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 deliver new AT-3 to Fly Polska

Aero of Mielec have recently delivered the first of two new build Aero AT-3 training aircraft to the Fly Polska flight training school. This AT-3 is fitted with a Garmin glass cockpit flight display.

This aircraft is SP-GDK c/n 063 - Fly Polska have a small fleet of training aircraft that operate from the airfields at Mielec and Rzeszow.

The second example will be registered as SP-GDL c/n 064 and is due to be handed over to Fly Polska in late September 2012.

External Web Link to Fly Polska website

Thanks to Aero Sp zoo and EPML Spotters


Steve

New AT-3 for Alp-Air of Switzerland

Alp-Air of Bern, Switzerland have just taken delivery of their fourth Aero AT-3 light aircraft registered as HB-SRD with c/n 061.

Alp-Air offer flight training and scenic flights from based at Bern-Belp airport.

The first Alp-Air AT-3 HB-SRA suffered accident damage in August 2011 but has since been repaired at the Aero factory in Mielec, Poland - it returned to Bern in March 2012.

The Alp-Air AT-3 fleet is as follows

HB-SRA c/n 051 - delivered 2009
HB-SRB c/n 052 - delivered 2009
HB-SRC c/n 053 - delivered 2009
HB-SRD c/n 061 - delivered April 2012


More info on the Alp-Air website link below


http://www.alp-air.ch/


Steve

S-70i test flying at Mielec in Mexico Police colours

PZL Mielec S-70i SP-YVF has been test flying this week at Mielec, Poland now painted in full Mexican Police colours.

The Black Hawk is olive green with grey titles and logos for the Policia Estatal and wears Mexican registration XC-SPJ on the tail and nose.

Click through on the link below to see more great images of this machine on the EPML spotters website

EPML Spotters

Steve

Sikorsky S-70i - Full Saudi MOI colour scheme

On the 7th March 2011 the first example of a S-70i  in full Saudi Ministry of Interior colours was seen at the Sikorsky PZL Mielec factory at Mielec, Poland - this helicopter wears serial MOI-33.

The colour scheme is olive drab upper with gloss white lower - the Saudi MOI is the launch customer for the new Polish built S-70i with an order for three aircraft.

Credit to epmlspotters.pl for posting these photos

More photos by Marcin Bobro on the following link

http://epmlspotters.pl/1/3/2086/Zdj%C4%99cia-S-70i-MOI-33----naziemne-testy-awioniki


Steve

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

S-70i Black Hawk - first flight in Poland

On 15th November 2010 the first flight of the second Polish built S-70i Black Hawk took place at Mielec in Poland. This helicopter is registered as SP-YVA and is the second example built at Mielec but the first to fly in Poland.

Photo courtesy of Sikorsky UTC

The first prototype was rolled out at Mielec in March 2010 before being shipped to the USA, where it first flew as N4905N in July 2010.

Photo link to S-70i N4905N, built at Mielec but now test fling in the USA

http://www.flickr.com/photos/24526864@N03/5191864581/in/photostream/




Saudi Arabia are the launch customer with three S-70i Black Hawks on order for the Ministry of Interior  ( MOI ) and due for delivery during 2011.

More info on the Sikorsky press release via the link below


Sikorsky Press Release


Steve in UK

New Aero AT-3 aircraft in the UK

Aero recently delivered one new build AT-3 R100 c/n AT3-055 to the UK from their factory at Mielec in Poland.

This light aircraft was registered in the UK on 27th September 2010 as G-SKAZ.

Another recent AT-3 aircraft to be registered in the UK is G-RDFX - this example is a factory supplied kit and has been registered with the PFA c/n 327-14295 - it was registered on 8th July 2010 - I suspect that this kit *might be* factory c/n AT3-009 but would welcome confirmation please.

