Aero-Kros - Rotorway A600 Talon helicopters

Aero-Kros at Krosno in Poland are the import agents for Rotorways helicopters in Poland.

They have recently completed the building of their 3rd A600 Talon helicopter, registered SP-YKG - see below.

photo courtesy of Aero-Kros

photo courtesy of Aero-Kros

The first example was SP-YSZ which was displayed at Aero 2009 at Friedrichshafen, Germany in April 2009.
 
The  three helicopters are


SP-YFW c/n 8045

SP-YKG  c/n 8044

SP-YSZ  c/n 8043


Click here for more images of the Aero-Kros website


Click here for more info on the Rotorway A600 Talon


Steve

Bartolini Air take delivery of first Tecnam P2006T in Poland

Bartolini Air of Lodz, Poland have recently taken delivery of the first twin engined Tecnam P2006T in Poland.

The Italian designed aircraft has four seats and is registered as SP-DZW c/n 033. It is powered by two four cylinder four stroke Rotax 912S engines. It arrived in Poland on 26.4.2010.

The aircraft will be used primarily for multi engine flight training.


More info here about Bartolini Air


More Info here on the Tecnam website

Thanks to Norbert Domińczak of Bartolini Air for his help.

Steve

G-UKAT - Aero AT-3 - Accident 9th May 2010 in UK

Aero AT-3 G-UKAT was destroyed in an accident at North Weald airfield on 9th May 2010.

The aircraft hit a motor car whilst trying to land and caught fire. Thankfully the pilot and car passengers survived the accident.

G-UKAT was the sixth AT-3 to be built by Aero at Krosno in Poland but is unusual as it was delivered to the customer as a factory supplied kit. It arrived in the UK in April 2004 and was allocated the Popular Flying Association kit construction number PFA 327-14107. The aircraft is registered as an Aero AT-3 SK ( ie kit built ).

Aero have since moved their production facility to Mielec in Poland and have built over 50 examples of the AT-3 to date and more than 25 examples of the enhanced AT-4.

This AT-3 was based at North Weald airfield just to the North East of London - North Weald was a major RAF airfield during the Battle of Britain period in 1940.


The photo below was supplied by the Essex County Fire & Rescue Services

G-UKAT had flown 453 flight hours by 31.12.09.


More photos of the accident damage can be seen via the Essex County Fire & Rescue Services link below


http://www.essex-fire.gov.uk/pages/index.asp?area=5&id=38&folder=658

More news details via the BBC link below

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/8672152.stm



Steve

SP-NAM - Bell 427

Bell 427 c/n 56076 was reported passing through Amsterdam Schipol in The Netherlands as cargo on 22.1.10.

This helicopter was built by Bell Textron in Canada and was cancelled from the Canadian register on 19.1.09 as C-FXSY.

UPDATE - May 2010

I'd like to thank Jacek Wójcis for supplying the photo of SP-NAM taken at Bydgoszcz in May 2010


Steve

G-BWDF - PZL 104 Wilga 35A - UK Accident 6th May 2010

Today, the 6th May 2010 is General Election day in the UK - people have been voting since 7am this morning.

At about 8am reports came in of a light aircraft plane crash at the airfield at Hinton in the Hedges. On board was Nigel Farage a parliamentary candidate ( for the UKIP party ) and a pilot.

The wreck of Wilga G-BWDF - Photo courtesy Sky News

The crashed aircraft is a PZL 104 Wilga 35A G-BWDF. There are reports that the aircraft was trailing a towing banner promoting the UKIP party and that this might have become caught in the rudder of the aircraft. Both the pilot and Mr Farage have been taken to hospital for treatment. Photos from the accident site show the aircraft inverted with major damage to the cockpit area.

G-BWDF c/n 21950955 is one of the last Wilga to have been built having first flown in July 1995 at the PZL Okecie factory in Warsaw Poland. When it was deliverd in was painted in a two tone green camoflague c/s and was based at White Waltham airfield to the West of London.  For several years it sat parked at White Waltham as the grass grew aound it.

External Link to photo of G-BWDF in its original green colours


By late 1999 it was dismantled and removed from White Waltham by lorry. It underwent a rebuild at Rushett Farm airstrip near Chessington and was back in the air by 2003 ( with just 22 flight hours in total ). In 2004 it was seen at Husbands Bosworth airfield acting as a glider tug.

