Review - Let Mont Tulak in Poland

The Czech designed Let Mont Tulak light aircraft is popular in Poland with kit aircraft builders. My notes show that at least 13 different examples have appeared on the SP Polish civil aircraft register and these 13 aircraft have used at least 20 different registrations.

 

 

 Tulak SP-KAM at Stalowa Wola in August 2000 - my photo

 

The first example to be registered in Poland was going to be SP-FUZ s/n TUL 06 with rejestracja #3497 in November 1999 - but this registration process was annulled ( it would later complete the registration process in July 2000 with rejestracja #3547 ).  

So the first Tulak to complete the registration process was SP-FOW s/n TUL 03 with rejestracja #3539 registered in June 2000.  

Below is a simple list of the basic details of known Let Mont Tulaks in Poland listed in alphabetical registration order

 

SP-FOW - s/n TUL 03 registered in June 2000 - later became SP-YOW

SP-FOZ - s/n TUL 04 registered in July 2000 - later became SP-YOW

SP-FUZ  - s/n TUL 06 registered in July 2000  - later became SP-YDS and then ultralekkie SP-SNIE

SP-KAM - s/n TUL 05 registered in August 2000 - note this initially test flew as SP-PAM. It later became SP-YBM and then ultralekkie SP-SBMB

SP-YBL - s/n TUL 01 registered in July 2003

SP-YET - s/n TUL 09 registered in August 2003

SP-SALL - s/n EP01 registered in November 2014 - has a Rotax 912

SP-SFEN - s/n unknown - registered in November 2012 - built in 1998 believed ex OK-DUK-01 - true s/n ?

SP-SPEC - s/n JM01 - registered in December 2018

SP-SPLO - s/n "09" - registered in June 2009

SP-SWLO - s/n WF02 - registered in September 2008

SP-SWTC - s/n unknown - registered in April 2021 - built in 2010 - previous history ?

SP-SYYS - s/n TUL 02 - registered in September 2007 

 

Notes - There is some uncertainty of true factory s/n for several aircraft - some s/n appear to be similar, for example

SP-YET and SP-SPLO both have s/n 09 - however but SP-YET and SP-SPLO  appear registered at the same time for many years

SP-SYYS is registered as type Tulak EP1 with a s/n of TUL-02 - SP-SALL is shown as s/n EP01  - both are registered at the same time 

 

Please get in touch if you can contribute to this information about the Let Mont Tulak aircraft in Poland - thanks. 

 

Steve 

 

 

  

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Perkoz glider number 49 - March 2026

 

The Aeroklub Warszawa at Bemowo ( Babice EPBC ) airfield Warsaw Poland will shortly take delivery of a brand new Allstar Perkoz glider.  

The new SZD 54-2 Perkoz acrobatic training glider has the out of sequence registration SP-4949 and is said to be Perkoz s/n 049 ( ie 542.A.25.049 ) - photos show this Perkoz awaiting delivery from the Allstar PZL factory at Bieslko Biala in Poland. 

Update - SP-4949 was registered in March 2026 

 

Further Update August 2026 - Aeroklub Warszawa took delivery of a second brand new Allstar 54-2 Perkoz in August 2026 - this one is registered as SP-5050 and is believed to be Perkoz #050.  

 

 

 

Flying boat - SP-BOAT

Another new aircraft registered during December 2025 is SP-BOAT - this is a Aero Adventure Aventura II a small two seat pusher engine flying boat. The aircraft has a MTOW of 650kg and is powered by either a Rotax 912 ULS or  Zonsen CA500 - the aircraft is currently based at EPNB Nieborów Bobrowniki airfield. 

 

 

 

The aircraft is available as a kit build from the Polish importers Hi-Tech Aviation. 

 

UPDATE - August 2026 - SP-BOAT had a serious accident on 15.8.26 shortly after take off from Bobrowniki - crashed into woods.  

 

 

AT-3 G-SKAZ sold back to Poland

July 2026 - Aeroklub Rzeszowski announce the arrival of Aero AT-3 G-SKAZ at Rzeszow in July 2026. This AT-3 R100 was built in 2010 at the Aero factory in Mielec Poland with glass cockpit instrumentation, test flying as SP-GES. On 27th September 2010 it was registered in the UK as G-SKAZ. In 2023 it was sold onto the Moray Flying Club based at RAF Lossiemouth. 

