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{{Infobox aircraft
|name =PZL-19 
|image =PZL-19.jpg
|caption =PZL.19 SP-AHI
|type =Sports aircraft
|manufacturer =[[Państwowe Zakłady Lotnicze|PZL]]
|designer =
|first_flight = May [[1932 in aviation|1932]]
|introduction = 1932
|retired = [[1935 in aviation|1935]]
|status =
|primary_user =Polish civilian aviation
|more_users =
|produced = 1932
|number_built = 3
|unit cost =
|variants =
}}
'''PZL.19''' was a Polish sports aircraft built in [[1932 in aviation|1932]] in the [[Państwowe Zakłady Lotnicze|PZL]] works. Ordered by the Ministry of Communications, it was specifically designed for the upcoming [[Challenge 1932]] contest held that year in Germany.

==Development==
The PZL.19 was designed by [[Jerzy Dąbrowski]] and [[Franciszek Misztal]] in [[1931 in aviation|1931]]. The aircraft was of a modern construction, an all-metal cantilever low-wing monoplane with a fixed landing gear and a closed [[aircraft canopy|canopy]]. The crew of two sat in tandem, there also could be fitted one passenger seat behind. It was powered by a 120&nbsp;hp [[de Havilland Gipsy III]] straight engine.<ref name=Glass/> Three aircraft were built in 1932, the first was flown in May 1932 by [[Bolesław Orliński]]. They carried registration SP-AHH, SP-AHI and SP-AHK.<ref name=Glass/>

After the Challenge and air meeting in Czechoslovakia all three aircraft were modified in winter 1932/1933 by addition of fuselage 140l fuel tanks, what increased range to 2000&nbsp;km. In mid-1933 the SP-AHH was modified to carry 657l fuel, increasing range to some 5000&nbsp;km, and the engine was replaced with a stronger 130&nbsp;hp [[de Havilland Gipsy Major]] I (the SP-AHI also was given this engine).<ref name=Glass/>

==Design==
PZL.19 is a metal construction low-wing [[monoplane]], conventional in layout. Fuselage is a steel frame covered with [[duralumin]] in front and canvas at the rear. Trapezoid three-part wing with elliptical ends, covered with duralumin, folding rearwards.  Its wings were built around light closed profiles instead of spars and were fitted with automatic [[Leading edge slats|slats]] and slotted [[flap (aircraft)|flaps]]. The cab had three seats in [[tandem]], under a common multi-part [[aircraft canopy|canopy]], with double controls for the first two crew.  It featured fixed [[landing gear]] with a rear skid, main wheels in massive covers. Its propeller was a two-blade metal design with variable pitch.  Its fuel tanks were in wings and had a capacity of 140 L.  The number and capacity of fuel tanks were later increased.<ref name=Glass/>

==Operational history==
All three PZL.19 took part in the [[Challenge 1932|Challenge]] in August 1932. In a technical evaluation they were bested only by [[RWD-6]],<ref>{{in lang|pl}} Krzyżan, Marian. ''Międzynarodowe turnieje lotnicze 1929-1934'', Warsaw 1988, {{ISBN|83-206-0637-3}}, p.66.</ref> but technical trials and the race part were less successful. [[Jerzy Bajan]] finished on the 11th place, [[Ignacy Giedgowd]] on the 18th and [[Bolesław Orliński]] withdrew from the race due to illness.<ref name=Glass/> Despite its failure in the Challenge (which was won by the Polish RWD-6), it was regarded as a successful machine and took part in several Polish and international contests. All three took part in an air meeting in [[Prague]] in Czechoslovakia on 11 September 1932.<ref name=Glass/>

In May 1933, Jerzy Bajan and [[Piotr Dudziński]] flew on two PZL-19s a 4063&nbsp;km raid from [[Warsaw]], through [[Kharkov]], [[Leningrad]] and [[Lwów]] to [[Vienna]], taking the 1st and 2nd place in a rally to Vienna, where they took part in the 1st Alpen Flight international contest. During the contest, the SP-AHI was thrown by a wind to the trees while taking off from Baltant near [[Treibach]], and then burnt (the crew Jerzy Bajan and Gustaw Pokrzywka had bailed out). Piotr Dudziński took the 3rd place in the contest, despite a damage in a forced landing.<ref name=Glass/>

