Aircraft HL-was the first independantly built construction by ing. Józefa Medweckiego, a constructor working in a plane factory named „Samolot”(Airplane) in Poznan. After authorizing the calculations Medweck began on the half of 1926 with the help of a few professionals and friends the build of his airplane. The material needed to buld the model was partly bought, and partly accessibled by the constructors factory and he three cylinder engine Anzani was lent to him by the LOPP. The wooden sub-assembly of Medwecks airlpane was glued together in his attic and the construction was joined together in an empty workshop at the Poznans railway station. The airplane received a marking HL-2, coming from the surname of a famous American comedy actor Harold Lloyd. An interesting thing in the airplane was its right undercarriage wheel which was covered by linen, where the left wheel had unscreened spokes. Medwecks main goal was to take part in Te First Country Avion Contest in October 1927. In the early autumn of 1927 the airplane had test flying. The airplane was painted light red ( except the front of the fuselage which was made from sheet aluminium), it had a black marking on the front of the fuselage HL 2 and a picture of the famous actors glasses. On the 5 of October some difficulties began to happen. A pipe leading fuel to the airplanes engine broke and compulsive landing was needed. Before fixing the damages and finishing the flight to Warsaw the contest already began and Medwecks Avion- with the agreement of the commission –was able to take off beyond of the contest. Thanks to that it was possible to compare the results to other airplane results which started in the contest. After a nother compulsive landing, which-because of the engines breakdown- took place in a contest flight from Warsaw to Deblin, the broken engine was dismount out of the airplane while the airframe was ruined in a car crash when transported to Poznan. The wooden construction is only glued. The engine and the front part of the fuselage are covered with the aluminium sheet. The cabins are uncovered, covered only by a windscreen. Wings are made from a wooden construction, covered by plywood,with the look of a rectangle. The undercarriage is three-support made from steel pipes with to main wheels, absordering tail skids. Woodens construction control surfaces, hidden plywood, in the classic configuration.

TECHNICAL DATA:

Span:.......................................... 11,00 m

Length:................................................. 7,00 m

Height:............................................. 2,20 m

Bearing surface:.......................... 16,50 m2

Own Mass:..........................................291 kg

Mass at the start........................................466 kg

Maximum speed:......................125 km/h

Ceiling:.....................................................1300 m

Range:...................................................250 km

Drive:................3-cylinder radial engine,

Cooled by air, type

Anzani 3A2 with power 35 KM

Crew:................................................. 2 people

Fuel reserve:...................................... 35 litres

One copy has been made..

MAIN CAUTIONS

The model belong to middle tough builds. Before gluing get familiar with the model, the assembly drawings and the models description.

Element marked *should be glued properly:

* Cardboard

** Cardboard 0,5 mm

*** cardboard 1 mm

roll into a tube

direction toward the front of the airplane

P right side

L left side

Fold in half and tighten with a wire

Form properly

W cut out

WPS cut after gluing

Patterns marked with red can be made in your own free time from wire or foil PCV. The color which should be used to paint the model is shown in the model description. All edges and unprinted surfaces should be painted with properly chosen colors.

The order of the numbered pieces is not consistent with the order of the models build. Use the rule „TRY ON THREE TIMES AND THEN GLUE”

THE MODELS DESCRIPTION

Begin the build of the skeleton from gluing pieces 1A-H. Before gluing over the skeleton sheathing remember to grind it. Next glue the fuselages equipment. Paint the rudder bar and the stick with grey color. Glue the skeleton from the bottom with piece 3D,piece 4D paint black. Next glue the engine. Piece 7H and 7I paint grey. Next glue the engines shield and then glue to the fuselage. Piece 8 can be luted and paint with piece 6B shinning grey. Now glue the tails steering. The stabilizers skeleton should be grind before gluing. Pieces 9D, 11F and 11G an the lines paint grey. Make the undercarriage as according to the drawing. Paint axis piece 13E grey and cover with white thread from piece 13 as according to the drawing. Grind properly the wheels and paint the tyres white. The left wheel should be made with spokes and the right should be covered with linen. Glue the engines skid in the marked space. In the angle struts piece 16 glue tightening wies. Before gluing the wings skeleton with sheathing it should be grind. Glue the wings to the angle struts piece 16 and 21 as according to the drawing. Glue the ailerons. Coming to the end glue the propeller as according to the drawing. The ready model should be varnished with colourless mat varnish.

WE IS GREAT FUN WHILE MAKING THE MODEL!!!