 

 Photo from Aeroklub Rzeszowski social media

 

G-SKAZ was cancelled from the UK register on 20.7.26 as sold to Poland. 

 

 

  

Air-Res - Two new Jungmann

June 2026 - Air-Res of Jasionka, Rzeszow, Poland recently posted on social media about the delivery of two newly built T-131 Jungmann aircraft.  

 

 photo from Air-Res social media 

The aircraft on the right ( with the Swiss tail markings ) appears to have a Lycoming engine.

Air-Res accquired the rights to build the T-131 Jungmann from Serwis Samolotow Historycznych ( SSH ) in 2011 - Air-Res production started with s/n 200 SP-YFB, this first flew in 2013. Jungmann s/n 203 was delivered to Brazil in 2020. 

The serial numbers of the two new build aircraft are as yet unknown.  

 

 

 

New Pipistrel Velis Electro

March 2026 - Skydream have delivered the first electric powered Velis Electro in Poland to a flight school at Katowice-Muchowiec  - registered as SP-ZDZ, the Velis Electro is the first ever type-certified, electric-powered aircraft, fully approved for pilot training in Day VFR operations in more than 30 countries.

Update - The aircraft was officially registered as SP-ZDZ in May 2026 

 

 

Photo from Skydream social media  

 

Aero AT-6 - New design first flight

The AT-P Aviation AT-6 made its first flight on 6th February 2026 at Mielec airport in Poland. The sleek twin engine aircraft features a forward nose wing so giving three aerodynamic surfaces ( TSA  three surface aircraft ). The AT-6 has the test ( proby ) registration SP-PTA with s/n AT6-002.

This is the first twin engine design from AT and follows on from the successful single engine designs Aero AT-3 and AT-4. 

 

More info on the development of the Aero AT-6 on the link below 

 

https://www.meil.pw.edu.pl/zsis/ZSiS/Programy-Badawcze/Projekty-dla-przemyslu/AT-6 

 

 

  

December 2025 - New aircraft coming soon

A social media post by the Aeroklub Warszawa in December 2025 shows brand new Cessna 208B at the factory in Independence, Kansas, USA ready for delivery to Warsaw. The aircraft is painted all white and marked as SP-WWA. The s/n is believed to be 208B5911. 

 

 

The aircraft is due to depart from Independence on Saturday 13th December 2025 and will route via Canada, Greenland, Iceland and the UK before landing in Poland. 

 

UPDATE - Cessna 208 SP-WWA arrived at Warsaw Modlin ( from Wick, Scotland ) on 18th December 2025 after completing the final leg of its long delivery flight from the USA  

 

Also new is JMB Aircraft VL-3 SP-RMRM - a social media post in December 2025 shows this new build aircraft at the JMB factory at Vysoke Myto in the Czech Republic - the aircraft is painted white/grey/red ready for delivery.  

 

 

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.

PW-5 Smyk returns to Poland from Norway

October 2025 - PW-5 Smyk LN-GWA has returned to Poland from Norway. This small single seat glider was built at PZL Swidnik in 1997 with s/n 17.08.001 and registered as LN-GWA on 4th July 1997.  

The Smyk arrived in a trailer from Norway and appears to be in excellent condition with approx 400 flight hours. The glider will now be used by the Aeroklub at Gliwice. 

Update in December 2025 this PW-5 Smyk became SP-4445 

 

 

 

PZL Swidnik - exhibit new AW149

PZL Swidnik, part of the Leonardo group exhibited a newly built AW149 at the MSPO military trade fair in Kielce in September 2025. 

 

 

The helicopter was marked as 6711 in an drab olive colour scheme, but without a Polish military roundel.

This should be the third example of the AW149 to be built at PZL Swidnik ( the first being 6709 ) - eight earlier examples were delivered directly from Leonardo in Italy ( 6701-6708 ). The AW149 serves with the 25th Air Cavalry Brigade of the Polish Army ( Polish Land Forces ) based at Nowy Glinnik near Tomaszow Mazowieck. 

Update note that AW149 serial 6715 was noted test flying at PZL Swidnik in October 2025. 

 

  

 

 

Delivery - SP-EMJ

SP-EMJ a brand new Challenger 3500 ( s/n 21076 ) departed from Montreal Dorval, Canada on 26th August on delivery en route to Poland via Keflavik Iceland - it departed Keflavik on 27th August en route to Warsaw Modlin airport, Poland.

