Ecuadorian Army Aviation acquires a Sikorsky/PZL M28

The Aviationón part NoéEcuadorian Army acquires a Sikorsky/PZL M28 as a replacement for its IAI Arava aircraft for STOL operations in the Ecuadorian Amazon, parachute drop, troop transport and other.

Updateón 08/24/2018:

arrivedó to Shell Mera the first M28 for Aviación part Noército of Ecuador. Vídeo of his arrival from the Control Tower:

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Electric Noéaccount of Ecuador with its divisionón of operations toéreas has officially announced the purchase and addedón of a new avión to his fleet. Aviationón part NoéEcuadorian rcito incorporateá during this toñO 2018 his first avión Sikorsky/PZL M28 multi-propósite.

Ecuador is the first país of Latinamérich to buy this avión after a tour of 2 months by Latinoamémanufacturer rich. The first results of that tour for Sikorsky/PZL Mielec, a Lockheed Martin company are beginning to show results and others are paíthey have also begun to showén interés.

the grandfatherón produced in Poland has a list value from the $6.5 millions of dólares onwards secúin the configurationón, equipment and additional personalized for each client. In the prónext weeks, pilots and youéAviation cynicsón part Noéi like to travelán to Poland to start his training and later, company pilotsñíto carry oután the delivery flight until Shell Mera, place of operationón of this aircraft.

It should be noted, than the grandfatherón is not new from fámanufactured and used, so its value is less than the indicated price, which is the list price.

Sikorsky/PZL M28 Skytruck

The M28 is a twin-engine, two-high-wing monoplane of completely metallic structure.álica with two vertical tails and a rear door with a folding lid.

He's a grandfatherón of characterídise STOL staticsñO úunique designñado for a fácil reconfiguración between different types of missions. The M28 isá tested in operations in extreme conditions with high range and load (from the áarctic, a través of the sea and tropical environment) on unprepared runways.

The M28 is valued for its applicability, security, solidity, performance and characterístatics of his missionón, which has certificationón EASA and FAA.

In the case of Ecuador, the acquired model is the M28 Parachuting, ideal for paratroop deployment, cargo release, troop transport and other.

the grandfatherón is currently used by Force Aéevil of Poland, Venezuela and the United States with más de 170 aircraft manufactured.

It's avión can transport up to 19 passengers and carry 2.300 kilograms of cargo, which makes it perfect for the operationócomplex in Ecuador due to climate and geographyía.

With technologyíon top in its semi-EFIS cabin, allowing even precision GPS approaches.ón, it's avióto beá a fundamental piece of renovationón for the Exérecite, within the plan to improve the Armed Forces proposed by the Government.

Characterístatic

• Crewón: 2 pilots
• Ability: 19 passengers
• Load: 2 000 kg
• Length: 13,1 m
• Wingspan: 22,1 m
• Height: 4,9 m
• empty weightíO: 4 100 kg
• Pesos máximo at takeoff: 7 500 kg
• power plant: 2× turbohélice Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65B.
• Power: 820 kW (1 131 HP; 1 115 CV) each.
• cruising speed (U): 146 kt
• Input speed in péfiring (Vs):  66 kt
• Scope: 810 nmi
• flight ceiling: 25 000 ft
• Rémoan of promotion: 2 165 ft/min

Aviationón part NoéEcuadorian ritual

History

The Aviac weaponón part NoéI was bornó on 1954, with the impulse of the Capitán of Infantería Colón Grijalva Herdoífor, who startó you handle itón necessary to materialize support foréI believe that the soldiers and personnel of the armyército they needed.

The first 3 single-engine planes arrived in Guayaquil as a donationóforeign n, what it started withó the Wings for the Border program with Service Aéreo part Noérecite – SAE with airplanes Piper Tripacer, Taylor Craft y Piper PA-18-150.

For 1960, single-engine Cessna L-19 aircraft are acquired in versionón military to operate in the regionón Oriental, but that project did not materializeó and finally new Piper twin-engine Aztec and five single-engine Comanche aircraft arrived..

With these new additions, military operations began in Pastaza, operating on short runways and rúwith the objective of providing humanitarian aid to the poorest populations.ás far from the area, ind communitiesígenas and compañíoil companies.

for december 1964, the Army Commandército acquires two Cessna aircraft 185 with capacity for six people, with the aim of enhancing operations in the Amazon, what's upíhas been suspended due to lack of equipment, pilots and for unfortunate accidents that occurredñthe before.

