- PZL-130 Orlik
PZL 130 Orlik ("
Spotted Eagle ") is a Polishturboprop , single engine, two seat trainer.History
It was designed in PZL Warszawa-Okecie as a trainer for the
Polish Air Force . From the beginning, it was thought to fulfill the requirements of FAR 23. The project was designed under supervision ofAndrzej Frydrychewicz , head engineer of PZL Warszawa-Okecie. The plane was originally designed with the Russian Vedeneyev M-14Pmpiston engine but, since PZL-130 was thought to have some attributes of a jet plane, it was replaced by a turboprop engine. The first prototype Orlik flewOctober 24 1984. In 1986, the Turbo Orlik, with a Pratt & Whitney PT6A-25P turboprop engine was flown for the first time. It was finally equipped with the Czech builtWalter M-601E turboprop engine.Variants
* PZL-130 Orlik the original aircraft with one
Vedeneyev M-14Pm piston engine
* PZL-130T Turbo Orlik aircraft with a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-25P turboprop engine
* PZL-130TM Orlik aircraft with aWalter M601E turboprop engine
* PZL-130TB Orlik aircraft with aWalter M601T turboprop engine
* PZL-130TC I Orlik aircraft with added Martin-Baker Mk.11, 0-0 classejection seats and modernizedavionics
* PZL-130TC II Orlik aircraft with Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-25C turboprop, added winglets, modernized avionics and changed tutor's seat position
* PZL-130TC III Orlik aircraft with modernized avionics (for example: addedHead-Up Display )Operators
*POL:
Polish Air Force pecifications (PZL-130TC II Orlik)
aircraft specifications
plane or copter?=plane
jet or prop?=prop
crew=2: student, instructor
length main=9.30 m
length alt=
span main=10.00 m
span alt=
height main=3.53 m
height alt=
area main=14.56 m²
area alt=
empty weight main=1,825 kg
empty weight alt=
loaded weight main=2,400 kg
loaded weight alt=
useful load main=
useful load alt=
max takeoff weight main=2,950 kg
max takeoff weight alt=engine (prop)=
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-25C
type of prop= turboprop
number of props=1
power main=750 hp
power alt=max speed main=501 km/h
max speed alt=
max speed more=
never exceed speed main=
range main=2,200 km
range alt=
ceiling main=
ceiling alt=
climb rate main=
climb rate alt=14 m/s
loading main=
loading alt=
thrust/weight=armament=
ee also
aircontent
see also=*Orlik Aerobatic Team
similar aircraft=
* Aérospatiale/Socata TB-30 Epsilon
*Socata TB-31 Omega
*Pilatus PC-7
*Pilatus PC-9
*T-6 Texan II
*KAI KT-1
*Fuji T-3
*Fuji T-7
*Embraer EMB 312 Tucano
*T-34 Mentor
*T-35 Pillán
*Utva Lasta References
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