PZL -104 Wilga

what is it?

PZL-104 Wilga (golden oriole) is a Polish short-takeoff-and-landing (STOL) civil aviation utility aircraft designed and originally manufactured by PZL Warszawa-Okęcie, and later by European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS), who had acquired the original manufacturer during 2001. First flown on 24 April 1962 and entering service during the following year, the Wilga has evolved through many ever-improving versions during its continuous production from 1962 to 2006. The type was largely used by civil operators; those military air services that did fly the type typically used it as a trainer and liaison aircraft.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 11.1 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 195 km/htop speed
• range 670 kmwithout refuelling
• size 1,300 kgmax take-off weight
• built 1,000made 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 64 years ago, in 1962.
• 🚗Wingspan of 11.1 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1962-04-24

number built

1,000

role

utility aircraft

origin

🇵🇱 Poland

makers

PZL

engines

1× Ivchenko AI-14RA air-cooled 9-cylinder radial piston engine

crew

1

length

8.1 m

wingspan

11.1 m

height

3 m

max take-off weight

1,300 kg

top speed

195 km/h

range

670 km

ceiling

4,040 m

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