Steve

Aero AT-4 flying in Malaysia

The FRAS Flying Club at Senai Airport, Johor in Malaysia currently operate an Aero AT-4 ( built by Aero at Mielec in Poland ) registered as 9M-EVA.

The AT-4 arrived in Malaysia in July 2009 and after assembly and local paperwork flew for the first time locally on 11th August 2009.

FRAS Flying Club will take delivery of a second new build Aero AT-4 in September 2010.

For more information about the FRAS Flying Club at Senai Airport, Johor, Malaysiaclick on the WWW link below

http://www.frasflyingclub.com.my/home.php




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

First flight of S-70i Black Hawk built PZL Mielec

Sikorsky have announced the first test flight of the S-70i Black Hawk helicopter on 1st July 2010.  This helicopter was built at PZL Mielec in Poland and rolled out to the press on 15th March 2010. The helicopter was then shipped to the Sikorsky facility at   in Florida, USA.


More details via the official Sikorsky press release below



http://www.sikorsky.com/About+Sikorsky/News/Press+Details?pressvcmid=71ffc46734e89210VgnVCM1000004f62529fRCRD

SP-DGS - M28 Skytruck on delivery to USA via Prestwick

On Saturday 3rd April 2010 M28 Skytruck SP-DGS passed through Prestwick airport on the west coast of Scotland on delivery to the USA. The aircraft was built at PZL Mielec and is painted white and blue with the under fuselage luggage carrier.


See photo link below for images of this aircraft at Prestwick


http://forums.airshows.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=21420



This Skytruck will eventually join the USAF AFSOC - Air Force Special Operations Command.

Update - SP-DGS c/n AJE003-21 was re-registered as N279DH on 28th April 2010 registered to Sierra Nevada Corporation of Sparks, Nevada, USA.

Others delivered to the USA in 2008 / 2009 have been

SP-DGN c/n AJE 003-10 became N310MV

SP-DGO c/n AJE 003-19 became N319TW

SP-DGP c/n AJE 003-17 became N317JG

SP-DGR c/n AJE 003-20 became N824KD


All were initially registered to Sierra Nevada Corporation of Sparks, Nevada, USA.

Note that N310MV is now shown as owned by

AIR FORCE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND HQ at Hurlburt Field, Florida.


The M28 Skytruck will operate with the 27 SOW based at Cannon AFB New Mexico - their website shown below suggests they will operate with the 318 SOS alongside their PC-12 aircraft

""The 318th SOS, located at Cannon AFB, N.M., is one of three flying squadrons within the 27th Special Operations Group. The squadron flies the Pilatus PC-12, and will soon acquire light and medium twin engine aircraft variants. The unit utilizes these aircraft to accomplish global special operations taskings as an Air Force component member of United States Special Operations Command""


Link to Cannon AFB website below

http://www.cannon.af.mil/units/index.asp



Good photo of AFSOC Skytruck N310MV on Flickr - see link below

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7903090@N06/4151865356/



External Link to Sierra Nevada Corporation of Sparks, Nevada, USA

http://www.sncorp.com/index.shtml




Steve

First S-70i Black Hawk shown at PZL Mielec

The PZL Mielec factory unveiled the first S-70i Black Hawk to be built in Poland on March 15th - Sikorsky bought the PZL mielec factory back in 2007.

The S-70i is an "International" version of the well known Black Hawk helicopter and Sikorsky plan to build 20 airframes per year from 2012.

This first example will be taken to the USA to undergo flight tests at a Sikorsky facility in Florida soon.


More details via the official Sikorsky press release

http://www.sikorsky.com/vgn-ext-templating-SIK/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=00de6eb78fa78110VgnVCM1000001382000aRCRD&vgnextchannel=162f45d57ef68110VgnVCM1000001382000aRCRD&vgnextfmt=default&pressvcmid=ec821075c9257210VgnVCM1000004f62529fRCRD



See link below for rollout ceremony photos


http://www.skrzydla.org/showphoto.php?photo_id=21840


Steve