Bombardier aircraft are based at Montreal Dorval.  

 

Photo of SP-EMJ Challenger 3500 here 

SP-JSM - New Bell 505 registration

JB Aviation announced the arrival of another brand new Bell 505 in Poland - registered as SP-JSM the helicopter has the factory S/N 65625 - built in 2025 at the Bell factory at Mirabel in Canada - this aircraft test flew with the Canadian registration C-FZEX.

  

Other Bell 505 helicopters in Poland include SP-DWM, SP-MRW, SP-PIE, SP-RMK, SP-TAW, SP-TMG and others. 

East German PZL M-18A Dromader - 1984

A photo from the Polish national archive shows M-18A Dromader DDR-TKB awaiting delivery at the PZL Mielec factory in 1984. The aircraft wears Interflug titles on the tail and shows the type as "Dromedar" ( German language ) on the engine cowling. 

 

 

This Dromader has factory serial number s/n 1Z013-22 - East Germany subsequently changed their registration prefix from DDR to DM so it would have become DM-TKB until the collapse of the Berlin Wall. In 1991 ( after German reunification ) it became D-FOHB. It was sold on to Australia becoming VH-XKK in 1996. It was later modified with a Garrett TPE-331 turbine engine at Trangie, New South Wales, completely changing the forward profile of the aircraft and became VH-TGY.

  

More info about the Turbine Dromader can be found on the web link below

 

https://aeropedia.com.au/content/pzl-m-18-dromader-turbine/   

 

News - Allstar PZL gliders

An update on a recent new glider delivery by Allstar PZL from their factory at Bieslko Biala in Poland.

Aeroklub Nowy Targ recently took delivery of a new SZD 54-2 Perkoz acrobatic training glider with the retro registration SP-2025(2) - s/n 542.A.25.044 (ie Perkoz #044 ), this was registered in May 2025 - photo below from the Lotnisko Nowy Targ social media.  

 

 

 The original SP-2025(1) was a SZD 12A Mucha 100A s/n F487 built in 1959.   

  

 

New Bristell LSA - SP-BIAL

26th July 2025 - Skydream of Poland published a new social media post showing a brand new BRM Aero Bristell LSA 916iS at the Bristell factory in Kunovice, Czechia, ready for delivery soon to Poland. The aircraft has the ultralight ( ultralekkie ) registration SP-BIAL and appears to be s/n 807.

 

 

Photo from Skydream shows SP-BIAL in an attractive red/white colour scheme  

Registration SP-WCA - from An-2 to Airbus A321 via an Orlik

On the 11th July 2025 an Airbus A321F arrived at Shannon airport Ireland from the USA, registered as N995CM ( s/n 1619 ).  It was painted white with a maroon tail and had Warsaw Cargo titles ( a new freight airline ).

The nose wheel doors were marked "WCA" - it will shortly become SP-WCA(3). This will be the third use of this registration since 1945.

 

Web link to Warsaw Cargo airlines 

 

The original SP-WCA(1) was An-2 s/n 1G105-50, this was registered from August 1969 to May 1977 and was cancelled after an accident.

SP-WCA(2) was PZL 130T Turbo Orlik s/n 1900008 - this was previously SP-PCD.  WCA(2) was registered from October 1990 until December 1999 - after a period of storage at PZL Okecie this Orlik was sold to a private owner in the USA and became N450KM and later N552PZ - photo below shows SP-WCA(2) inside the flight test hangar at PZL Okecie.  

 

 

 Photo from Polish National Archive ( NAC )

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

SP-LKD from LI-2 to TB-21 via 737

Summer 2025 - A recent new registration in June 2025 is SP-LKD a Socata TB-21 GT Trinidad, this is SP-LKD(3) previously OK-ABL with s/n 2197. 

 

 

The original SP-LKD was Li-2P s/n 23441501 registered in 1952 with rejestracja #462 and used by LOT until cancelled in 1966. 

LOT re-used the SP-LK_ registration range for their fleet of Boeing 737-55D in the 1990's - SP-LKD(2) being 737-55D s/n 27419 with rejestracja #3116 registered on 17th December 1992 - cancelled on 19th December 2011     

 

Wodno Samolotem - Cessna 206 OH-STR becomes SP

February 2025 - Wodno Samolotem a Polish company has announced their accquisition of a Cessna 206H Stationair - the aircraft has been imported from Finland and was previously OH-STR s/n 20608086.

