Category: Helicopters

On May 30, 2018, a contract was signed for the purchase of two Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk helicopters for the Polish Police. In the presence of the Minister of the Interior and Administration, Joachim Brudziński, the contract for the purchase of machines was signed by the Chief Commander of the Police, Superintendent Jarosław Szymczyk. The…

Description to the photo: W-3PL nb 0818 in the first assault version. Built in 1998. It was equipped with four external hooks. Rich armament is presented. A GSz-23Ł double-barreled cannon was mounted on the starboard side. The helicopter was equipped with a "fast descent" line. The helicopter is in the old painting pattern. It was…

In the Polish Army, PZL-Sokół helicopters are used in the following versions: W-3WA (W-3P) VIP for the transport of important people, W-3RL land rescue, W-3RM sea rescue, W-3PL "Głuszec" as an attack helicopter, armed, W-3WA as a transport helicopter.

The PZL-Sokół helicopter has a very well-designed cargo cabin that can accommodate 12 people. Dimensions; length 3.20 (3.70) m, width 1.56 (1.60) m, height 1.40 m. Access to the cargo cabin is provided by sliding doors on the starboard (slightly rear) and port (slightly in the front) ). The dimensions of the door on the…

The Mi-8 is a twin-engine half-shell helicopter made of duralumin in the classic (Sikorski) configuration. The Mi-8 is a medium helicopter with a maximum take-off weight of up to 13,000 kg. Payload approx. 4,000 kg. The crew of 3 people (pilot, co-pilot, mechanic). It takes a maximum of 28 passengers on board, but there are…

The company’s goal was to build small, two-person, self-assembly helicopters, the so-called kit helicopters. The first model of the helicopter began to be produced in 1967. The helicopter is called the Javelin and used a 40 HP (30 kW) motorcycle engine. In production, the helicopter was named Scorpion. The Scorpion helicopter was priced at US…

Museum exhibits require a restaurant. In 2019, the Polish Aviation Museum launched a project entitled "Comprehensive renovation of three unique Polish rotorcraft: SM-1, SM-2, BŻ-1 GIL – stage 1: SM-2 helicopter". The task was carried out under the Program of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage.

At the beginning of 2019, the Polish Police signed a contract for the purchase of three Bell 407GXi helicopters. The contract was signed with the manufacturer of Bell helicopters, Bell Textron Helicopter Inc. based in Fort Worth (USA). Retrofitting the aviation with patrol and observation helicopters made it possible to replace decommissioned, old and worn…

Sikorski claims that interest in the armed Black Hawk helicopter in the world is high. This is due to the escalation of the Islamic State’s struggle. The countries concerned have Black Hawk helicopters on their armament, but the unarmed versions. PZL Mielec can count on greater participation in the development of armed Black Hawk, if…

The GIL helicopter was the first experimental Polish helicopter. In 1948, the idea of building a helicopter was put forward by Dr. Engineer Zbigniew Brzoska, who was the head of the strength and aerodynamics department at the Central Aviation Institute in Warsaw. The program did not start immediately. It was believed that the construction of…