On 11 September 1933, SP-AHH crashed near [[Kazan]] during an attempt of a long distance record flight [[Warsaw]]-[[Krasnoyarsk]]. The aircraft went into a spin due to an air turbulence and hit the ground. The pilot [[Józef Lewoniewski]] was killed and the other crewman injured.<ref name=Glass/> The last PZL.19 was used in sports aviation - in the [[Poznań]] Aeroclub until [[1935 in aviation|1935]], when it was removed from the registry.<ref name=Glass/>

==Specifications (PZL.19 for 1932 Challenge)==
[[File:PZL_19_3-view_L'Aerophile_Salon_1932.jpg|thumb|PZL 19 photo 3-view drawing from L'Aerophile Salon 1932]]
{{Aircraft specs
|ref=''Polish aircraft 1893-1939'' <ref name=Cynk>{{cite book |last1=Cynk |first1=Jerzy B |title=Polish aircraft 1893-1939 |publisher=Putnam |date=1971 |isbn=0-370-00085-4 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/polishaircraft1800cynk/page/178 178-183] |url=https://archive.org/details/polishaircraft1800cynk/page/178 }}</ref>
|prime units?=met
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|crew=1
|capacity=1 or 2 pax / {{cvt|314|kg|0}} payload<ref name=Glass>{{cite book |last1=Glass |first1=Andrzej |title=Polskie konstrukcje lotnicze 1893–1939 |date=1977 |publisher=WKiŁ |location=Warsaw |pages=242–244 |language=Polish}}</ref>
|length m=7.15
|length note=
|span m=10.42
|span note=
|height m=2
|height note=
|wing area sqm=16
|wing area note=
|aspect ratio=<!-- sailplanes -->
|airfoil=

|empty weight kg=475
|empty weight note=
|gross weight kg=800
|gross weight note=
|max takeoff weight kg=
|max takeoff weight note=
|fuel capacity={{cvt|140|L|USgal impgal}} in wing tanks and {{cvt|9|L|USgal impgal}} collector tank in the fuselage
|more general=
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|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=[[De Havilland Gipsy III]] 
|eng1 type=4-cylinder inverted air-cooled in-line piston engine
|eng1 hp=120
|eng1 note=for take-off
::::{{cvt|105|hp|order=flip}} normal / max continuous

|prop blade number=2
|prop name=[[Ratier]] variable-pitch propeller
|prop dia m=<!-- propeller aircraft -->
|prop dia note=
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|max speed kmh=228
|max speed note=at sea level
|cruise speed kmh=195
|cruise speed note=<br>
* '''Landing speed:''' {{cvt|65|km/h|mph kn}}
|stall speed kmh=
|stall speed note=
|never exceed speed kmh=
|never exceed speed note=
|range km=1000
|range note=
|ferry range km=5000
|ferry range note=(SP-AHH after rebuild)<ref name=Glass/>
|endurance=<!-- if range unknown -->
|ceiling m=4000
|ceiling note=<ref name=Glass/>
|g limits=<!-- aerobatic -->
|roll rate=<!-- aerobatic -->
|climb rate ms=4
|climb rate note=
|time to altitude={{cvt|1000|m}} in 4 minutes 30 seconds
|wing loading kg/m2=50
|wing loading note=
|fuel consumption kg/km=
|power/mass={{cvt|0.69|hp/lb|order=flip}}
|more performance=<br/>
*'''Take-off run to {{cvt|8|m|0}}:''' {{cvt|130|m}}<ref name=Glass/>
*'''Landing run from {{cvt|8|m|0}}:''' {{cvt|152|m|-1}}<ref name=Glass/>
}}

==See also==
{{Aircontent
|related=
*[[PZL.26]]
|similar aircraft=
*[[Breda Ba.33]]
*[[Heinkel He 64]]
*[[Klemm Kl 32]]
*[[Percival Gull]]
*[[Praga BH-111]]
|lists=
}}

==References==
{{commons category|PZL.19}}
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