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9 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Przyjęcie do SP SW-4 Puszczyk (6): Ministerstwo Obrony Narodowej· Attribution
- 2. SW-4 Puszczyk 5683: Łukasz Golowanow, Konflikty.pl· Attribution
- 3. SW-4 skorupa: MAx 92· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. 20170826 PZL Świdnik SW-4 Puszczyk Radom Air Show 7088 DxO: Jakub Hałun· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. 20170826 PZL Świdnik SW-4 Puszczyk Radom Air Show 7090 DxO: Jakub Hałun· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. PZL SW-4 Puszczyk 3: Marek M. Cel· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 7. SW-4 Swidnik2: MAx 92· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 8. SW-4 Swidnik3: MAx 92· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 9. SW4 Swidnik: MAx 92· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The PZL SW-4 Puszczyk (en: tawny owl) is a Polish light single-engine multipurpose helicopter manufactured by PZL-Świdnik. Following a protracted development, the SW-4 entered service in 2002. The primary operator of the type has been the Polish Armed Forces.
How to recognise it: 1 turboshaft engine · 9 m main rotor
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 30 years ago, in 1996.
- Top speed is 2.0× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Rotor of 9 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
turboshaft: A turbine that turns a shaft, usually a helicopter rotor.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1996-10-29
- introduced
- 2002
- status
- still flying
- number built
- 40
- role
- multipurpose utility helicopter
- origin
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- makers
- PZL-Świdnik
- engines
- 1× Rolls-Royce 250-C20R/2 / Allison 250-C20
- crew
- 1
- passengers
- 4
- length
- 10.6 m
- rotor diameter
- 9 m
- height
- 3.1 m
- max take-off weight
- 1,800 kg
- top speed
- 260 km/h
- range
- 790 km
- ceiling
- 5,200 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1507235, Wikipedia: PZL SW-4 Puszczyk (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.