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The excellent book Sailplanes 1945 - 1965 by Martin Simons includes an excellent write-up, photo and scale drawings of this glider.  A quote from the book, "The decision to produce a new high performance two-seater was taken early in 1950.  The SZD-9 was to have good cross-country performance and to be capable of cloud flying, blind flying training and high altitude soaring."

model in photos above by: Kai Roether

The excellent book Sailplanes 1945 - 1965 by Martin Simons includes an excellent write-up, photo and scale drawings of this glider.  A quote from the book, "The decision to produce a new high performance two-seater was taken early in 1950.  The SZD-9 was to have good cross-country performance and to be capable of cloud flying, blind flying training and high altitude soaring."

The excellent book Sailplanes 1945 - 1965 by Martin Simons includes an excellent write-up, photos and scale drawings of this glider.  A quote from the book, "The final model, which entered production and became widely know and oustandingly successful, was the SZD-24-4 or Foka - 4. The sandwich wing skins were changed to thick plywood, with important savings of weight and simplifying production."

The excellent book Sailplanes 1920 - 1945 by Martin Simons includes an excellent write-up, photos and scale drawings of this glider.  A quote from the book, "At hundreds of small gliding schools the 2B became the standard intermediate sailplane.  Whatever the numbers before, the production figures of the GB 2B ran into thousands.  Harry Schneider, son of Edmund, estimated about 4000 to 5000 Grunau Babies were built, worldwide.  Wolf Hirth suggested twice these numbers.  The exact total is not known but (excluding the innumerable primary trainers) there is no doubt that more of the Grunau Baby were built than any other type of sailplane before or since."

The excellent book Sailplanes 1965 - 2000 by Martin Simons includes an excellent write-up and photo of this glider.  A quote from the book, "23 of the Jantar 2 were built before the introduction of the Jantar 2B in March 1978.  The wing was mounted 125 mm higher and the rigging angle of incidence reduced by 1.5 degrees, to align the fuselage more accurately with the airflow at high airspeeds."

The excellent book Sailplanes 1965 - 2000 by Martin Simons includes an excellent write-up and photo of this glider.  A quote from the book, "The Jantar Standard, two of which competed at Waikerie in 1974, had the same fuselage and tail unit as the original 19 metre Jantar 1, but with a fifteen meter wing and no flaps."

The excellent book Sailplanes 1965 - 2000 by Martin Simons includes an excellent write-up, detailed line drawings, and photo of this glider.  A quote from the book, "The designer Wladyslaw Okarmus developed the Jantar Standard 3 from the St 2.  The most noticeable change was a revised tail, lowering the tailplane slightly relative to the wing."

The excellent book Sailplanes 1965 - 2000 by Martin Simons includes an excellent write-up, photo and scale drawings of this glider.  A quote from the book, "The Junior was intended as a simple sailplane suitable for early solo pilots but with a performance good enough for cross-country flying and 'club class' competitions."

I have enjoyed flying the Junior owned by the Minnesota Soaring Club many times.  It is a lovely glider.  It is easy to fly and comfortable.  It has extremely effective airbrakes.  I enjoy spinning it!  While capable of cross-country flight (nearly every glider is) the very thick wing makes the sink rate quite high at cruising speeds. - Paul Remde

The excellent book Sailplanes 1945 - 1965 by Martin Simons includes an excellent write-up, photo and scale drawings of this glider.  A quote from the book, "The second sailplane designed by the ISZ group was the IS - 2 Mucha (Fly).  It was intended for club use, replacing the Komar, but had a good enough performance for cross-country flying and simple aerobatics."

The excellent book Sailplanes 1945 - 1965 by Martin Simons includes an excellent write-up, photo and scale drawings of this glider.  A quote from the book, "In 1948 the IS was renamed the Szybowcowego Zakladu Dóswiadczalnego (SZD, Sailplane Experimental Institute) but the personnel were retained.  Taking opinions from the clubs and their pilots, together with ideas from the original design team, an improved Mucha, the SZD - 12 Mucha 100, flew in 1953."

Paul E. Remde

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