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| Polish Orlik modified | ||
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| Poland is in the modernization phase, the Orlik has been modified, the Iskra is to be replaced soon, recently the | ||
| Blackhawk is being produced in Poland by PZL Mielec ! This month the type-description of the modified Orlik. | ||
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| Het artikel in het Nederlands is te lezen geheel onderaan deze webpagina | ||
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| Dear visitor of this page: This article is only published in The Netherlands - Piloot en Vliegtuig. | ||
| Still the comments under the pictures are in English for your convenience. | ||
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| The updated PZL Orlik - II, mind the curled wings | ||
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| The modifications were neccessary to be able to compete with for instance Tucano and PC-9 | ||
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| Team Orliki 'on the road'. | ||
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| This looks like the update is succesful | ||
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| Orlik-II MPT (Multi Purpose Trainer) now equipped with glass-cockpit | ||
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| Cockpitview. | ||
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| Airbus Military Polska and iInstitute Polish Airforce modified the Orlik for an amount of 47.2 million US $ | ||
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| The powerful Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6-25C turboprop engine with four-bladed Harzell propeller | ||
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| Seen like this there is hardly any difference, though the Orlik has got new wings as well | ||
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| The trainer is meant as stepup to the Aermacchi M-346, which is at its turn the step to the F-16 | ||
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| Much was also modified inside such as avionics | ||
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| Originally 48 Orlik-I Turboprops were purchased in 1993 by the Polish Airforce | ||
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| As many people can see during airshows, the plane is very well to handle | ||
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| End of 2011 some 28 examples were still operational. A first modification order for 16 was given. | ||
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| Defense minister Siemoniak and chief-of-staff Cieniuch visited the factory in 2013 to be informed about the progress | ||
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| An order to upgrade the remaining 12 has also been signed already | ||
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| This is the Orlik-I , mind the wingtips and 5-bladed propeller of this elder type | ||
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| The upgrade will result in some 10-12000 flighthours | ||
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| The cockpit with Charmin IFR avionics suite brings digital enginecontrol, quite similar to the use in the F-16. | ||
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| More awareness is given by high-end multifunctional displays, HUD, mission computer and HOTAS | ||
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| Climbing and rolling now is even better, mobility increased with 40%, curves can be handled to +7 and -3 G. | ||
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| Finally a fuel-reduction of 20% completes the scene, while still a speed of 456 km/hr is possible | ||
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| Atmosphere picture.... | ||
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| The sturdy landing gear allows landing on dirt roads and terrain | ||
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| Finally the pilot and instructor dispose of a Martin-Baker ejection seat | ||
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| The pictures on this page were all recently taken at Radom AFB Poland (2013) | ||
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| We hope you enjoyed this impression, we fly to another new and hopefully interesting article | ||
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TEAM ORLIKI, MET HUN NIEUWE ORLIK'S II - LEUK DAT U DEZE IMPRESSIE HEBT BEKEKENI |
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| Onze hartelijke dank aan Public Relations in Radom die dit bezoek aan dit team mogelijk maakte | ||
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