Margański & Mysłowski

Margański & Mysłowski Zakłady Lotnicze (Margański & Mysłowski Aviation Works) is a Polish aircraft and glider manufacturer, located in Bielsko-Biała. It designs and manufactures unlimited category aerobatic gliders and powered aircraft, wind turbines and composite structures.
The company began as Zakład Remontów i Produkcji Sprzętu Lotniczego (ZRiPS, Aviation Equipment Repair and Production Works), created in 1986 by Edward Margański, and became the first privately owned aviation works in communist Poland after World War II. At first it repaired gliders. In the 1990s it undertook design work and designed gliders for Swift and MDM. The main designer was the gifted Edward Margański.
In 2001 the company started work on utility and training aircraft of composite construction and the corporate identity became E. Margański i Wspólnicy (E. Margański & Partners), a limited partnership. In 2005 the corporate identity was again revised to become a limited liability company Margański and Mysłowski Zakłady Lotnicze Sp. In 2011 the company's status has been changed to joint-stock company and its full name has been changed to Zakłady Lotnicze Margański & Mysłowski S.A.

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S-1 | MDM-1

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Margański & Mysłowski Swift S-1

Single seat aerobatic glider. The glider is made of glass-fibre epoxy composite. It is very strong (stressed for plus and minus 10g) and manoeuvrable (a roll takes 4 seconds). Larger tips are available to increase the span to 15m. It has a retractable undercarriage.
Edward Margański, Jerzy Cisowski and Jerzy Makula developed the Swift at Bielsko-Biała from the SZD-21-2b Kobuz 3. The prototype first flew in 1991.

Swift S-1, registration D-9905, built 1993, serial number 111
Volkel, Netherlands, 28 May 2017

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S-1 | MDM-1

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Margański & Mysłowski MDM-1 Fox

The MDM-1 Fox is a Polish, composite mid-wing two-seater aerobatic glider with fixed undercarriage and conventional tail unit.
This sailplane was first displayed at the World Glider Aerobatic Championships in Venlo, Netherlands, 1993, where Jerzy Makula flew it to win the World Championship. Shortly after the Championships ended, promotional flights were arranged to enable top pilots to fly this aircraft. The Fox has since had several successes at other international competitions.
Production stopped in 2005 after 36 had been built, but in 2011 the company announced that it would make another small batch.

MDM-1 Fox, registration PH-1091, built 1996, serial number 213
Ede, Netherlands, 24 August 2019

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S-1 | MDM-1

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