The SZD-30 Pirat is a single-seat multipurpose glider aircraft from the Polish firm PZL Bielsko which first flew in 1966,[1] and began production in 1967.

[1] The high-mounted wing incorporates air brakes on both the upper and lower surfaces.

[1] The single-wheel main landing gear is fixed, the formed one-piece canopy is side-mounted,[4] the fuselage can be equipped with radios and an oxygen system.

[4] In 2011, following a number of cases of glue failure in the wooden joints, leading to structural failure, the type certificate holder issued a bulletin which reduced a number of the limiting speeds of the aircraft.

Specifically, the maximum speed (VNE) was reduced to 195 km/h (121 mph, 105 knots) and aerobatic flight was prohibited.