Category: Helicopters

A mock-up of the helicopter was shown at the 2013 Paris Air Show. The Bell 505 helicopter made its first flight on November 10, 2014. In 2015, the helicopter obtained the American certificate, and in 2016, the Canadian certificate. The first Bell 505 was delivered on March 7, 2017, to a private operator in Arizona,…

The main rotor has 4 blades in the main rotor and the tail rotor. The main rotor blades are driven by servo motors instead of the swash plate. Second-generation composite main rotor blades (CMRB2) were mounted on the Super Seasprite, which includes filament-wound, S-glass rods, glass shells, aramid honeycomb cores and aramid trailing edges.

The Bell UH-1 Y Venom is another incarnation of the legendary Huey helicopter that performed so well during the Vietnam War. Among American soldiers, Bell UH-1 Y Venom is called Super Huey. Not without reason, because it is the same family. The helicopter is also called "Yankee", based on the pronunciation of its variant of…

The Bell AH-1 Z Viper is a combat and attack helicopter. It is a relatively new design and already proven in combat. The Bell AH-1 Z Viper helicopter was designed and manufactured by Bell Helicopter Textron. The helicopter made its first flight on December 8, 2000. The helicopter crew consists of two officers. The helicopter…

In 2022, in Kielce, as part of the XXX International Defense Industry Exhibition, Polskie Zakłady Lotnicze from Mielec presented the search and rescue helicopter S-70M Black Hawk. Such helicopters were ordered by the Ministry of the Interior of Romania in the amount of 6 copies. The delivery will be made in 2023.

The main rotor has 4 blades. The blades are articulated. The rotor blades can be manually folded for storage. The rotor is equipped with a brake. The rotor blades are made of metal: aluminum, steel and nickel. The tail rotor has 2 blades. The propeller is located on the left side of the tail boom.…

On July 1, 2022 (Friday), Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of National Defense, Mariusz Błaszczak, signed a contract for the purchase of 32 AgustaWestland AW-149 helicopters for the land forces. 32 machines are used by two Squadrons. The fact that these helicopters are manufactured in Poland in Świdnik is not without significance. AW-149 helicopters are built…

On January 19, 2021, the PZL WSK Świdnik SM-1 SP-SAD helicopter returned to the Polish Aviation Museum in Krakow after renovation. The renovation was performed by the Feniks Reco company, which operates in Nowy Sącz. The helicopter has the serial number 101003 and registration SP-SAD. It is the third serial copy built in Świdnik. The…

In 2015, the Polish Mi-24 helicopters lost their combat capabilities. The supply of guided missiles has run out. Only unguided missiles and barrel ammunition remained in the armament. The problem is serious, because according to the state in Poland there were 34 examples of Mi-24 D and 17 examples of Mi-24 W. Currently (2021) we…

The helicopter in question was developed by the French company Aérospatiale, then by Eurocopter, and now by Airbus Helicopters. The Super Puma helicopter is a development of the original Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma helicopter. The first flight of the Super Puma helicopter was made on September 13, 1978, and its production began in February 1980…