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5 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. PZL M26 Iskierka SP-DIF Radom 2009 9651: Łukasz Golowanow & Maciek Hypś, Konflikty.pl· Attribution
- 2. Iskierka: Daniel Delimata· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. Iskierka (2) (2872758091) (2): Krzysztof Dobrzański from Stalowa Wola, Poland· CC BY 2.0
- 4. Jakowlew Jak-18, SP-YYY i PZL M-26 Iskierka SP-DIC, podczas Święta Lotnictwa Polskiego 2026 w Krakowie, 20260830 1733 0332: Jakub Hałun· CC BY 4.0
- 5. PZL M26 Iskierka, Polish aircraft: Marek Ślusarczyk ( Tupungato ) www.wyprawa.info· CC BY 2.5
what is it?
PZL M26 Iskierka (English: Sparklet, Sparkle, Little Spark) or M26 Airwolf is a Polish trainer and aerobatic aircraft, designed at WSK PZL-Mielec (later PZL Mielec).
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 8.6 m wingspan
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- First flew 40 years ago, in 1986.
- Top speed is 2.5× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Range of 1,410 km: 8× Amsterdam to Brussels.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1986-07-15
- status
- in production
- number built
- 9
- role
- trainer aircraft
- origin
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- makers
- PZL
- engines
- 1× Textron Lycoming AEIO-540-L1B5
- crew
- 2
- length
- 8.3 m
- wingspan
- 8.6 m
- height
- 3 m
- max take-off weight
- 1,315 kg
- top speed
- 330 km/h
- range
- 1,410 km
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1227590, Wikipedia: PZL M26 Iskierka (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.