 

 

It will be registered in Poland ( SP-.... ) and then used to offer pleasure flights from the Baltic coastal resort of Mielno near Koszalin from summer 2025. 

UPDATE 4th March 2025 - Wodno Samolotem shared an image of this Cessna 206 now registered as SP-SEA - this will be SP-SEA(3).  

 

SP-ECA PZL 104 Wilga 35A

Wilga SP-ECA s/n 62154 was built at PZL Okecie in Warsaw in 1972 and officially registerd on the 31st August 1972 as rejestracja #1382. It was one of many Wilga 35A aircraft delivered to the state run Polish Aeroklub ( AK ). The photo was taken at Inowroclaw airfield ( EPIN Inowroclaw-Kujawsko ) in August 1997 and shows SP-ECA without an engine. 

 

The registration was cancelled in February 2004 and SP-ECA sat withdrawn from use at Inowroclaw until the aircraft was sold on to Lithuania becoming LY-XCN.

New Pa-34 M350 - SP-WAC(4)

February 2025 - JB Aviation announced the recent delivery of a new build Piper Pa-46-350P M350. The M350 was delivered via Wroclaw ( from Prague ) on 28th Feb 2025 in a silver/blue colour scheme as SP-WAC(4) - s/n 4636856 ( ex N856SP )

 

This registration was previously been used as SP-WAC(1) Gawron 1967-1969, SP-WAC(2) Wilga 1983-1983 and SP-WAC(3) Turbo Kruk 1990-1995.

Historical - RWD 13 SP-MSZ

The Polish national archive has a huge online collection of historic images and among them are some photos of aircraft.  Pleased to see the image below of RWD 13 SP-MSZ taken in 1948. This aircraft has a lot of history - prior to WW2 it was registered as SP-BMY with s/n 231 operating as an air ambulance. During the war it escaped to Romania and is believed to have used YR-INT and serial "2", it was also fitted with a tail wheel ( originally had a tail skid ) and the engine was replaced with a DH Gipsy Major I.

 

It returned to Poland in 1947 and became SP-MSZ on 31st October 1947 ( Rejestracja #212 ) operated by the Foreign Ministry ( M.S. Zagran ie "MSZ" ) and was based at Warsaw Goclaw airfield. In 1951 the aircraft was used by defectors to flee to Sweden before it was returned to Poland.  

New BRM Bristell 916iS for Poland - SP-ADEX

Skydream the Polish agent for BRM aircraft have published a photo of a new Bristell 916iS under construction at the BRM factory  - the aircraft is painted in an attractive red/silver colour scheme with the ultralight registration SP-ADEX - it appears to be s/n 787

 

 

 

 

New aerobatic glider - I-45 Jay

February 2025 - The Instytut Lotnictwa ( IL ) has designed a new aerobatic glider called the I-45 Jay. The single seat mid wing glider had its first flight in early 2025 and is registered as SP-GUST. The Jay has been designed to bear loads of +10g / -8g. First flight took place in December 2024 at Czestochowa-Rudniki airfield.

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 The IL will be looking to partner with a local manufacturer to produce this new aerobatic glider.

Sold and Exported - SP-FRL and SP-VEL

February 2025 - Plane4You report two recent export sales of SP registered aircraft - SP-FRL PZL 110 Koliber 150 a long time resident at Warsaw-Bemowo ( EPBC ) was sold in Feb 2025 to Germany. This early Koliber s/n 19003 was built in 1979 at PZL Okecie ( Warsaw ) as a Koliber 100 and originally registered as SP-ZKA in September 1979 and later re-registered as SP-FRL in February 1988. It was upgraded to a Koliber 150 in 1994. 

Photo below shows this Koliber as SP-ZKA in 1985 - photo via Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe

 

Also moving on in February 2025 is Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP-VEL - this was built in 2000 with s/n 172S8510 and originally delivered a N583SP. It was sold on to Poland becoming SP-KDI in April 2005 and later re-registered in 2022 as SP-VEL. In Feb 25 the aircraft was dismantled for shipping back to the USA.

