The PZL-Mielec M18 Dromader is a single-engine one- or two-seat all-metal agricultural/firefighting aircraft. The Dromader was designed
primarily for aerial agricultural treatment of large areas (crop spraying/dusting and fertilizing) and firefighting of forests, bush and
crops. The PZL M18 was developed in cooperation with Rockwell International. The prototype was flown on 27 Auguat 1976 and the first
serial Dromaders were produced in 1979. Today, Polskie Zaklady Lotnicze Sp. z.o.o. is owned by Lockheed Martin. The Mielec factory in
Podkarpacie, Poland, produced 759 Dromaders, sold to 24 countries worldwide. The ICAO Aircraft Type Designator for
the PZL-Mielec M-18 Dromader is M18. |