PZL M28
| PZL M28 Skytruck PZL M28B Bryza |
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 PZL M-28 in service with the Polish Navy
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| Type: |
STOL - transport - and patrol aircraft |
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| First flight: |
July 24, 1993 |
| Production time: |
Since 1993 |
| Number of pieces: |
128+ (including An-28 ) |
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
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Germany
- Bundeswehr: 2 (leased with civil license)
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Ecuador
- Ejército Ecuatoriano (Land Forces): 1 (delivered in August 2018)
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Estonia
- Estonian Air Force : 2 (used US copies)
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Indonesia
- National Police: 4
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Nepal
- Army : 3 (1 copy crashed in 2017, 2 delivered in 2019)
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Poland
- Air Force : 25
- Navy : 16
- Border guard: 1
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Venezuela
- Army: 12
- National Guard: 13
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United States
- Air Force Special Operations Command : Jan.
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Vietnam
- Air Force : 2
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
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| 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
- EASA-TCDS-A.058 (PDF; 615 kB) - Type approval of the PZL M28
- PZL M28 aircraft side
- The M28 Skytruck - The Bundeswehr's new training aircraft ( YouTube video, August 7, 2017)
- 60 seconds Bundeswehr - M28 Skytruck (YouTube video, January 24, 2018)
Individual evidence
- ↑ AIR International, March 2009, p. 5
- ^ 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.
- ^ AFSOC retires two-thirds of C-145A fleet . In: Flightglobal.com . July 14, 2015 ( flightglobal.com [accessed March 14, 2017]).
- ↑ Report on the planned takeover , accessed on August 11, 2017.
- ↑ Premiere: Paratroopers jump out of the M28 training aircraft, German Army, June 29, 2017
- ↑ Ecuadorian Army receives M28 Skytruck, Janes, August 31, 2018
- ↑ Estonia receives first of two donated C-145As, Janes, March 18, 2019
- ↑ Nepal to receive M28 tactical airlifters from United States, Janes, March 4, 2019
- ↑ Manufacturer information ( Memento from May 21, 2007 in the Internet Archive )