PZL Mielec promotes its new design multifunction Dromader M18 plane

Polskie Zaklady Lotnicze Mielec has decided to develop the Dromader M18 multifunction crop dusting and fire fighting plane. Representatives of 29 aircraft manufacturers from Europe, Australia, Africa, Asia and North America have arrived in Mielec for a three-day conference. PZL Mielec and its associated companies presented a new design and improvements for the currently produced Dromaders. The management will also present further plans to develop the model. The plane is based on a solid design and is a strong competitor to similar planes, such as the American made Air Tractor. K rzysztof Dubinski, an advisor to PZL Mielec said, "There are real poss ibilities of exporting Dromaders to countries such as Brazil, China and to the African continent." The company has already produced 720 of these planes since 1978, with some 200 having been sold to the United States and Canada, where Dromader has a very good reputation. The planes are also popular in Spain, Turkey, Greece, Iran and Cuba. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B4) P.W.