After the summer break, we’re returning to our video series showcasing exhibits from the “With the Wind and Against the Wind—Civil Aviation” exhibition, which won the Sybilla 2025 award. The star of the latest episode is the SWIFT S-1—one of the most successful Polish designs for competitive aerobatics.
In this article, we explore the history behind the creation of this unique single-seat glider. We explain which technical solutions were responsible for its outstanding flight characteristics and how it performed when tackling demanding aerial maneuvers.
In this episode, we discuss, among other things:
We encourage you to watch the video and visit the Polish Aviation Museum in Kraków, where you can see this and many other interesting exhibits with your own eyes in Hangar No. 5.