 

New Ekolot KR-030 SW Topaz delivered

Gray Light Aviation of France have posted images of a brand new Ekolot KR-030 SW Topaz from the Ekolot factory at Krosno in Poland.

 

Photo courtesy Gray Light Aviation

The aircraft is finished in a white/blue colour scheme and shows the underwing Dept registration 89-XT and radio callsign F-JLBL in the cockpit. 

The aircraft is likely to be from production batch 030-13.... or 030-14....

Four new Bell 407 GXi for National Police

Four new Bell 407 GXi helicopters were registered in Poland during the summer of 2023 as SP-NYA ( s/n 56322 ), SP-NYB ( s/n 56341), SP-NYC ( s/n 56346 ) and SP-NYD ( s/n 56347 ).

Imported via local dealers JB Aviation at Obory Konstancin ( just south of Warsaw ) these four new build helicopters will be delivered to the Polish National Police, increasing their current fleet of three Bell 407 GXi to a total of seven. The current three examples operate with the Police as SN-80XP to SN-82XP ( side codes A-104 to A-106 ).

The four new helicopters will likely become SN-83XP to SN-86XP once delivered - to be confirmed.  

All four were delivered to the Police aviation unit at Warsaw Bemowo in mid December 2023 with side codes A-109, A-110, A-111 and A-112.

 

 

 SP-NYA and SP-NYB in flight - photo via JB Aviation

 

Link to more info and photos about the Polish Police helicopter fleet

 

 

If you have an interest in Polish aircraft and or the "SP" Polish civil aviation register then you may want to join and contribute to my Facebook group, see below

Polish Civil Aviation - Polskie Lotnictwo Cywilne

https://www.facebook.com/groups/892627295471562

 

Historic to Modern - S-13 Ambulance SP-BIB(1) registered in September 1957, here is the original register entry - SP-BIB has been re-used twice since then - BIB(2) Sekpol balloon from 1998 to 2008 and BIB(3) Lindstrand balloon from 2019.  

Anything "SP-" registered can be discussed !

 

The group is for SP registered aircraft/gliders/helicopters/ultralights/balloons/gyrocopters after 1945 till today. 

New Bristell B23 - SP-ZBB

Skydream the Polish importers of BRM Aero aircraft released a photo showing a brand new BRM Aero Bristell B23 in final assembly at the BRM Aero factory in the Czech Republic registered as SP-ZBB. 

 

 

 Photo via Skydream

 

The Bristell B23 is the type certified version of the Bristell and has a MTOW of 750 kg. Other Bristell B23 aircraft already in Poland include SP-LLI(2), SP-PTZ and SP-WKY

LOT Antonov An-24 SP-LTU history

The Polish National Digital Archive has a vast library of historic items covering a wide range of subject matter and among them are some photos of Polish aircraft.

 

This photo shows LOT Antonov An-24 SP-LTU, the photo is dated 1975-1980 and taken at Warsaw Okecie airport. This An-24 was registered on 1st October 1974 by the GILC as aircraft #1914. It was built in 1970 and initially delivered to the Polish Air Force with serial 015 prior to becoming SP-LTU with LOT. It was named "Drawa" ( a Polish river ).  LOT received their first An-24 ( SP-LTA ) in 1966.

SP-LTU was destroyed in an accident on 26th March 1981 at Redzikowo near Slupsk.  

Romania SMURD receives first PZL Mielec S-70M Black Hawks

On the 11th November 2023 PZL Mielec delivered the first example of a S-70M Black Hawk helicopter to SMURD in Romania. SMURD (Serviciul Mobil de Urgență, Reanimare și Descarcerare) provide an emergency medical service across the country and already operates a mixed fleet of air ambulance helicopters ( EC135 ) and aircraft ( eg Piper Pa-42 Cheyenne, Cessna 560 Citation, Learjet 75 ).

The first S-70 was delivered with its Polish test registration SP-YVW ( S/N 705344 registered on 1st September 2023 ) in an attractive red and yellow colour scheme and features a nose weather radar and a nose mounted searchlight. This S-70M was also wearing its new SMURD serial "276".

A second S-70M was delivered on 14.11.23 - this was SP-YVP ( S/N 705339 registered on 29th May 2023 ) with SMURD serial "271"

On the 19.11.23 S-70M SP-YVO was delivered to SMURD with local serial 270, see photo below.

