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Many aircraft of the M-18 type and its variations can still be seen around the world. They were sold to 24 countries, over 200 are used in the US. In 2008, fifteen were sold to China. In 2012, PZL-Mielec was still selling models M-18B and M-18BS, with 759 built in total. As of 2017, the
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would be important in reaching that goal. Rockwell on the other hand wanted to fit Polish high-power radial engines into its agricultural planes. As a result of this cooperation the
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The first prototype of the aircraft flew on August 27, 1976. In
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19:M-18 Dromader
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1728:PZL aircraft
1237:
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1193:/ PZL Mielec
1096:PZL-106 Kruk
1042:PZL.56 Kania
1002:PZL.45 Sokół
947:PZL.23 Karaś
865:
783:
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657:PZL-106 Kruk
640:
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579:Ferry range:
578:
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558:Stall speed:
557:
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484:Aspect ratio
482:
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273:two-cockpit
231:
216:
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189:Eastern Bloc
175:
166:firefighting
140:
138:
136:
100:First flight
95:1976-present
92:Manufactured
79:Number built
60:Manufacturer
1707:S-4 Kania 2
1304:TS-11 Iskra
1081:PZL-102 Kos
977:PZL.38 Wilk
967:PZL.30 Żubr
695:{in Polish}
593:+3.4 / -1.4
545:Performance
537:Propellers:
527:Powerplant:
310:AII AVA-303
172:Development
1722:Categories
1172:PZL Jak-12
1071:TS-16 Grot
1032:PZL.54 Ryś
1017:PZL.49 Miś
1007:PZL.46 Sum
972:PZL.37 Łoś
670:References
610:Power/mass
477:Wing area:
390:Montenegro
301:Kalisz K-9
177:PZL-Mielec
162:cropduster
65:PZL-Mielec
1702:S-3 Kania
1299:TS-8 Bies
1289:LWD Szpak
1147:WSK Junak
591:g limits:
503:NACA 4412
499:NACA 4416
465:Wingspan:
453:Capacity:
433:Data from
318:Operators
235:Bydgoszcz
168:machine.
150:Dromedary
856:aircraft
814:Archived
689:Archived
619:See also
323:Military
241:Variants
141:Dromader
1101:PZL-107
493:Airfoil
471:Height:
459:Length:
345:Croatia
277:version
275:trainer
146:English
87:History
1692:SZD-59
1687:SZD-56
1682:SZD-55
1677:SZD-54
1672:SZD-52
1667:SZD-51
1662:SZD-50
1657:SZD-49
1652:SZD-48
1647:SZD-45
1642:SZD-43
1637:SZD-42
1632:SZD-41
1627:SZD-40
1622:SZD-39
1617:SZD-38
1612:SZD-37
1607:SZD-36
1602:SZD-35
1597:SZD-34
1592:SZD-33
1587:SZD-32
1582:SZD-31
1577:SZD-30
1572:SZD-29
1567:SZD-28
1562:SZD-27
1557:SZD-26
1552:SZD-25
1547:SZD-24
1542:SZD-23
1537:SZD-22
1532:SZD-21
1527:SZD-20
1522:SZD-19
1517:SZD-18
1512:SZD-17
1507:SZD-16
1502:SZD-15
1497:SZD-14
1492:SZD-13
1487:SZD-12
1482:SZD-11
1477:SZD-10
1404:SZD-30
1392:Other:
1294:CSS-13
1282:Other:
1167:CSS-13
1162:CSS-12
1157:CSS-11
1152:CSS-10
1140:Other:
1037:PZL.55
992:PZL.43
987:PZL.42
982:PZL.39
962:PZL.27
957:PZL.26
942:PZL.19
937:PZL.16
790:
775:
742:
573:Range:
501:; tip:
412:Serbia
409:
387:
368:Greece
365:
342:
290:M-18BS
270:M-18AS
205:ASz-62
158:Poland
71:Status
53:Poland
1472:SZD-9
1467:SZD-8
1462:SZD-7
1457:SZD-6
1452:SZD-C
1434:KR-03
1373:Kania
1329:Lim-6
1324:Lim-5
1319:Lim-2
1314:Lim-1
1177:MD-12
902:PZL.5
897:PZL.4
892:PZL.3
497:root:
447:Crew:
419:Civil
296:M-18C
280:M-18B
260:M-18A
201:PZL-3
1414:PW-6
1409:PW-5
1399:Mi-2
1383:SW-4
1368:SM-4
1363:SM-2
1358:SM-1
1351:PZL:
1309:An-2
1273:I-22
1268:M-28
1263:M-26
1258:M-25
1253:M-24
1248:M-21
1243:M-20
1238:M-18
1233:M-17
1228:M-15
1206:PZL:
1064:PZL:
952:P.24
927:P.11
875:PZL:
788:ISBN
773:ISBN
740:ISBN
529:1 ×
305:1995
285:1993
265:1984
254:M-18
221:and
212:1978
137:The
82:759+
41:Type
1697:S-1
1378:W-3
1223:M-4
1218:M-3
1213:M-2
922:P.9
917:P.8
912:P.7
907:P.6
887:Ł.2
882:P.1
854:PZL
488:7.8
164:or
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