By 2006 it was operating from the airfield at Dunsfold still painted green but by 2008 it had been repainted dark blue. In recent years the aircraft has been operated by "Sky Banners". The aircraft had flown 239 flight hours by 31.12.2008.

Let's hope the pilot and the passenger make a full recovery.


More info here via the Sky News website news story

More info here via the BBC News website news story


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

Fatal Crash - Polish Air Force Tu-154M serial 101 on 10thApril 2010 near Smolensk

On Saturday 10th April 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154M serial 101 crashed during the final approach to the military airfield at Smolensk in Western Russia. The weather conditions at the time were foggy.

The accident killed all 96 people on board including the Polish President Lech Kaczynski.

Tu-154M serial 101 c/n 90A837 was built in 1990 by Tupolev in the then USSR. In the late 1980s the Polish state airline LOT had taken delivery of 13 new build Tu-154M airliners registered as SP-LCA to SP-LCN.

Aircraft 90A837 was origianlly delivered to the Polish Air Force 36 splt ( VIP transport unit ) in Warsaw in the same white/blue colour scheme as the LOT Tu-154M aircraft but with Republic of Poland titles and Polish Air Force roundels and serial as 837.

A second Tu-154M was delivered to the Polish Air Force in 1994 - this aircraft was built in 1990 and was a former LOT aircraft ( ex SP-LCO ) with c/n 90A862. This aircraft was also painted white/blue ( basic ex LOT c/s ) and used the Polish Air Force serial 862.

By the early 1990s both Polish Air Force Tu-154M were re-painted into an attractive white/red colour scheme and the two aircraft were re-serailed as 101 ( c/n 837 ) and 102 ( c/n 862 ).

At the time of the fatal crash of aircraft 101 it was said to have flown 5,004 flight hours and made 1,823 landings.

The second Tu-154M serial 102 is currently believed to be away on overhaul in Russia . 


External Link to Tu-154M c/n 837 with serial 837 in 1994 in white/blue c/s


External Link to Tu-154M c/n 837 with serial 101 in 2008 in white/red c/s

The body of President Lech Kaczynski was flown back to Warsaw, Poland on Sunday 11th April 2010 in Polish Air Force Casa 295M serial 020.

photo of Casa 295M serial 020 arriving at Warsaw 11.4.2010 - by TVP / I Sobieszczuk

Steve

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

UK "G-..." register - 2 Polish aircraft exported - March 2010

The latest UK CAA "G-...." aircraft register shows one Polish built aircraft has been exported from the UK and one Robinson R44 helicopter has been exported to Poland from the UK.


G-CBGA PZL 110 Koliber 160A c/n 04010086 - cancelled on 1.3.10 as exported to France ( F ). This Koliber was registered in the UK in 11.01 and was previously SP-WGM ( it was displayed at Friedrichshafen trade show in April 2001 as SP-WGM ).

UPDATE - this aircraft was registered in France on 8th April 2010 as F-HAZE

see link below for photo of G-CBGA

http://www.caa.co.uk/applicationmodules/ginfo/ginfo_photo.aspx?regmark=G-CBGA&imgname=G-CBGA001&imgtype=jpg


G-CEVI Robinson R44 Raven II c/n 11993 - cancelled on as exported to Poland ( SP ). This R44 was built in 2007 and was registered as SP-GTD in Poland in June 2010.


If you see SP-GTD in Poland please let me know - thanks.


see link below for photo of G-CEVI

http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1084413/



Steve

SP-FDO An-26 crash landed in Estonia - 18.3.10

SP-FDO an An-26 cargo plane operated by Exin Airways on behalf of DHL crashed shortly after departing from Tallinn airport in Estonia en route to Helsinki Finland.

The aircraft came down on a snow covered frozen lake near the airport - the six crew on board all managed to escape - the concern is now to remove fuel and contaminates to prevent water pollution.

SP-FDO is c/n 10503 and was built in 1980 - it was registered in Poland as SP-FDO in 1999 having previously been operating in Russia as RA-26031.

