PZL-?widnik

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PZL-?widnik S.A.
Formerly
  • WSK-?widnik
  • WSK "PZL-?widnik"
Industry Aerospace
Founded 1951  ( 1951 )
Headquarters
?widnik , Lublin Voivodeship
,
Poland
Key people
Jacek Libucha
(Chairman)
Parent
Website pzl .swidnik .pl
PZL W-3 Gluszec (upgraded) of Polish Land Forces
PZL SW-4 of Polish Air Force
WSK M06B3 motorcycle

PZL-?widnik S.A. ( Wytwornia Sprz?tu Komunikacyjnego PZL-?widnik S.A. ) is the biggest helicopter manufacturer in Poland . Its main products are PZL W-3 Sokoł and PZL SW-4 Puszczyk helicopters. In early 2010 the factory was acquired by AgustaWestland , [1] today Leonardo .

History [ edit ]

History of plant establishment dating back to 1920, when in Lublin opened the first aircraft factory " Plage i La?kiewicz ". After World War II , part of the senior instructors staff incorporated into the newly formed "Wytwornia Sprz?tu Komunikacyjnego". [2] In 1951 a third national aerospace factory, WSK-?widnik, was built in ?widnik, and in 1957 it was renamed to WSK PZL -?widnik . Since 1956 it has become one of the world's major helicopter manufacturers, producing helicopters under the Soviet licence, starting with the SM-1 ( Mil Mi-1 ). ?widnik was the main producer of the Mi-1 and exclusive producer of the widely used in the world Mil Mi-2 . Since the late 1980s, ?widnik has been producing a Polish-designed medium helicopter PZL W-3 Sokoł . It also produces a light helicopter, the PZL SW-4 Puszczyk. After 1991 the state factory became a state-owned corporation (WSK "PZL-?widnik" SA). It also produced the Pirat, PW-5 and PW-6 gliders and cooperates widely with other nations' manufacturers, e.g., in the manufacture of Agusta A109 fuselages.

In early 2010 the factory was acquired by AgustaWestland , today Leonardo .

Motorcycles [ edit ]

Main article: WSK (motorcycle)

From 1954 until 1980 the WSK PZL-?widnik was also a manufacturer of motorcycles, branded as the WSK. Some 2,000,000 motorcycles of the WSK M06 125 cc and WSK M21 175 cc families were made in that period. [3]

Aircraft [ edit ]

Model name First flight Number built Type
PZL SM-1 1956 1,594 License built single piston engine utility helicopter
PZL SM-2 1959 89 Single piston engine utility helicopter
PZL Mi-2 1965 [4] 5,400+ License built two turboshaft engine utility helicopter
PZL SM-4 Ł?tka N/A 1 Single piston engine utility helicopter
PZL Kania 1979 19 Two turboshaft engine utility helicopter
PZL W-3 Sokoł 1979 149 Two turboshaft engine utility helicopter
PZL SW-4 Puszczyk 1996 40 Single turboshaft engine utility helicopter
PZL PW-5 1993 Glider
PZL PW-6 1998 ~26 Glider
PZL I-23 Manager  [ pl ] 1999 2 Single piston engine monoplane sport airplane

See also [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ Gazeta Wyborcza article from Feb. 2, 2010 [1] Archived 2014-03-12 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Zakłady Mechaniczne E. Plage i T. La?kiewicz w Lublinie" . OldTimery.com (in Polish). Archived from the original on 16 November 2013 . Retrieved 22 March 2021 .
  3. ^ (in Polish) Adam Zakrzewski, Auto-moto PRL: władcy drog i poboczy , Demart, Warsaw 2010, ISBN   978-83-7427-484-5 , p.158
  4. ^ Luto, Krzysztof. "PZL Mi-2, 1965 (SM-3)" . SamolotyPolskie.pl (in Polish) . Retrieved 14 March 2021 .

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