| PWS-40 Junak | |
|---|---|
| |
| Role | trainer |
| National origin | Poland |
| Manufacturer | Podlaska Wytwórnia Samolotów |
| Designer | Antoni Zagórski |
| First flight | April 1939 |
| Status | prototype only |
PWS-40 Junak (Junak literally means "brave young man") was a Polish trainer aircraft of the 1930s. First flown in the spring of 1939, it was to become the standard training aircraft of the Polish Air Force's fighter pilot schools before more advanced trainers could be delivered. However, due to the outbreak of World War II only the prototype was completed and test-flown.
A two-seat low-wing monoplane of wooden design, the PWS-40 had a trapezoidal wing covered with plywood and canvass.[1] The plywood-covered fuselage was equipped with two open cabins.[1] The plane had a fixed undercarriage.[1]