PZL Warszawa-Okecie PZL-104 Wilga

Light Utility Aircraft

PZL Warszawa-Okecie 104 Wilga © Karsten Palt
Photo ©: Karsten Palt
The PZL 104 Wilga is a single-engine four-seat seat light STOL utility aircraft produced by the Polish manufacturer WSK-Okecie, later WSK PZL Warszawa-Okecie, today EADS PZL Warszawa-Okecie S.A.. The Wilga is used amongst others as a agricultural aircraft, glider tug, trainer, air ambulance aircraft und touring aircraft.
The PZL Wilga was also license-buil in Indonesia as the Gelatik (44 aircraft).
Crew1
Passengers3
Propulsion1 Radial Engine
Engine ModelIvchenko AI-14RF
Engine Power220 kW295 hp
max. Cruise Speed207 km/h112 kts
  129 mph
max. Speed (vne)233 km/h126 kts
  145 mph
Service Ceiling4.500 m14.764 ft
Rate of climb378 m/min1240 ft/min
Range680 km367 NM
422 mi.
Empty Weight900 kg1.984 lbs
max. Takeoff Weight1.300 kg2.866 lbs
Wing Span11,12 m36 ft 6 in
Wing Area15,5 m²167 ft²
Length8,10 m26 ft 7 in
Height2,96 m9 ft 9 in
First Flight24.04.1962
Production Statusout of production
Production Range1962-2010
Total Production>1000
ICAO CodePZ04 PZ4M
FAA TCDSA55EU
EASA TCDSA.061
Data for (Version)PZL 104 Wilga 35A
VariantsWilga 2, Wilga 3, Wilga 3A, Wilga 3S, Wilga C, Wilga 32, Wilga 35, Wilga 35A, Wilga 35H, Wilga 35P, Wilga 80, PZL-104M Wilga 2000, Gelatik

[Photo-ID: 1335] © Karsten Palt 2008-08-17
PZL Warszawa-Okecie 104 Wilga 35A, Segelfliegergruppe Steinkopf, D-EDDM, c/n 118413,© Karsten Palt, 2008PZL Warszawa-Okecie
104 Wilga 35A
Segelfliegergruppe Steinkopf
Reg.: D-EDDM
c/n: 118413
 
Flugtag Breitscheid 2008 [Breitscheid (EDGB)]
[Photo-ID: 7579] © Karsten Palt 2013-08-16
PZL Warszawa-Okecie 104 Wilga 35A, Turkish Air Force, TC-ECL, c/n 140545,© Karsten Palt, 2013PZL Warszawa-Okecie
104 Wilga 35A
Turkish Air Force
Reg.: TC-ECL
c/n: 140545
 
Turkish Air Force Museum [Yesilkoy, Istanbul]
[Photo-ID: 2956] © Hartmut Ehlers 2010-01-14
PZL Mielec Wilga-80, Paraguay Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Paraguaya (FAP), , c/n CF21950960,© Hartmut Ehlers, 2010PZL Mielec
Wilga-80
Paraguay Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Paraguaya (FAP)
 
Captured drug runner. Nu Guazu was the first Paraguayan airfield. Still in use, grass runway, site is home of FAP HQ.
[Nu Guazu (Campo Grande), Asunción]