PZL-130
| PZL-130 Orlik | |
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| Type: | Beginner training aircraft. Light attack aircraft |
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| First flight: |
October 12, 1984 |
| Commissioning: |
1994 |
| Number of pieces: |
50 + 9 prototypes |
The PZL-130 Orlik (Polish for Lesser Spotted Eagle ) is a propeller-turbine-powered Polish training aircraft for beginners and advanced pilots that was developed by Państwowe Zakłady Lotnicze (PZL) in the early 1980s . PZL Warszawa-Okęcie has been part of EADS-CASA since 2001 .
description
Development work on the PZL-130 began in 1981. The production of four aircraft, a fracture cell for static load tests and three prototypes for flight tests began in 1982. The first sample with the registration number SP-PCA took off on its first flight on October 12, 1984. The first two pre-production aircraft, however, did not take off until February 1988. The reason for this delay was delivery problems of the Soviet nine-cylinder engine Vedenejew M-14PM , which achieved an output of 330 hp. As a consequence, other engines were considered; The company's own Kalisz K8-AA was installed in a pre-series machine, but it did not prove itself due to insufficient performance. The use of a Pratt & Whitney piston engine was also unsuccessful. After further engine tests, the Polish Air Force in 1991 placed an order for 48 PZL-130TB, with the Czech Turboprop -Triebwerk M601E equipped. The first Orliks were delivered in 1992.
Further versions of the PZL-130 Orlik with western engines were designed in order to win export customers, but this has not yet succeeded. In the TC II version, the PZL-130 is also flown by the Polish aerobatic team "Team Orlik" .
variants
- PZL-130 Orlik : original design with Wedenejew M14Pm engine
- PZL-130T Turbo Orlik : equipped with Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-25P turboprop engine
- PZL-130TM Orlik : equipped with M601E turboprop engine
- PZL-130TB Orlik : equipped with M601T turboprop engine
- PZL-130TC I Orlik : equipped with Martin-Baker ejection seats and more modern avionics
- PZL-130TC II Orlik : equipped with Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-25C turboprop engine and more modern avionics
- PZL-130TC III Orlik : equipped with a heads -up display and more modern avionics
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data PZL-130TC II Orlik |
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| crew | 2, seats in a row |
| length | 9.30 m |
| span | 10.00 m |
| height | 3.53 m |
| Wing area | 14.56 m² |
| drive | a turboprop Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-25C with 750 hp |
| Top speed | 501 km / h |
| normal range | 2200 km |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 2950 kg |
