Państwowe Zakłady Lotnicze PZL-230 Skorpion, PZL-330 and Instytut Lotnictwa (IL) Kobra 2000

[JAZZ]

OK I have been a bit slack, thought I would put some information together on the development of PZL's Skorpion SABA.

feel free to point out errors or add to it. I will post the information as jpegs.

 

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[overscan (PaulMM)]

PZL Kobra

Datafile, Air International 1994

 

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Air International, Feb 1993

 

[thewanderingmind]

Damn! That's a wicked looking aircraft. Going with the old truism, if this looks wicked, it would fly wicked too... And for a considerable amount less than a late-model F-16 or a Super Rhino... But, I'm not the Chancellor of the Exchequer... Even at home

 

[Matej]

Now its difficult to find the time for the drawing but....

 

[vajt]

What a nice looking little aircraft that was, even looked fairly stealthy. Too bad it was never developed.

-----JT-----

 

[Mark Nankivil]

Aahh, one of those what ifs that has intrigued me for years. A friend in Warsaw sent me some drawings and I've been watching for more ever since. A few drawings that were passed on to me are below....

Enjoy the Day! Mark

 

[Mark Nankivil]

The cutaway is from Air International or Flight...

 

[flateric]

Great PZL-Mielec PZL-230F Skorpion mockup photo by Piotr Marek at Airliners.Net

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Poland---Air/PZL-Mielec-PZL-230F-Skorpion/1261813/L/

 

[Matej]

Competiting proposal: Institut Lotnictwa Kobra 2000

 

[Triton]

Artist's impression of Instytut Lotnictwa (IL) Kobra 2000 battlefield light attack aircraft.

Source: http://pspbis.fm.interia.pl/kobra2000.htm

 

[Triton]

PZL-230F Skorpion

Source:
http://bemil.chosun.com/nbrd/bbs/view.html?b_bbs_id=10044&pn=0&num=79378

 

[Triton]

http://alternathistory.org.ua/proekt-shturmovika-pzl-230f-skorpion-polshahttp://info.wsisiz.edu.pl/~zawadka/

 

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http://odkrywca.pl/unikatowa-polska-konstrukcja-pzl-230-skorpion,683332.html

 

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http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=62474http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=62475http://combatace.com/topic/40121-pz...3512__hl__skorpion__fromsearch__1#entry283512

 

[Triton]

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=62265

 

[Hood]

In Jane's Soviet Intelligence, a May 1991 article on the PZL Orlik also mentions the PZL 230, but in this case an earlier design powered by two PT6 turboprops rather than turbofans.
Attached is the relevant page with the specifications and the photo of the model.

 

[hesham]

And anther 3-view and Model to PZL-230.

 

[Triton]

Instytut Lotnictwa (IL) Kobra 2000

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6WVU8B9c9E


Source:
http://www.samolotypolskie.pl/samoloty/1267/126/IL-Kobra-2000http://jegostrona.pl/militaria/gale...-co-stalo-sie-z-kobra-2000-galeria-zdjec.html

 

[Graugrun]

Graphic with article on this interesting project, from Airforces Monthly January 1994.

 

[overscan (PaulMM)]

Skorpion article from Lotnictwo Aviation International thanks to flateric.

 

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[hesham]

Hi,

https://archiwum.allegro.pl/oferta/pzl-230-skorpion-pierwsza-wersja-1-72-od-zera-i7325225503.html

 

[bloody sky]

Air International, Feb 1993

hummm……is it stealth?(0v0)

 

[Kazik.R]

PZL_230...

 

[hesham]

First time to me to know,this project was called PZL-330 ?!.

http://www.samolotypolskie.pl/samoloty/15922/126/PZL-330-Skorpion

 

[Apophenia]

First time to me to know,this project was called PZL-330 ?!.

Bazinga described the evolution/shift from PZL 230F to smaller and more economical PZL 330:

-- https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/pzl-aircraft-designations.23728/#post-444752

 

[hesham]

From Lotnictwo 1994 12.

 

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[topspeed3]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVnGF8XbgcA


This presentation tribute video is cool !

 

[Airborne2001]

Here's another photo of the twin turboprop pusher variant: