PZL -130 Orlik

what is it?

The PZL 130 Orlik (English: Eaglet) is a Polish turboprop, single engine, two seat trainer aircraft.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 turboprop · 10 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 550 km/htop speed
• range 2,200 kmwithout refuelling
• size 2,950 kgmax take-off weight
• built 50made in total

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 42 years ago, in 1984.
• 🏎️Top speed is 4.2× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 10 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 2,200 km: 12× Amsterdam to Brussels.
• 🏔️Can fly 1.1× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).

turboprop: A jet-style turbine turning a propeller: efficient on short hops.

spec sheet

first flight

1984-10-24

introduced

1994

number built

50

role

trainer

origin

🇵🇱 Poland

makers

PZL

engines

1× Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-25C

crew

2

length

9.3 m

wingspan

10 m

height

3.5 m

max take-off weight

2,950 kg

top speed

550 km/h

cruise speed

490 km/h

range

2,200 km

ceiling

10,000 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.