Aircraft Flight Manual Supplement 207/403/FMS, PZL M18, Dromader Restricted Category STC – MTOW Increase, the pilot had been assessed by the operator's Chief Pilot on 11 November 2008, as being competent to conduct operations in PZL M18(A) Dromader aeroplanes at weights above 5,300 kg. Operational information. In later wonderings on the web learning about the world of SEATs, I ran into frequent references about the Dromader M-18. A description of the Dromader may be found on this page. The Dromader specs page on the manufacturers website uses the metric measurements. Conversions to the english system is a matter of using the correct conversion formulas.
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Of the same overall configuration as the P.Z.L. 106 Kruk, the M-18 Dromader agricultural aircraft is not only considerably larger but was designed and built to meet US FAR Pt 23 requirements. It differs primarily by having an unswept cantilever monoplane wing and unswept horizontal tailplane surfaces, is powered by the uprated P.Z.L. ASz-621R engine, used in later versions of the Kruk, and pays particular attention to aircrew survival, the pilot being accommodated in a cockpit stressed to survive an impact of 40g. Special materials and treatment limit airframe corrosion to a minimum. Two prototypes were flown, on 27 August and 2 October 1976, these being followed by 10 pre-production aircraft, five of them used for operational trials, and two carrying out practical dusting and spraying operations in Egypt during the summer of 1978. Another was test flown (on 11 November 1978) as a firefighter to test the concept. Production of the M-18 began following the receipt of Polish certification on 27 September 1978, but came to an end in 1984, shortly after the M-18A two-seat version was certificated by the Polish authorities. A dedicated two-seat agricultural trainer, designated the M-18AS, was constructed with a smaller hopper to allow an instructor to sit behind the pilot, and flew for the first time on 21 March 1988. Five were built by 1992. In 1985 construction began of five airframes of an improved M-24 Dromader Super, one intended as a static test specimen, two as flying prototypes with the 746kW ASz-621R engine, and another two with the 860kW P.Z.L. K9-AA engine. The first of these, flew on 14 July 1987 and all were flying by November 1988. However, no production of the type has so far been launched. The M-24T turboprop version, fitted with an 875kW PT6A engine in an extended nose, is planned, but only exists in mock-up form at present. Two prototypes of the scaled-down reduced-capacity M-21 Dromader Mini were flown, the first powered by a 447kW P.Z.L.-3S engine on 18 June 1982 followed by the second, fitted with a geared P.Z.L.-3SR version. Although the type was provisionally certificated, no production has followed. The even smaller Dromader Mikro, proposed in 1982, did not proceed further.
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The PZL-Mielec M-18 Dromader in flight | |
The PZL-Mielec M-18 Dromader cockpit | |
| Type | Agricultural aircraft, Aerial firefighting aircraft |
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| Configuration | Low wing aircraft |
| Propulsion | Propeller aircraft |
| Manufacturer | PZL Mielec |
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| FDM | JSBSim |
| --aircraft= | M18B_Dromader |
| Status | Beta |
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The PZL-Mielec M-18 Dromader is a popular agricultural aircraft, developed in middle 1970's in Poland by PZL. Dromaders are capable to make crop dusting and firefighting operations, carrying chemicals or water in a big frontal hopper.
The current version is oriented to test aircraft behavior carrying hard water loads, and it's has a basic water-oriented particle system for now. However, users who wants to try their cropdusting may edit the M18B_Dromader.xml file to get it. All instruments, sounds, fuselage texts and more details have been taken from a real CONAF's (National Forest Corporation, Chile) firefigther Dromader (CC-PZJ).
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Aircraft help
Engine start (temporary)
- Press { three times for turn on magnetos
- Press S for starter
Takeoff
- Flaps 15º
- Mixture rich
- Propeller coarse
- Full throttle
- Takeoff length and speed varies according to aircraft weight.
Landing
- Flaps 30º
- Propeller coarse
- Touchdown with the main gear, and let tail wheel touch when the aircraft slows down the speed.
