PWS Z-17 „Sep I“ – the Polish fighter - project

At the turn of the 20s and 30s of the last century the main fighter of the Polish Air Force was the PWS-10. Designed by Aleksandr Gzhendelski and August Zdanevski, this aircraft was serially produced with a production run of 80 units. The Third and Fourth Aviation Regiments, later the First AR and the newly created 133 and 143 squadrons were armed with them. A number of these aircraft were used as night fighters and as transition aircraft for training fighter pilots. In parallel, work was done on the aircraft projects, that were supposed to replace them. The PZL factory produced the PZL P-6 prototype at that time, which was finally put into serial production as the PZL P-7a. At the same time, in 1932, the PWS aircraft workshop presented a very interesting project aircraft: the PWS Z-17 "Sep". It was intended to be a competitor to the PZL P-7a, designed by August Zdanevski. Upon acceptance of the project in the workshop and before the production of the prototype, the aircraft is assigned a factory number. The aerodynamic scheme of the "Sep" was very interesting, the designer tried to solve the problem of visibility from the cockpit in a high-wing aircraft by mounting the cockpit in front of the wing, and gave the wing a negative sweep to maintain the center of gravity. This solution provided unrestricted visibility from the cockpit, as well as the main mass were "assembled" almost in one place - the engine, pilot, fuel tanks were placed close to each other - which allowed to achieve good maneuverability of the plane. This original design was patented in the Patent Office as an invention. The "Sep" project was not realized.

A medium-complexity, well-detailed aircraft model for its era with excellent detailing. Therefore, it is perfect even for beginner modelers, working under the supervision of a more experienced colleague. This model does not reproduce any specific machine, as the project was not realized. It is more of a vision of what it was supposed to look like, the camouflage is also from the realm of fantasy, although the model is marked with 122 Fighter Squadron insignia. Antiquarian publication.