POLAND'S PZL-OKECIE IS offering an armed version of its PZL-104 Wilga general-purpose light aircraft to an unspecified third-world country for border patrol and counter-insurgency duties. The aircraft is a basic Wilga with the addition of two under-wing pylons carrying unguided or guided rockets or gun pods. About 1,000 examples of the basic aircraft in various configurations - from agricultural aircraft to glider tugs - have already been sold around the world.
Source: Flight International
Dutch investigators probing the fatal crash of a Blackshape Aircraft BK 160 are trying to determine whether external burn marks arose from an in-flight or post-impact fire.
Italian airframer Blackshape Aircraft is confident that the grounding of its BS 115 and BK 160 single-engined trainers will shortly be resolved, as it supports regulatory investigations into two accidents which triggered the decision. The manufacturer is participating in the Aero Friedrichshafen 2024 show, which begins on 17 April, where ...
Training organisation ASL Academy is introducing the electrically-powered Pipistrel Velis Electro to its student pilot fleet at Antwerp.
