PZL TS-16 Grot

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The TS-16 Grot (Arrowhead) was a supersonic striker /military jet trainer and ground attack plane in another versions designed in Poland by Tadeusz Sołtyk-designer of earlier TS-8 Bies and TS-11 Iskra- the first in 100% polish jet (without any foregein support from East- what it was received very cold on Kremlin in USSR; or West-what is obvious,because Poland was under Soviet prottection) . The project was started in 1958 and cancelled in 1964 for unknown reasons before production could start, although a prototype designated TS-16RD was built. The plane used Soviet RD-9B engines from the MIG-19 although an indigenous engine called the SO-2 was also in development. The production version was to have two engines, although the TS-16RD prototype built had only one.

Contents 1 Graphics 2 Variants 3 Specifications 4 Similar aircraft

[edit] Graphics

• http://www.powiat.mielec.pl/poser/samoloty/ts/ts16.jpg
• http://g.o2.pl/file_cms/2006/11/10/183951.jpg
• http://awiacja.republika.pl/ts.htm#TS-16

All graphics are located here only for educational reasons , and these images are properties of owners the sites mentioned above in links!

[edit] Variants

• TS-16A single seat attack version
• TS-16B two-seat trainer
• TS-16RD early prototype

[edit] Specifications

• Length: 14.3 m
• Wingspan: 7 m
• Height: 4.2 m
• Wing area: 19.2 m²
• Empty weight: 3190 kg
• Total weight: 4950 kg
• Max speed: 1460 km/h
• Ceiling: 14,000 m
• Range: 2200 km
• Armament: two 23 mm cannons (one on trainer version), unguided bombs and rockets on underwing pylons

[edit] Similar aircraft

• SEPECAT Jaguar
• J-22 Orao
• Mitsubishi F-1