![]() note the extreme quality seatbelt webbing and the extraordinary chrome latches. In a major context is the "Luxe" deep blue leather seating inside, not very utility, but looks fabulous and gives the aircraft a very different internal feel than what you would have expected. In real life this lever would dislodge the pins in the hinges, allowing the pilot and crew to bail out! You can however remove the doors via small levers situated internally above the doors. The twin doors both spring upwards to revel a tight cabin (certainly to the thinning rear), a note that the open doors actually hinder the flap operation in flight, so the doors always have to be closed with the flaps extended. lovely stuff isn't it, and it all comes applied to perfect glass. "Ah dirty", if you like your glass grubby and filthy, then you will love this glass, it can of course be hidden, but why would you want to "do that". So the modeling and detail is of the usual Thranda highest quality and workmanship. Every minute detail is covered, from the high quality (and animated) links, fuselage strengthening bars, outstanding rear wheel detail, right down to the manufacturer's licence plate upper rear cabin. Outwardly the PZL-104 looks simplistic, but the devil is of course in the outstanding detail from Thranda. The visual impact is created by the almost insect like wide-spread trailing-link front suspension landing gear, if your visual clues are correct, the Wilga is indeed a tail-dragger aircraft. ![]() the forward cabin is almost bubble like, that leads to a Bell helicopter styled long thin tail, note the huge rudder and elevator aerodynamic surfaces for strong rear aerodynamic control. but it is hard to see here such a big muscular engine set behind such a tight small aerodynamic nose. Installed is a Textron Lycoming IO-540-K1D5 naturally-aspirated rated engine at 290 horsepower at 2,575 RPM, it is one of the most powerful of the powerplants (there was a slightly larger 300 hp version later). The light all-aluminum aircraft Wilga design is built around the engine, it is more about the pulling power than the outright performance. too much for one single aircraft variant. My guess is because of the unusual G3X avionics installed as these custom units are not actually currently available in X-Plane and would have to be completely custom created from the ground up. Thranda has created an external DRACO version of their Wilga 2000, but it has also been announced it would not be released. The aircraft however was destroyed in a takeoff accident in Reno, Nevada on September 16th 2019, when Patey attempted to take off in a gusty cross wind, all the passengers survived the accident. Patey attached a Pratt & Whitney PT6A-28 turboprop engine, modified the wings, ailerons, flaps, rudder, elevator, landing gear, and named the aircraft DRACO. "ZL-104 DRACO Turbine Wilga" and it was a highly modified Wilga 2000, created and built by Mike Patey. there was a modified version of the PZL-104 called the DRACO. Let us get something out of the way first. ![]() The PZL-104 2000 Wilga ceased in production in 2006 with 1,000+ aircraft built. PZL-104 Wilga (Golden Oriole) is a Polish short-takeoff-and-landing (STOL) civil aviation utility aircraft was designed and originally manufactured by PZL Warszawa-Okęcie, and later by the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS), who had acquired the original manufacturer during 2001. As the Wilga was created for recreational sports, civil aviation, with a strong emphasis on glider-towing and parachute training. Thranda Design is back with another utility aircraft, and this one is aimed at the flying and gliding schools and not the bush pilot ethic. Aircraft Review : PZL-104 Wilga 2000 by Thranda Design
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