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Multipurpose utility helicopter
PZL W-3 Sokół is a multipurpose utility helicopter originating in Poland. It was built by PZL-Świdnik.
Multipurpose utility helicopter
Poland
PZL-Świdnik
In service
Polish Armed Forces Czech Air Force Philippine Air Force Myanmar Air Force
149 (as of 2011)
1985–2015
1987
16 November 1979
2
12 passengers or four stretcher cases and one attendant / 2,100 kg (4,630 lb) payload
14.21 m (46 ft 7 in) fuselage
5.14 m (16 ft 10 in)
3,850 kg (8,488 lb)
6,400 kg (14,110 lb)
2 × Pratt & Whitney Rzeszów PZL-10B turboshaft engines, 671 kW (900 hp) each
15.7 m (51 ft 6 in)
238 km/h (148 mph, 129 kn)
745 km (463 mi, 402 nmi)
1,224 km (761 mi, 661 nmi)
4,910 m (16,110 ft)
9.3 m/s (1,830 ft/min)
193.6 m 2 (2,084 sq ft) with NACA 23012M blade profile
260 km/h (160 mph, 140 kn)
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PZL W-3 Sokol equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Air Force exact source-named HELICOPTERS / Medium PZL W-3 Sokol holdings. November 2025 IISS assessment. Active, operational-reserve and training inventory excluding store. Technical configuration is unverified; no parent, sibling, national total or fitted capability is inferred.
Polish Armed Forces Czech Air Force Philippine Air Force Myanmar Air Force
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