Koliber returns from Germany to Poland

The Aeroklub Stalowowolski at Turbia airfield near Stalowa Wola has announced they have recently bought PZL Koliber 150 D-ERUG from Germany. This Koliber s/n 03900042 was built at PZL Okecie and first flew on 12th February 1991 - it was initially delivered to the Netherlands as PH-BIJ before quickly passing onto Sweden as SE-KUG. In June 1995 it became D-ERUG. Made in Poland it's now back in Poland.

New Pipistrel Virus for Poland

Skydream of Bielsko-Biala have announced the imminent delivery of another brand new Pipistrel Virus SW from the factory in Slovenia - this aircraft will be registered as SP-SAMG - over 40 examples of the Pipistrel Virus ultralight aircraft have been registered in Poland. 

 

Virus SP-SAMG at the factory pre-delivery  - S/N 1045

Update - March 2021 - Another new Pipistrel Virus SW in Poland is SP-SRMC imported via agents Skydream, photo below

New Aero AT-3 R100 - SP-AVA

June 2020 - The latest AT-3 to be completed at the Aero AT facility at Mielec, Poland is aircraft number 110, now registered as SP-AVA.

This AT-3 R100 has a MTOW of 630kg and is fitted with a Garmin glass cockpit - the aircraft also has additional wing fuel tanks each holding a further 50 litres.

The registration SP-AVA was previously used on a Cirrus SR22 from 2008-2012.   

Aero AT-3 news - Spring 2011

The Aero AT-3 light aircraft continues to sell well with almost 60 aircraft built to date  - new customer deliveries for Spring 2011 include AT-3 aircraft for clients in Belgium ( 2 aircraft ), The Netherlands ( 1 aircraft ) and Poland ( 2 aircraft ).

The photo above shows production of the Aero AT-3 at Mielec, Poland


The AT-4 light sport aircraft is also in production with over 30 aircraft built to date and recent deliveries in 2011 includes several examples to South Korea.

Steve

Aero AT-4 - Gobosh 700

Aero continue to build and export the AT-4 light sports aircraft at Mielec ( alongside the AT-3 ) - the latest aircraft to be exported to the USA is c/n AT4-025 which was registered as N273CB on 2nd August 2010 to an owner in Virginia, USA - in the USA the type is marketed as the Gobosh 700.

Aero are also busy building AT-4 aircraft for customers in Malaysia and South Korea for delivery in 2010.

If you can supply jpeg photos of these aircraft then please do let me know - thanks.


Steve

Aero-Kros MP-02 Czajka at Aero 2010

 
Aero-Kros of Krosno Poland exhibited a new build MP-02 Czajka at the recent Aero 2010 trade show heald at Friedrichshafen, Germany.

The MP-02 is a high wing, T tail composite ultralight aircraft. Aero-Kros displayed the
 

 prototype of the MP-02 at the same show last year, April 2009, this has been test flying  registered as SP-SABD.

The aircraft shown at Aero 2010 was newly built and unregistered ( see above photo ) but will be delivered shortly to the Aero-Kros dealer in Belgium, JMB Aviation.


For more information about th MP-02 Czajka see the web link below



http://www.aero-kros.com/offer/26-mp-02-czajka.html


Steve

PZL Swidnik announces deal to build Pilatus PC-12 fusealges

PZL Swidnik have confirmed that they will start production for Pilatus of fusealges for the PC-12 single engined turboprop aircraft.

Their April 2010 press release states..................

The contract provides for a 10 years production co-operation, with the potential for further extension and development. The first fuselage is scheduled to be delivered to the recipient in September 2011.

More details on this LINK to PZL Swidnik statement




Steve

Enter Air - New Polish charter airline

A new Polish airline called Enter Air has recently started as a holiday charter airline in Poland.

They have leased 2 used Boeing 737-400 series aircraft from the leasing firm ILFC.

The first aircraft is registered is SP-ENA and is believed to be c/n 26320 - it has been painted in a white and blue colour scheme.

A second aircraft SP-ENB ( believed to be c/n 26299 ) will follow shortly. Both aircraft previously flew with Asiana Airlines of South Korea.

See link below for a photo of SP-ENA in Enter Air colours - with thanks to the Lotnictwo website

http://lotnictwo.net/foto.php?id=143739


Enter Air website


http://www.enterair.pl/



Steve

SP-FYB - Pitts S-2 in the UK - November 2009

The one and only Pitts S-2 Special on the Polish civil aircraft register is currently in the UK. The S-2S aircraft was built by Aviat and arrived in Poland back in 1993. It was seen at Modlin in the 1990s marked as SP-FYB although it was not officially registered until 2006.

It arrived at Booker airfield near High Wycombe in England by road transport in November 2009 for some maintenance.

The external link below shows this aircraft in the ATS hanger at Booker in December 2009 - photo by Clive Glaister.


http://www.pbase.com/denham/image/120037138



UPDATE - This aircraft was registered as G-OSZS in the UK on 23-2-10 to an owner in Gloucestershire

LINK to UK CAA register entry for G-OSZS


Steve

SSH T-131 Jungmann - OE-CTS

In November 2009 Jungmann SP-YTS was registered in Austria as OE-CTS. This T-131PA aircraft was built in Poland in 2000 by SSH Serwis Samolotow Historycznych as c/n 109 and was first registered as SP-KTS, before becoming SP-YTS in 2002.


External LINK to photo of T-131 PA Jungmann SP-YTS

http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1057925/


The Jungmann built by SSH follow original plans used by the Tatra aircraft company in Czechoslovakia whilst building Bu 131 Jungmann under licence from Bucker.

There are now many SSH Polish built Jungmann registered in Austria including

OE-VCD, OE-ABJ, OE-AMG, OE-APY, OE-ARP, OE-AHA, OE-ATB, OE-AHS, OE-AKD, OE-AFS, OE-CGH, OE-ACS, OE-AWG, OE-ALF, OE-ARM and OE-CTS.

Not all of these fly in Austria - some of these actually operate from home airfields in Holland, Germany and Italy.



Please see LINK below to the SSH / Service of Historical Aircraft website


http://www.planeclassic.com/index.php?action=m1




Steve