Category: Helicopters

After the takeover of PZL Świdnik by AgustaWestland in 2010, work began on the construction of an unmanned version of the SW-4. The demonstrator was presented for the first time at MSPO 2012 and MSPO 2013 in Kielce. The unmanned variant has been designated SW-4 RUAS/OPH and is equipped with a remote control system, thanks…

Design work on the light helicopter, which was eventually designated PZL SW-4, started at the beginning of the 1980s. The goal was to create a smaller helicopter than the PZL Mi-2, and above all, more economical. It is not true that the PZL SW-4 was to replace the PZL Mi-2 helicopter. However, it is true…

Eurocopter Tiger is an attack helicopter designed to operate directly on the battlefield. The helicopter prototype made its first flight on April 27, 1991. The helicopter is manufactured by Airbus Helicopters, formerly Eurocopter. Airbus Helicopters was formed from the merger of the respective helicopter divisions of Aérospatiale and DASA. The factory designation of the helicopter…

In 1991, the first air show under the name Air Show in Poland took place. The arena was the Ławica airport in Poznań. For these shows, a group of Mil Mi-24 helicopter pilots organized a team of four helicopters with a dynamic flight show. The team was formed in the 56th Regiment of Combat Helicopters…

Another four Mi-24 D helicopters (Nos. 103174, 103175, 103176, 103177) flew to Poland on October 20, 1981, landing at Pruszcz Gdański Airport. In October 1984, six helicopters (Nos. 410456, 410457, 410458, 410459, 410460, 410461) were delivered to the 49th Combat Helicopter Regiment (Pruszcz Gdański). On July 1, 1985, the last two Mi-24 D machines were…

The main rotor was adopted from the Mi-8 helicopter, but with a reduced diameter; Mi-8 diameter is 21.29 m, Mi-24 diameter is 17.00 m. Thanks to the smaller diameter of the main rotor, the blade tips have a lower speed and thus generate less noise. The rotor hub is made of high-strength steel. The blades…

The Mil Mi-24 is a medium attack helicopter. At the time of development, it was a sensation among attack helicopters – at the same time it served as a typical attack and landing helicopter for the team. The helicopter is designed to destroy point targets: tanks, artillery emplacements, bunkers, bridges and enemy manpower.

PZL Mi-2 helicopter No. 544535125, registration SP-SER, was produced in 1975. He originally served at the Institute of Aviation in Warsaw. Then it was transferred to KGHM. The total flight time was 3,254 hours, and the flight time since the last overhaul was 1,265 hours. The helicopter has been deregistered and is currently (2023) presented…

During communist Poland, the Citizens’ Militia (Milicja) did not have helicopters. The tasks of protecting public safety and protecting the communist authorities were performed by helicopters belonging to the 103rd Air Regiment of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Warsaw. After the socio-economic changes in 1989, the Militia was transformed into the Police, which dates…

The Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopter is an American attack helicopter, twin-engine, two-seater, with a three-support landing gear with a tail wheel. The helicopter is equipped with an extensive target detection and tracking system as well as weapons capable of combating them. The armament system includes a night vision system, a radar station and others. The…