Photo via PZL Mielec

Seven S-70M will be delivered by the end of 2023. 

A local news report with photos can be found on this link

 

  

Koliber G-BVAI returns to Poland

PZL 110 Koliber 150 registration G-BVAI has just returned to Poland after a ferry flight by Plane4You from its home base in Ireland. 

This Koliber is S/N 03900040 ( ie Koliber #40 ) and was built at the PZL factory at Okecie in Warsaw and had its first flight on 29th June 1990. The aircraft was delivered new to a customer in Denmark as OY-CYJ in August 1990. In July 1993 this Koliber was imported into the UK taking up the registration G-BVAI and since then has had ten registered owners in the UK. By August 2018 it had flown 1,004 flight hours.

The aircraft is now with the Aeroklub at Swidnik having departed its home base of Birr, Ireland and routing via Waterford Ireland, Bristol UK, Biggin Hill UK, Antwerp Belgium, Kassel Germany, Berlin Schönhagen, Leszno Poland, Warsaw-Bemowo Poland and finally to Swidnik. G-BVAI was cancelled by the UK CAA on 20th October 2021.

The aircraft was registered in Poland on 30th May 2022 as SP-ASW(3).

Note that SP-ASW(1) was a CSS-13 biplane from 1954 to 1965 - SP-ASW(2) was a Mil Mi-2 from 1998 to 2011. 

 

SkyTaxi receive first 767-300 frieghter - SP-MRG

SkyTaxi a Polish cargo airline recently added a third 767 to their fleet SP-MRG - this is their first freighter version of the longer 767-300, joining two shorter 767-200 freighters SP-MRE and SP-MRF.

SP-MRG was registered in Poland on 27th September 2023 - the aircraft was built in 1992 with Boeing S/N 26388 and was originally delivered new to Air Europe Italy as S7-AAV. The new freighter wears a white and blue colour scheme with the SkyTaxi "Iguana" logo on the tail. The SkyTaxi fleet is home based at Ostrava airport in the Czech Republic. 

 

 Photo via SkyTaxi

More info about SkyTaxi on this weblink

Allstar SZD 55-2 Nexus with FES first flight

Glider manufacturer Allstar of Bielsko-Biała, Poland have flown the first example of their SZD 55 Nexus glider with a nose mounted FES sustainer motor. Designed in conjunction with Breunig Aerospace  ( Germany ) the modified Allstar SZD 55-2 Nexus e-motion glider is being tested at Giebelstadt airfield ( EDQG ) in Germany with the registration D-KSZD. The first flight took place on September 27th 2023.

 

The glider was initially aero-towed up to 1,000m before switching on the front electric sustainer ( FES ) engine. 

 

More details on the Allstar SZD website

 

 

First JK-2 Nanocopter in Australia

Summer 2023 - Fusioncopter have delivered the first examples of the ultralight JK-2 Nano gyrocopter to Australia. The first example is now registered locally as G-2023 and operates with Gyrocopter Flights Australia at York in Western Australia. 

Five examples of the JK-2 Nano were shipped to Australia in early 2023.

By August 2023 Fusioncopter had produced over thirty five Nano gyrocopters with many of these being exported to pilots in the USA.

More information via the Fusioncopter website below,

 

https://fusioncopter.eu/

G-CMTC - first Aviation Artur Trendak Tercel in the UK

On 4th July 2023 the first Aviation Artur Trendak Tercel gyrocopter was registered in the UK as G-CMTC with serial number T&S K32021RSTI - ie gyro #320.

The Polish built Tercel two seat side by side ( SxS ) gyro has been registered to Forward Aviation Ltd of Princes Risborough, UK. 

Hopefully the first of many other Tercels to come to the UK.

 

 

Citation CJ1 - SP-IZU

A recent new biz-jet registration in Poland is SP-IZU - Cessna 525 Citation Jet 1 with S/N 525-0396 - this Citation was built in 2000 and was registered in Poland on 21st February 2023 ( ex EC-MPN ) with Bartolini Air, based at Lodz ( EPLL )

 

On April 27th 2023 Bartolini Air posted the following about Citation SP-IZU - "The third light jet in our commercial fleet - a Cessna Citation Jet 1 (reg. SP-IZU) with a stunning, fully refurbished interior - is airborne in its maiden flight as we speak! At the controls: Bartek Walas himself (Captain and C525 Type Rating Instructor) and Marc Meuleman - a Bartolini Air flight instructor in his first-ever commercial jet flight (beginning his line training as FO). The aircraft is repositioning from Modlin (EPMO) to Hamburg (EDDH) to pick up a passenger and take him to London Luton (EGGW)." 

