw, Poland.   Type Certification was received on 15.9.00 ( Certificate BG-213). The Type Certificate test flying was done by pilots Jerzy Kedzierski and Maciej Lasek from the airfields at Modlin, Bemowo and Elblag.

The initial prototype ( c/n 78.00.00 ) was built by DWLKK of Warsaw.  Serial production has now commenced at PZL Swidnik, with customer deliveries now taking place.  

As at summer 2002 PW-6 gliders can be found operating in Poland, Egypt, Canada, USA, Germany, Austria, New Zealand and Japan. US customers had a chance to inspect the first prototype at Alburqueque,  New Mexico in March 2000 - it was shipped over especially for the trade show all the way from Poland.

I will try to maintain detailed tables showing PW-6 deliveries as and when customer deliveries take place ( first customer delivery due by November 2000 ).  

The PW-6 prototype ( SP-P631) undertook a mid European sales tour in late September 2000 - visiting clubs and dealers in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. The prototype received a revised colour scheme in early 2000 - below is photo of it taken in August 2000 at PZL Swidnik

November 2000 - Prototype SP-P631 is now marked up as SP-3631 - the "P" having been removed now that Type Certifcation has been granted.

PW-6 Deliveries

The first customer deliveries were made to Egypt ( 4 examples ) in October 2000.    New Zealand took the next example  ( ZK-GXY, registered on 24.1.01 ).

  New Zealands first PW-6 - delivered Jan 2001

7.01 - Canadian Type Certificate "G-129"  gained 

8.01 - First customer import to America in 8.01 c/n 78.02.06

7.02 - Second customer import into USA - c/n 78.02.10

7.02  first customer import into Japan

Needless to say, I need your help and input, so if you know more, please let me know too !   Thanks

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