SP-FDO crashed onto a frozen lake - photo courtesy of the Estonian Rescue Service

More details on the link below


http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/transport/?doc=24858




http://balticreports.com/?p=13280


Exin Airways


http://www.exin.pl/eng/


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-HIS Eurocopter EC 120B accident report

SP-HIS EC 120B Colibri c/n 1599 crashed in Poland on 11th January 2010 - the official report into the accident has now been published and includes a Photo Report with images and analysis of the accident - this can be viewed via the link below


http://www.mi.gov.pl/files/0/30675/201025A.pdf




Steve

Sky Rangers land on frozen lake in Poland

I found the following story on the WWW - it has some great photos showing two Sky Ranger ( SP-SKOM and SP-SPOK ) ultralight aircraft after landing on a frozen lake in the in the town of Mikolajki in the lake region of Mazury.


The winter weather has provided these pilots with a most unusual landing opportunity.


Take a look via the link below


http://mazury.info.pl/foto/10-01-31-samolotem-na-lodzie/index.html




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

Polish Air Force C-130E Hercules hits tree tops in Afghanistan

Polish Air Force C-130E Hercules hits tree tops in Afghanistan


The Polish Air Force managed to damage C-130E Hercules serial 1506 in Afghanistan in early February 2010. The Herc is operated by 14 Eltr based at Powidz.

This particular Hercules is only on loan to the Polish Air Force, it arrived in Poland in
November 2009 from Ramstein airbase in Germany where it was based with the USAF as serial FY 70-1299 c/n 4527 ( ie 40 years old ).

See the link below to Flightglobal for more details and photos showing the substantial damage to the wing root area.

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/02/22/338666/pictures-poland-grounds-hercules-fleet-after-afghan.html


More photos on this Altair report

Success for PZL Swidnik - Phillippines to buy W-3 helicopter

Success for PZL Swidnik - Philippines to buy W-3 helicopter


The Philippine Air Force has placed an order for 8 new W-3 Sokol helicopters to be built at the PZL Swidnik factory in Poland.


More details via the link below


http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideNews.htm?f=2010/february/13/news2.isx&d=2010/february/13

Polish Air Force video - F-16 and Fench KC-135

The Polish Air Force have posted an official video on to youtube showing Polish F-16s doing air to air refuelling with a French Air Force KC-135 over a snowy Poland on 4th Feb 2010.


Take a look at the video via the link below - enjoy the great view from a two seat F-16D.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPdbRyP-46k



Steve

Polish Army Mil 8P arrives at UK Museum

On the 5th February Mil 8P serial 618 arrived at the Helicopter Museum in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England.

Photo courtesy of the Helicopter Museum at Weston Super Mare UK

The Mil 8 had travelled by road from the Polish Army airbase at Leznica Wielka. This Mil 8 has square windows and was originally delivered in 1972 to 36 splt as a VIP transport based at Warsaw Okecie airport. It was later passed on to the Polish Army endings its services with 37 Dywizjon Lotnicze ( 37 DL ) at Leznica Wielka in central Poland.

More photos can be found on the link below


http://www.hmfriends.org.uk/mi8polish.htm



Steve

PW-6U LN-GCV - cancelled from "LN" register

Norwegian PW-6U LN-GCV was cancelled from the "LN-" register on 6th January 2010 ( 6.1.10 )

This two seat glider was built at PZL Swidnik with c/n 78.03.09 - it was delivered new to Norway in August 2003 and was operated by the Oslo Seilflyklubb ( Oslo Gliding Club ).

This glider has been exported to a gliding club in Sweden.

The photo of LN-GCV below is courtesy of the Oslo Seilflyklubb


The Oslo Seilflyklubb also operate another PW-6U - LN-GZZ c/n 78.03.06 which has tail code "L6".


UPDATE - this PW-6 was registered in Sweden as SE-UUJ on 18th Feb 2010.


Steve

SZD 21 Kobuz 3 glider - For Sale

An example of the rare SZD 21 Kobuz 3 glider is currently shown "for sale" on a Polish auction website.


The SZD 21 Kobuz 3 has a very distinct appearance like a cross between a tuna and a 1960s space rocket ! The single seat Kobuz 3 was an all wood glider designed for aerobatics competitions.


