PZL Krosno KR-03 Puchatek

The KR-03 was designed as an ab initio training glider. The aircraft is made from aluminium with some parts covered in doped aircraft fabric covering. Its span wing employs a Wortmann FX S-02-158 airfoil. The wing features top and bottom Schempp-Hirth-style dive brakes. The landing gear consists of an oleo-pneumatic sprung, non-retractable main wheel, a tail wheel and a rubber sprung nose skid. The Puchatek has a baggage compartment with a capacity of for soft baggage items. The aircraft was type certified in the United States on 6 August 1991, with Barry Aviation of Edgewater, Volusia County, Florida as the US certificate holder. ==Operational history==

In 1993, a few examples were put into service with the Australian Air Force Cadets (AAFC), totalling to three as of 2012. They are currently assigned to 2 Wing AAFC. They are still in service as of 2014. As of August 2025 there were 10 KR-03As registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration and 1 KR-03A registered in Canada. ==Variants==

;KR-03A :Main production version. ==Specifications (KR-03A) ==