Kraków 2009-08-07
History
IL Okęcie WSK Mielec TS-8 Bies.
TS-8 Bies is a training aircraft used in the Polish Army. On July 23, 1955, the TS-8 plane with the serial number P-1 made its first flight from the Okęcie airport. 242 units were produced. The TS-8 is a single-engine, two-seater, low wing, retractable undercarriage. The plane was developed at the Institute of Aviation in Warsaw. The plane was mass-produced in Mielec. The TS-8 Bies is a training plane designed for basic pilot training, for training and training in higher pilotage, with the use of combat training elements, additionally for training and groundless flights.
Written by Karol Placha Hetman