On 1971, the SAE acquiredó new and modern flight units, taking a transcendental step in the life of the institutionón. If you buyó I saw oneón turbohélice SKYVAN and two Heli-Porter light aircraft, con características Stall. These served to give greater attentionón to the units of the Regionón Oriental.

On 1972, it startsó the operationón of helixópteros in the EjéEcuadorian ritual, when, due to a need of the I. G. M. in his topogr worksáfield figures, took advantageó to the invitationsóWhat did the Aviation do?ón Ligature part NoéFrench rciteés. Two EJ pilots attended the event.éI say that, later, Continueístill the work with this institute.

On 1975, if purchasedó Arava type aircraft (with weapons), Helping, in this way, to solve the log problemíaesthetic and administrative units throughout the countryís. They were used in paratroop drops and in counterinsurgency operations..

Create us with itón of the SAE and the Aviationón part Noérecite, parallel, I insistedó aircraft maintenance. progressively, se incrementó the staff and media in this área tétechnique, for which the Aviationón part Noército formó a trained Maintenance Center.

In this maintenance center, major inspections of propellers are carried out.ópteros Súfor Puma, Puma, Gazelle, Long, deep engine maintenance, propeller structural maintenanceóboats and airplanes, maintenance of hydraulic systemsáulicos, electrónica and aviónica, and others.

On 1981 in the Cordillera del Condor, the Aviationón part Noército performs its baptism of fire, by professionally and with great dedication deploying a smallñor propeller groupóLama pteros for the transport and support of the troops thereí they were found.

After the operations of 1981, medium transport aircraft were included, like buffalo, for aerophotogrammetr workía; helixómedium transport pteros, Cougar type, assault, like the bell 212; of combat, like the legendary Gazelles; gunships, suitable for anti-personnel and anti-tank fighting.

For 1987, the Aviationón part NoéEcuadorian rcito had approximately 70 aircraft. This turned heró in one of the fleetséreas mánumerous and powerful s of Américh from the South, due, principally, to its high percentage of operability and the modern weaponry possessedíin that one élittle.

In the Alto Cenepa conflict, on 1995 again the Aviationón part Noéquick deploymentó the 85% of its aircraft for attack missions and defense of the national territory against the advance of Peruú on the southern border with más de 5.000 hours of various missions.

Añm axisáIt's afternoon, instruction aircraft are acquiredón Cessna 172, dos Cessna 175, siete helicópteros C3-FENEC, with their respective weapons, tres helicópteros B2–SQUIRREL, double helixóMI-17 transport boats. In this way, electricity Noército enters the era of instrumentationón digital, since all these aircraft came with EFIS systems, FMS, GNS, Movmaps and weather radarsólogic.

Aviation fleetón part NoéEcuadorian ritual

The Aviation fleetón part Noército está made up of the following aircraft or was, although its operation is unknown andúexact group of each:

• Eurocopter AS550 C3 Fennec
• T-41 Mescalero
• Cessna 182
• Pilate PC-6
• Maule M-7 (retired)
• Bell 212
• Bell 412
• Beechcraft Super King Air
• IAI Arava (Out of service)
• 2 C-212
• 2 HOUSE CN-235
• 1 DHC-5 Buffalo (retired)
• Cessna Citation II
• 3 AS550 C3 Fennec
• 10 Aérospatiale Gazelle
• 11 Mil Mi-17 (9 Mi-17-1V and 2 Mi-171E)
• 5 TO 330 Puma
• 7 AS332 Super Puma
• 6 AS 532 Cougar
• 6 Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama
• 7 AS350 Squirrel
• 9 Bell 206
• 5 Aérospatiale Alouette III

Sikorsky/PZL

Polish ZakłAdy Lotnicze Sp. zoo. – PZL Mielec is the largest Polish aircraft manufacturer. The compañíhas produced más de 18.000 planes, including turboh aircraftécivil lists, trainers with propulsionón jet, agricultural aircraftíqueues and extinctionón of fires and passenger travelers / load.

Currently, PZL Mielec continúto his inheritance 80 años in the aviation industryón as a member of the Sikorsky family, which I acquiredó the company in theñO 2007, and together with M28 Aircraft it also producesén the legendary helixóptero Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk.