__NOTOC__ The Bartel BM 1 Maryla, originally Bartel M.1 was a

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design for the

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military that did not advance beyond the design stage. It was designed in response to a Polish War Ministry competition in

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and was placed third, netting Bartel a zł 1,000 prize. ''Maryla'' was the name of Bartel's wife. The design was a single-seat parasol-wing

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similar in configuration to the Nieuport-Delage sesquiplanes of the era. A distinctive feature were Y-shaped struts joining wing with an

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. It was not built.

Specifications (as designed)

Specifications (as designed)

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