 {| |} the rwd 5 was a polish touring and sports plane of 1931, a two-seat high-wing monoplane, constructed by the rwd team. it was made famous by its transatlantic flight, being the smallest aircraft to cross the atlantic.glass, a. (1977), p. 291-294. ==development== the rwd 5 was constructed by the rwd team of stanisÅaw rogalski, stanisÅaw wigura and jerzy drzewiecki (their designs were named rwd after their initial letters). it was a further development of earlier rwd aircraft series (rwd 1, rwd 2, rwd 3 and rwd 7), especially of its direct predecessor, the rwd 4. it shared the same wing shape and construction, while the fuselage was totally new, constructed of steel frame, unlike its wooden predecessors. the fuselage had a modern shape and a closed canopy with panoramic windows (earlier models had atypical fish-shaped fuselages with no direct forward view from the pilot's seat). the first prototype (registration sp-agj) was flown on 7 august 1931 by its designer jerzy drzewiecki. it was built in new workshops of warsaw university of technology near okÄcie airport, from 1933 converted to doÅwiadczalne warsztaty lotnicze (dwl) company. after successes of the prototype in air competitions, a small-scale series production was set up, mostly for the polish aero club. series aircraft had improved landing gear. two were built in 1932 (registration sp-aja and ajb), five in 1933 (including the single-seater rwd 5bis), eleven in 1934 (including one in aero club workshops in lublin) and one more in 1937 (sp-bgx), for a total of 20 aircraft. in 1932, the rwd 5 was shown at the international air show in paris. ==service== rwd 5s were mostly used as trainers and sport planes by polish regional aero clubs. they scored good results in local competitions, starting from 1931, when the prototype won the 3rd south-western poland flight (pilot m. pronaszko) and the 4th touring aircraft contest (pilot franciszek Å»wirko). as sport and touring planes, they were later superseded by the rwd 13, and were relegated mostly for training. three were written off before 1939. one aircraft was used by lot polish airlines in 1933â1936 for taxi flights (registration sp-lot), one by lopp o
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