Mirage's 1/48 scale
PZL P.37 Los (Elk)

by Martin Sokolowski

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Items Used

Mirage 1/48 scale PZL P.37 Los (Elk) kit

Mirage PE Part S48-046 & S48-047

Background

At the outbreak of World War II, the PZL P.37 Los (elk) was one of the most advanced bombers produced by the Polish aircraft industry.

The PZL P.37 was designed in the mid-1930s at the PZL factory (Polish National Aviation Establishment) in Warsaw (Capitol of Poland) by Jerzy Dabrowski. The first PZL P.37-I prototype, fitted with a single vertical stabilizer, flew on December 13, 1936. The second prototype PZL.37-II, with twin vertical stabilizers and other improvements, was accepted for production. The first 10 serial aircraft were produced in 1938 as the PZL.37A variant with a single vertical stabilizer. The next 19 aircraft were built as PZL.37A bis, with a twin tail. They all were powered by Bristol Pegasus XII B engines produced in Poland under license.

The main production variant, the PZL P.37B (Los II), was fitted with the twin tail and newer Pegasus XX engines.

By the outbreak of WWII, about 92 PZL P.37s had been produced and 31 were in different phases of production.  

There are no known surviving PZL P.37 aircraft.

General characteristics

Crew: 4
Length: 12.92 m (42 ft 5 in)
Wingspan: 17.93 m (58 ft 10 in)
Height: 5.1 m (16 ft 9 in)
Wing area: 53.5 m² (576 ft²)
Empty weight: 4,935 kg (10,880 lb)
Loaded weight: 8,880 kg (19,580 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 9,105 kg (20,070 lb)
Engines: 2× Bristol Pegasus XX radial engines, 723 kW (970 hp) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 412 km/h (256 mph)
Range: 2,600 km (4,200 mi) with maximum bomb load
Service ceiling: 7,000 m (23,000 ft)
Rate of climb: 4.7 m/s (925 ft/min)

Armament

3 x 7.92 mm machine guns: 1 in the nose, 1 in the rear upper station, 1 in underbelly station
Up to 2,580 kg (5,690 lb) of bombs

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