Category: Helicopters

Work on the new W-3 Sokół helicopter, designated "600", officially began in May 1974. At the head of the team, after M.Sc. Eng. Zbyszko Kodłubaj, stood mgr. Eng. Stanisław Kamiński, who was called the "father" of Sokol. Finally, the helicopter designation was officially adopted – W-3. In the press, the helicopter was commonly referred to…

The BŻ-4 Żuk is the second entirely Polish helicopter structure built from scratch. The helicopter was designed by Bronisław Żurakowski, whose brother, Janusz Żurakowski (1914-2004), was famous as a fighter pilot during World War II, and then he was a well-known and respected test pilot in Canada, where he flew, among others, the Avro Canada…

Three Mil Mi-6 A helicopters were operated in Poland. In 1974-1986 as civilian, and in 1986-1990 as military. They were given side numbers 063 (ex SP-ITA), 670 (ex SP-ITB) and 671 (ex SP-ITC). There are 670 (ex SP-ITB) in the Air Force Museum in Dęblin.

The beginnings of the Italian Agusta factory date back to 1907. It was then that the Italian constructor Giovanni Agusta founded a company producing airplanes of his own design. The Great World War disrupted the company’s operations. Production was resumed in 1923. The company then adopted the new name Costruzioni Aeronautiche Agusta S.p.a. The plant…