Aircraft limits
- VNE: 148 KIAS (Never exceed speed)
- VNO: 121 KIAS (Max. speed for normal operations)
- VA: 120 KIAS (Design maneuvering speed)
- VFE: 104 KIAS (Max. flap extended speed)
- Cruise speed: 90-103 KIAS
- Stall speed: 60 KIAS
- Max G load factor: +3.4G; -1.4G
- Max takeoff weight (MTOW): 11904 lbs. (5400 kg)
- Max landing weight: 9200 lbs. (4200 kg)
Special keys
| Key | Function |
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| E | Water drop/Pesticide dust |
| D | Open/Close Left-front door |
| ⇧ Shift+D | Open/Close right-front door |
| Ctrl+D | Open/Close rear door |
In-flight considerations
With full payload, a Dromader is 50% heavier, so it is neccessary to adjust the aileron trim carefully to fly properly. Pilots may consider to make firefighter water drops with flaps 15º down when plane flies with full water cargo at front. In the same way a loaded Dromader is less maneuverable than empty one, having a higher risk to stall.
Take attention to the lift while you do firefighter water dropping, due to the aircraft getting lighter very fast.
Development status
- Detailed 3D model & textures
- Detailed, semi-realistic cockpit
- Custom instruments (with some little exceptions, just temporary) based on real ones
- Exterior and interior animations
- Custom sounds, most taken from real Dromaders
- Improved FDM
- Basic weight & load control
- 3 HQ liveries
- Cockpit & instrument lights
- Immatriculation
- Help menu
- Advisor of VNE and G limits exceed
- Shaders for GIT: NormalMap & Reflect
- Basic particle systems: water drop, pesticide & motor smoke
- In-built cropdusting pipes (basic model, hidden for now, but editable on xml files)
To do
- Fix some engine Tº issues
- Improved fuel, hydraulic and electrical systems
- Nasal-based instrumentation, where default property-tree has no items
- More realistic startup procedure
- Realistic crop dusting and firefighting systems, nasal-based
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Airplane of the Week/Month
The Dromader was reviewed as 'Airplane of the Week/Month' on August 15, 2011 as follows:
Model
The Dromader is one of the models whose visuals simply look stunning. It seems incredible to see a plane rendered in detail down to single screws in real time - and yet there it is (although one needs a fairly powerful system).
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The Dromader isn't a very complex plane, and so the cockpit is comparatively simple, and yet created with a lot of detail. It also illustrates nicely the principle that empty surfaces textured to look like some material give a far better overall impression than surfaces textured with a pure color. Not all of the switches in the cockpit are functional, but those that are are linked to animations of exterior lights for instance.
If anything, the exterior model is even nicer than the cockpit. Especially the wings and the engine look quite spectacular.
The plane also comes with a nice animation for the release of pesticide, as well as opening of various doors.
Flight characteristics
The Dromader is a crop-duster, and the JSBSim FDM reflects that quite well. When empty, the engine is fairly powerful, so the plane can operate from a very short field and climb quite rapidly, making it ideal for outback flying. With full payload, the flight characteristics is significantly changed, the plane accelerates and climbs noticeably slower. Neither configuration is suitable for aerobatics or rapid turns, the structural limits of the airframe are reached quite soon (they are implemented as on-screen printed warnings rather than as actual failures of the plane).
The plane is not difficult to fly - it has fairly mild stall characteristics and handles well. It is a tail dragger, but compared with WW II warbirds the problems associated with the sudden lift of the tail during takeoff are mild, so it is a good plane to get familiar with the concept.
My personal wishlist
Procedures are currently very simple - a more realistic startup for instance would be nice. I also found that the animation of pesticide release even works if the tank is empty - a couple of small things like this would improve the plane a bit.
Things to experience
Do the obvious - take a full tank of pesticide, find a nice field somewhere close and drop it - watch the plane suddenly shoot up into the air as the load is released. It's fun.
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