 

 Photos courtesy Bartolini Air

 

 

 

Pionner 300 Hawk G-OPYO - sold to Poland

G-OPYO Pioneer 300 Hawk was cancelled from the UK aircraft register on 6th March 2023 as sold to Poland. This aircraft was built in 2009 with PFA ( LAA ) serial PFA 330A-14597 - by July 2021 it had flown over 505 flight hours. This aircraft had an accident in November 2021 when it ran out of fuel and had to make a forced landing into a field. The Pioneer will likely join the Polish Ultralight ( Ultralekkie ) register shortly. 

New Bristell LSA - SP-NEXT

Skydream recently shared a photo of brand new BRM Aero Bristell LSA SP-NEXT - this LSA version offer a MTOW of 600kg. The aircraft is registered in the Polish ultralight ( ultralekkie ) sequence but outside of the more usual SP-SAAA-SP-SZZZ range.

SP-NEXT is S/N 643 and was registered in Poland in February 2023.

Fusioncopter JK-3 Juan

The first flight of the new JK-3 Juan took place in late January 2023. This is an ultralight tractor style gyrocopter, in the Polish 115kg category. Tractor gyros ( ie with the engine at the front ) are rare beasts and this design and the name "Juan" is a tribute to the gyrocopter pioneer Juan de la Cierva and his tractor designs of the 1920's. The JK-3 Juan is powered by a Hirth F23 engine ( 50 HP ) and has a 7m rotorblade.

 

 

The JK-3 Juan was test flown with the Fusioncopter factory test registration SP-ZNAN - photo courtesy Fusioncopter  

Argon GTL

The Argon GTL is an enlongated development of the well known Xenon family of gyrocopters offering a lot of luggage space and an extended range for the pilot who wants to tour by gyrocopter. The Argon GTL is powered by a Rotax 915iS engine and is built by Manufaktura Lotnicza at Sobienie airfield ( EPSJ ) south east of Warsaw. 

 

 

 

The first GTL ( orange ) was registered as SP-XOZE in December 2021 with the second example ( dark green and gold ) becoming SP-XSON in April 2022. A blue and silver GTL was shipped to the USA in December 2022.     

Web Link for more information about the Argon GTL

New Ekolot KR-040 Dominator

In December 2022 Ekolot published a short video on their social media feed showing the prototype KR-040 Dominator test flying - this may have been its first flight. 

 

 

The new low wing two seater ( side by side ) is powered by a Rotax 915iS engine and has the manufacturers test registration SP-ZARD  

New LPR Learjet 75 SP-MXR delivered

Brand new Learjet 75 Liberty SP-MXR arrived in Warsaw on 16th December 2021 for the "LPR" state medical air ambulance service. The aircraft routed in via Wick, Scotland.

photo via LPR

This aircraft has been fitted with seven medical systems and can carry two patients at high speed across Poland - the LPR have two examples on order. The LPR operates a large fleet of EC135 helicopters and two Avanti fixed wing aircraft.

New Dynali H3 ultralight helicopter - SP-HART

Hi-Tech Aviation of Poland shared a photo of another brand new Dynali H3 Sport ultralight helicopter heading to Poland as SP-HART from the Dynali factory at Thines (30km south of Brussels) in Belgium.

This will be the fourth Dynali H3 to be registered in Poland after SP-HELI, SP-HELO and SP-HITH. The D3 Sport is powered by a 135 HP engine based on a Rotax 912 ULS block and certified with a MTOW of 530 kg.

 

 

 

 

SP-1979 - the marvelous Fauvel AV-36C glider

An excellent archive photo of Fauvel AV-36C SP-1979 taken at Warsaw Bemowo ( EPBC Babice ) in 1984 - this most unusual tailess glider was built in France in 1958 and was registered in Poland in June 1959. For many years it was flown by the Politechnic Warszawa. 

 

This glider still exists and for the past twenty years it has hung on the wall of the Aeroklub hangar at Bemowo, still in good condition.