Glider Pilot Adela Dankowska

During the event dedicated to the achievements of Adela Dankowska - the retired glider pilot and the coach of the Polish national gliding team - she had an opportunity to fly our Demo Perkoz. Very proud moment for us to receive all the compliments after this flight.

Adela Dankowska after her flight with the SZD-54-2 PERKOZ

Throughout her flying career, she set 12 world records and 43 Polish records, including the women's world record for height gain in 1967 (8,430 m) and the world record for the distance traveled in a straight line in 1977 (837 km). In 1974, she also established the record for the longest glider flight in Poland, covering a distance of 837 km.

Pilot biography of Adela Dankowska: Wikipedia Adela Dankowska

Adela Dankowska signing books during the celebaration event

Photo: SZD-54-2 Perkoz on airfield © Andrzej Cieślik