PZL-Sokol combat helicopter

[JAZZ]

Piotr Butowski included in his book 'Military Aircraft of Eastern Europe (3) Helicopters' a side drawing or sketch of a combat helicopter based on Sokol's powerplant named W-3MS - anti-tank helicopter.

I have attached the orginal and also rendered the drawing adding a chin HMG and a few other tid bits not true to the concept.

Could anyone shed any light on the validity of the W-3MS as a programme.

 

[Matej]

It was only a proposal like many other variants, such as:

W-3WS - another gunship
W-3U Salamandra - with Mi-24W avionics and armament (one built)
W-3U-1 Aligator - antisubmarine version
W-3WB Huzar - another armed version
...etc

I think that W-3MS with Eurocopter Tiger like cockpit will never materialize. The main problem is the fat fuselage, that needs a lot of modifications to fit a tandem cockpit. Much usefull idea is to keep the standard side-by-side placement.

 

[JAZZ]

I am quiet certain it will not materialize, question is ...was this proposal genuinely put forward by PZL, or is it guess work by Piotr.

 

[hesham]

Also,


PZL-Sokol W-3B combat helicopter project.


http://www.samolotypolskie.pl/samoloty/3449/126/PZL-W-3B-Jastrzab

 

[youROKer]

PZL-Sokol W-3 combat helicopter project (second version).

https://www.facebook.com/123486444371612/photos/a.222710007782588.65155.123486444371612/897044393682476/?type=3

 

[hesham]

Nice find YouROKer.

 

[youROKer]

SW-3B combat helicopter project (early version).
https://www.facebook.com/123486444371612/photos/a.222710007782588.65155.123486444371612/989219001131681/?type=3

 

[hesham]

Nice find YouROKer.

 

[hesham]

Hi,

http://modelwork.pl/viewtopic.php?p=372574

 

[bigvlada]

This seems fictional too, the caption says polish black hawk.

 

[apparition13]

I don't know how accurate this is, but images of the Huzar proposal.

 

[kaiserbill]

I don't know how accurate this is, but images of the Huzar proposal.


View attachment 693952

There are a lot of pictures and photos here on the Huzar on page 2 on the South African thread:

https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/various-aviation-projects-from-south-africa.20122/page-2