Category: Helicopters

The first utility helicopters in the world appeared in 1942. This fact meant that in 1947 CCCP established a design facility under the direction of Mikhail Leontjewicz Mil, who held the position of director of this facility. The facility was merely a design office at Factory No. 329 in Moscow. In other words, it did…

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.