PZL.50 Jastrząb

PZL.50 Jastrząb
General information
TypeFighter aircraft
National originPoland
ManufacturerPaństwowe Zakłady Lotnicze
StatusNever entered service
Primary userPolish Air Force
Number built2 prototypes (+5 incomplete serial aircraft)
History
Manufactured1939
First flightFebruary 1939
VariantsPZL.53 Jastrząb II
PZL.56 Kania

PZL.50 Jastrząb (Hawk) was a Polish late 1930s fighter aircraft designed by Wsiewołod Jakimiuk at Państwowe Zakłady Lotnicze. The single-seat low-wing monoplane was to serve as a multi-purpose fighter and escort to replace all other fighters in the Polish Military Aviation. Designed after 1936, its prototype first flew in February 1939. By September, the first production aircraft were nearing completion, but further development was interrupted by the Nazi-Soviet Invasion of Poland.