SP-2480 was built in 1965 at the SZD factory at Wroclaw with c/n W-268. Approximately 25 examples were produced in 1965/1966.




If you wish to see the for sale details click through on the link below


http://www.moto.allegro.pl/item896864291_szybowiec_kobuz3.html



The link below gives more details about the SZD 21 Kobuz 3


http://www.piotrp.de/SZYBOWCE/pszd212b.htm



Steve

News from Ekolot re JK-05 and KR-30

Ekolot posted the following news about their JK-05 Junior and KR-030 Topaz aircraft today.


02.02.2010 Fulfilment of technical requirements certificate.

After 4 years of testing, researching, preparing technical documentation and various ground and airborne tests The Polish Civil Aviation Office issued approval certificates for construction of our aircraft JK-05 Junior and KR-30 Topaz, placing both aircraft in the register of qualified aircraft types. The certificates have number 1 and 2, which means that we are the first Polish ultralight manufacturer that went successfully through the complicated process of aircraft certification.
Earlier, The Polish Civil Aviation Office granted us the certificate of design, production and operation of the aircraft. Now, on the basis of all the above certificates we will be able to improve the quality of service delivered to our client - it concerns both the process of registration and operation.

More details con be found on their website


http://www.ekolot.pl/en/strona-glowna.html



Steve

PW-5 Smyk - c/n 17.03.004 leaves New Zealand

The PW-5 Smyk single seat glider has been very popular in New Zealand over the past 15 years with over 20 different airframes delivered.

The PW-5 Smyk was originally designed by the Politechnic Warszawa in Warsaw, Poland as a design entry for the FAI World Class glider competition - the Smyk was the winning design and serial production was undertaken by the PZL Swidnik factory from 1993 to 2003.

Smyk c/n 17.03.004 was built in late 1994 and arrived in New Zealand in March 1995 becoming ZK-GWN flying with the Wellington Glider Club at Paraparaumu.




This Smyk was cancelled from the New Zealand aircraft register on 6th January 2010 as "exported"

If you know where is has been sold to then please do let me know - my guess would be Argentina or Australia but I'd like confirmation please.




Steve

G-SALL Reims Cessna F 150L sold to Poland

Reims Cessna F 150L G-SALL was cancelled from the UK aircraft register on 15.12.09 as sold to Poland.

This aircraft was built by Reims Cessna in 1971 with c/n 0682 originally as D-ECPH before being sold to The Netherlands as PH-LTY. It arrived in the UK from Holland to become G-SALL back in 1979.

Take a look at the photo of G-SALL on the link below - if you see her in Poland in her new "SP-GCD" markings please let me know - thanks


http://www.caa.co.uk/applicationmodules/ginfo/ginfo_photo.aspx?regmark=G-SALL&imgname=G-SALL001&imgtype=jpg





Steve

New 3Xtrim aircraft registered in Canada - C-ILSA

3Xtrim based in Bielsko-Biala Poland have delivered several new build aircraft to their US dealers in New York state during 2009 - these SLA are known locally as Navigator 600. One of these new aircraft was N50PL c/n E68 and this has now been sold on to Canada.

It was cancelled from the US aircraft register in October 2009 and became C-ILSA in December 2009 based in Ontario province.

The photo above shows sister aircraft N59PL c/n E67.




Steve

New SZD 59 Acro glider delivered to Denmark

Allstar PZL have recently delivered a new build SZD 59 Acro to Denmark. This single seat glider was built at the Allstar factory in Bielsko-Biala and was registered in Denmark as OY-TOX in November 2009 with c/n 590.A09.012 - ie the 12th Acro built by Allstar.


For more information about the SZD 59 Acro please see the external LINK to Allstar PZL below

http://www.szd.com.pl/pdf/szd-59_acro_doku_en.pdf




Steve

SZD 25A Lis - HB-750

In the early 1960s the SZD glider factory at Jezow built 30 SZD 25A Lis gliders - this is a very distinctive design and is now a rare glider type as few remain today.

Lis c/n 727 was built in 1961 - it was originally registered as SP-2343 before being exported to Switzerland as HB-750.

