| M-25 Dromader Mikro | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Agricultural aircraft |
| National origin | Poland |
| Manufacturer | WSK-Mielec |
| Status | unbuilt project |
| History | |
| Developed from | PZL-Mielec M-18 Dromader |
The PZL M-25 Dromader Mikro (Dromader is Polish for "Dromedary") is an unbuilt project for a single engine agricultural aircraft, developed in the 1980s by the WSK-Mielec (later PZL-Mielec) from the PZL-Mielec M-18 Dromader. [1] It did not progress beyond the design stage. [1]
During the 1980s, PZL developed a range of agricultural aircraft optimised for larger and smaller areas of land than their successful M-18 Dromader. [2] [3] These included the downsized M-21 Dromader Mini and the enlarged M-24 Dromader Super, both of which flew in prototype form. [2] [3] The M-25 Dromader Mikro would have been the smallest of the family. [2] [3]
It was intended not only for aerial spraying, but to direct aerial spraying operations. [4] PZL hoped it might replace other small agricultural aircraft in widespread use in Comecon countries, such as the PZL-101 Gawron and Zlin Z 37. [4] However, by 1988, the project was abandoned along with the M-21 and M-24 as the company did not have sufficient capacity to manufacture additional designs. [4]
The M-25 was designed as a conventional, low-wing cantilever monoplane with fixed, tailwheel undercarriage. [2] Construction was to be metal throughout. It would have been equipped with a single seat in an enclosed cabin. [2] Power would be supplied by a single PZL AI-14 radial engine mounted tractor-fashion in the nose. [2]
Data from Glass 1983, p.6; performance calculations from PZL M25 Dromader Mikro, p.34
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