PZL M28

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PZL M28 Skytruck
PZL M28B Bryza
PZL M-28PZL M-28 in service with the Polish Navy
Type: STOL - transport -
and patrol aircraft
Design country:

PolandPoland Poland

Manufacturer:

PZL

First flight:

July 24, 1993

Production time:

Since 1993

Number of pieces:

128+ (including An-28 )

PZL M28 of the Polish Air Force

The PZL M28 Skytruck is a short-haul transport aircraft produced by the Polish manufacturer PZL Mielec . It originated from the Soviet Antonov An-28 . The M28, powered by two turboprops , is characterized by STOL properties (take-off distance: 325 m) and can operate from makeshift airfields. It is available in a passenger version with 19 seats, as well as in a freight version (3085 kg payload ), as an ambulance aircraft and as a military transporter . A slightly modified version of the M28 is offered under the designation M28B Bryza (sea wind, breeze). The machine does not have a pressurized cabin .

export

The US Air Force Special Operations Forces ( AFSOC ) received a total of sixteen machines, the first of which was delivered in June 2009. The aircraft belonged to the 318th Special Operations Squadron of the 27th Special Operations Wing at Cannon Air Force Base , New Mexico. The planes are being purchased by the Sierra Nevada Corporation as an intermediary. The machines were named C-145A u. a. used in Afghanistan and Africa. In April 2013, the machines and their crews were handed over to the 6th Special Operations Squadron in Duke Field, Florida. 11 machines were later stored. Two of these are to be handed over to the Estonian Air Force .

Military users

GermanyGermany Germany
Bundeswehr: 2 (leased with civil license)
EcuadorEcuador Ecuador
Ejército Ecuatoriano (Land Forces): 1 (delivered in August 2018)
EstoniaEstonia Estonia
Estonian Air Force : 2 (used US copies)
IndonesiaIndonesia Indonesia
National Police: 4
NepalNepal Nepal
Army : 3 (1 copy crashed in 2017, 2 delivered in 2019)
PolandPoland Poland
Air Force : 25
Navy : 16
Border guard: 1
VenezuelaVenezuela Venezuela
Army: 12
National Guard: 13
United StatesUnited States United States
Air Force Special Operations Command : Jan.
VietnamVietnam Vietnam
Air Force : 2

Technical specifications

PZL M28B Bryza
PZL M28B Bryza
Parameter Data
crew 2
Passengers 12 parachutists or 19 soldiers
length 13.1 m
height 4.9 m
span 22.06 m
Cabin width 1.74 m
Cabin length 5.26 m
Cabin height 1.72 m
Payload Max. 2300 kg
Empty mass 4090 kg
Max. Takeoff mass 7500 kg
Tank capacity Max. 2280 kg
Cruising speed 244 km / h
Top speed 355 km / h
Service ceiling 6200 m
Range 1500 km
Engines 2 × turboprop P&W -PT6A-65B with
809 kW (1,100 hp) each on five- blade propellers

See also

Web links

Commons : PZL M28  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. AIR International, March 2009, p. 5
  2. ^ Report on the last flight of the C-145A on the Cannon AFB ( memento of February 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on February 2, 2014.
  3. ^ AFSOC retires two-thirds of C-145A fleet . In: Flightglobal.com . July 14, 2015 ( flightglobal.com [accessed March 14, 2017]).
  4. Report on the planned takeover , accessed on August 11, 2017.
  5. Premiere: Paratroopers jump out of the M28 training aircraft, German Army, June 29, 2017
  6. Ecuadorian Army receives M28 Skytruck, Janes, August 31, 2018
  7. Estonia receives first of two donated C-145As, Janes, March 18, 2019
  8. Nepal to receive M28 tactical airlifters from United States, Janes, March 4, 2019
  9. Manufacturer information ( Memento from May 21, 2007 in the Internet Archive )