M-21 Dromader Mini | |
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Role | Agricultural aircraft |
National origin | Poland |
Manufacturer | WSK-Mielec |
Designer | Jarosław Rumszewicz [1] |
First flight | June 18, 1982 [2] [3] |
Number built | 2 |
Developed from | PZL-Mielec M-18 Dromader [2] |
The PZL M-24 Dromader Mini (Dromader is Polish for "Dromedary"), originally named the Lama [4] (Polish for "Llama"), is a single engine agricultural aircraft, developed in the 1980s by the WSK-Mielec (later PZL-Mielec) from the PZL-Mielec M-18 Dromader. [2] The prototype, registration SP-PDM first flew on 18 June 1982. [3] It did not progress beyond the prototyping stage. [5]
The plane was developed as a smaller variant of the successful M-18, [2] [6] intended for smaller areas of land, up to about 50 hectares (120 acres). The design was intended to retain as much commonality with the M-18 as possible; ultimately around 70% was achieved. [1] [7] Common areas included the cabin, rear fuselage, empennage, outer wing panels, and mainwheels. [1] [7] The desire to maximise this commonality resulted in an overall weight greater than what would otherwise have been necessary. [8]
Design work commenced in January 1980 and was concluded by June that year. [1] Construction of the first prototype began in August 1981, and it first flew on 18 June 1982. [1] Three prototypes were built: two for flight testing and one for static tests. [1] [7]
The prototypes were tested from 1982 to 1986, when the design was certified. [8] However, PZL did not have capacity to manufacture the design alongside the company's existing programs and no further examples were built. [8]
A turboprop version, the M-21T, powered by a Walter M601A, was designed but never constructed. [9]
The M-21 is a conventional, low-wing cantilever monoplane with fixed, tailwheel undercarriage. [10] Construction is of metal throughout. [7] It is equipped with a single seat in an enclosed cabin. [7] Power is supplied by a single PZL-3SR radial engine mounted tractor-fashion in the nose. [10]
Data from PZL M-21 Dromader Mini, p. 17
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M-21 Dromader Mini | |
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Role | Agricultural aircraft |
National origin | Poland |
Manufacturer | WSK-Mielec |
Designer | Jarosław Rumszewicz [1] |
First flight | June 18, 1982 [2] [3] |
Number built | 2 |
Developed from | PZL-Mielec M-18 Dromader [2] |
The PZL M-24 Dromader Mini (Dromader is Polish for "Dromedary"), originally named the Lama [4] (Polish for "Llama"), is a single engine agricultural aircraft, developed in the 1980s by the WSK-Mielec (later PZL-Mielec) from the PZL-Mielec M-18 Dromader. [2] The prototype, registration SP-PDM first flew on 18 June 1982. [3] It did not progress beyond the prototyping stage. [5]
The plane was developed as a smaller variant of the successful M-18, [2] [6] intended for smaller areas of land, up to about 50 hectares (120 acres). The design was intended to retain as much commonality with the M-18 as possible; ultimately around 70% was achieved. [1] [7] Common areas included the cabin, rear fuselage, empennage, outer wing panels, and mainwheels. [1] [7] The desire to maximise this commonality resulted in an overall weight greater than what would otherwise have been necessary. [8]
Design work commenced in January 1980 and was concluded by June that year. [1] Construction of the first prototype began in August 1981, and it first flew on 18 June 1982. [1] Three prototypes were built: two for flight testing and one for static tests. [1] [7]
The prototypes were tested from 1982 to 1986, when the design was certified. [8] However, PZL did not have capacity to manufacture the design alongside the company's existing programs and no further examples were built. [8]
A turboprop version, the M-21T, powered by a Walter M601A, was designed but never constructed. [9]
The M-21 is a conventional, low-wing cantilever monoplane with fixed, tailwheel undercarriage. [10] Construction is of metal throughout. [7] It is equipped with a single seat in an enclosed cabin. [7] Power is supplied by a single PZL-3SR radial engine mounted tractor-fashion in the nose. [10]
Data from PZL M-21 Dromader Mini, p. 17
General characteristics
Performance
Related development