HB-750 operated from the Swiss airfield at Porrentruy - it was cancelled from the HB register on 12.11.09 - let's hope the glider will be restored one day in the future.


If you have a photo of HB-750 please let me know - Thank you.



External Link to more information about the SZD 25A Lis

http://www.piotrp.de/SZYBOWCE/pszd25.htm




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

New Polish Ultralight Helicopter Register

Today I found a photo of SP-HLMM a Revolution Mini 500 ultralight helicopter. This is yet another new registration range issued by the ULC in Poland - I think the category is limited to under 270 KG.


Please let me know if you know the details of any more Ultralight Helicopters in Poland - thank you


The helicopter is currently for sale - more details via


http://moto.allegro.pl/show_item.php?item=842035295&msg=Tw%C3%B3j+e-mail+zosta%C5%82+wys%C5%82any.



Steve

New Polish Ultralight Glider Register

The Polish ULC ( Polish CAA ) have started a new register sequence for Ultralight Gliders with a weight of under 70 KG.


I have found details of 2 gliders in this new registration range,


SP-GAAB Axel

SP-GAAC Axel


The "Axel" is a new glider type that I knew nothing about - it appears to use the fuselage of a PW-5 Smyk with a wing similar to that of the PW-3 Bakcyl.

SP-GAAC Axel ultralight glider - photo by Gazda

The Link below shows many other photos by "Gazda" of the Axel ultralight glider project


http://picasaweb.google.com/gazdazakopane/ProjektAxelSzybowiecUltralekki#


If you know about any other Ultralight Gliders in Poland please do let me know - thanks.




Steve

Su-22 9513 - nose section for sale

The cockpit nose section of former Polish Air Force PWL Su-22 M4 serial 9513 c/n 29513 is currently listed for sale on the WWW.

This Sukhoi was built in 1985 and had seen service based at Pila and later Powidz.

For more details see LINK below


http://moto.allegro.pl/item843005568_kokpit_samolotu_su_22.html#gallery



Steve

Kingston Deverill - The Park 6.12.09

The Bath, Wiltshire and North Dorset Gliding Club operate several Polish built SZD gliders at "The Park" airfield at Kingston Deverill.

Seen on 6.12.09 were


G-CKAN SZD 50-3 Puchacz c/n B-2106 - this Puchacz was built in 1997 and originally sold to The Netherlands as PH-1104. In June 1997 it suffered a major accident and it returned to SZD at Bielsko-Biala for an investigation and rebuild. It was then sold to the UK and became BGA 4938 in December 2001 and G-CKAN in November 2007.




G-DFLL SZD 9 Bis Bocian 1D - this beautiful red training glider was built in 1965 at SZD Krosno with c/n F-877. It was sold to Finland as OH-KBP and later OH-336. In 1988 it arrived in the UK and became BGA 3345 and in September 2009 became G-DFLL.


G-DCEB - the Club also operate this SZD 9 Bis Bocian 1E - the 1E version has a spring loaded nose wheel. G-DCEB is c/n P-433 was built in 1967 at SZD Jezow. It was exported to the UK and became BGA 1474 and then G-DCEB in February 2008.

Hanging on the wall behind you can see another Bocian BGA 4090 which is now withdrawn from use.



Steve

UK "G-..." register - 3 Polish aircraft exported - November 2009

The latest UK CAA "G-...." aircraft register shows three Polish built aircraft and gliders have been exported from the UK.


G-CHWX SZD 59 Acro c/n B-2170- cancelled on 26.11.09 as exported to Germany ( D ). This glider was built in 1996


G-CKBZ SZD 50-3 Puchacz c/n B-2043 - cancelled on as exported to Poland ( SP ). This glider was built in 1991 and is now back in its homeland.

UPDATE - this Puchacz has become SP-3788 and was seen flying at Bialystok in 8.10


G-RIIN PZL 104MN Wilga 2000 c/n 00010010 - cancelled on 27.11.09 as exported to Canada. This Wilga was built in 2001 and test flown as SP-WEI - it arrived in the UK in May 2001 and became G-RIIN on 27.6.01.

UPDATE - See LINK below to show this aircraft fitted with floats in Canada in summer 2009 - looks great


http://myaviation.net/?pid=01676967



Steve