thumb|300px|[[PZL M-28B Bryza 1R of the Polish Navy, currently produced by PZL Mielec]]
PZL Mielec (Polskie Zakłady Lotnicze - Polish Aviation Works), formerly WSK-Mielec (Wytwórnia Sprzętu Komunikacyjnego) and WSK "PZL-Mielec" is a Polish aerospace manufacturer based in Mielec. It is the largest aerospace manufacturer in postwar Poland. In 2007, it was acquired by Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, which retained the brand name. Between 1948 and 2014, the company manufactured approximately 15,600 aircraft. There were 700 workers at that time. During the occupation, the factory became a part of Heinkel, among others producing tailfins of Heinkel He 111 bombers, and repairing Junkers Ju 52 aircraft. There were 5,500 workers in 1944.
Aircraft
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Model name
! First flight
! Number built
! Type
|-
|align=left| CSS-13
|align=center| 1948
|align=center| 180
|-
|align=left| PZL M8 Pelikan
|align=center| N/A
|align=center| 0
|align=left| Glider
|-
|align=left| PZL M4 Tarpan
|align=center| 1961
|align=center| 2
|align=left| Single piston engine monoplane trainer
|-
|align=left| PZL An-2
|align=center| 1961
|align=center| 11,000+
|align=left| License built single piston engine biplane utility airplane
|-
|align=left| PZL Lim-1
|align=center| 1952
|align=center| 227
|align=left| License built single jet engine monoplane fighter
|-
|align=left| PZL Lim-2
|align=center|
|align=center| 500
|align=left| License built single jet engine monoplane fighter
|-
|align=left| PZL Lim-5
|align=center| 1956
|align=center| 666
|align=left| License built single jet engine monoplane fighter
|-
|align=left| PZL Lim-6
|align=center|
|align=center| 110
|align=left| License built single jet engine monoplane attack airplane
|-
|align=left| PZL TS-11 Iskra
|align=center| 1960
|align=center| 424
|align=left| Single jet engine monoplane trainer
|-
|align=left| PZL TS-16 Grot
|align=center| N/A
|align=center| 0
|align=left| Single jet engine monoplane trainer
|-
|align=left| PZL M12
|align=center| N/A
|align=center| 0
|align=left| Two piston engine monoplane utility airplane
|-
|align=left| PZL M19
|align=center| N/A
|align=center| 0
|align=left| Two jet engine monoplane trainer
|-
|align=left| PZL M14
|align=center| N/A
|align=center| 0
|align=left| Single turboprop engine monoplane agricultural airplane
|-
|align=left| PZL M15 Belphegor
|align=center| 1973
|align=center| 175
|align=left| Single jet engine biplane agricultural airplane
|-
|align=left| PZL M16
|align=center| N/A
|align=center| 0
|align=left| Two jet engine monoplane trainer
|-
|align=left| PZL M18 Dromader
|align=center| 1976
|align=center| 759
|align=left| Single piston engine monoplane agricultural airplane
|-
|align=left| PZL M17
|align=center| 1977
|align=center| 1
|align=left| Single piston engine monoplane utility airplane
|-
|align=left| PZL M20 Mewa
|align=center| 1979
|align=center| 33
|align=left| Two piston engine monoplane utility airplane
|-
|align=left| PZL M19
|align=center| N/A
|align=center| 0
|align=left| Two turboprop engine monoplane transport airplane
|-
|align=left| PZL M21 Dromader Mini
|align=center| 1982
|align=center| 2
|align=left| Single piston engine monoplane agricultural airplane
|-
|align=left| PZL M26 Iskierka
|align=center| 1986
|align=center| 9
|align=left| Single piston engine monoplane trainer
|-
|align=left| PZL An-28
|align=center| 1984
|align=center|
|align=left| Two turboprop engine monoplane transport
|-
|align=left| PZL M28 Skytruck
|align=center| 1993
|align=center|
|align=left| Two turboprop engine monoplane transport
|-
|align=left| PZL M30
|align=center| N/A
|align=center| 0
|align=left| Single turboprop engine monoplane agricultural airplane
|-
|align=left| PZL M32
|align=center| N/A
|align=center| 0
|align=left| Two turboprop engine monoplane utility aircraft
|-
|align=left| PZL M34
|align=center| N/A
|align=center| 0
|align=left| Two turboprop engine monoplane transport
|-
|align=left| PZL I-22 Iryda
|align=center| 1985
|align=center| 17
|align=left| Two jet engine monoplane trainer
|-
|align=left| PZL S-70i Blackhawk
|align=center| 2010
|align=center| 100
|align=left| Two turboshaft engine utility helicopter
|-
|}
References
Notes
Bibliography
- Janusz Babiejczuk, Jerzy Grzegorzewski (1974) Polski przemysł lotniczy 1945-1973 (Polish aviation industry...), Wydawnictwo MON, Warsaw (no ISBN)
- Jerzy Gruszczyński (2014) Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk in "Nowa Technika Wojskowa - Polski przetarg śmigłowcowy", special issue for MSPO 2014 defence fair, ISSN 1230-1655, p. 8-9.
External links
- PZL Mielec official website