W-3 Sokół

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helicopter medium helicopter multi-purpose helicopter

The W-3 Sokół is a Polish multi-purpose medium helicopter widely used for transport, search and rescue, and military operations.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form	Occurrences
W-3A Sokół	1
W-3P	1
W-3RL	1
W-3RM Anakonda	1
W-3U Salamandra	1
W-3W Sokół	1
W-3WA Sokół	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	helicopter ⓘ medium helicopter ⓘ multi-purpose helicopter ⓘ
category	rotorcraft ⓘ
configuration	single main rotor ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Poland ⓘ
crew	2 ⓘ
designedAs	indigenous Polish helicopter ⓘ
designedIn	Poland ⓘ
developedBy	PZL Warszawa-Okęcie ⓘ surface form: PZL-Świdnik
engineType	twin-engine ⓘ
era	Cold War ⓘ
firstFlight	1979 ⓘ
introduced	1980s ⓘ
manufacturer	PZL Warszawa-Okęcie ⓘ surface form: PZL-Świdnik
nameMeaning	Falcon in Polish ⓘ
originLanguageName	Sokół ⓘ
powerplant	turboshaft ⓘ
primaryUser	Poland ⓘ
productionStatus	in production ⓘ
role	military helicopter ⓘ search and rescue helicopter ⓘ transport helicopter ⓘ
status	in service ⓘ
tailConfiguration	tail rotor ⓘ
usedBy	Czech Air Force ⓘ Myanmar Air Force ⓘ Philippine Air Force ⓘ Polish Air Force ⓘ Border Guard of Poland ⓘ surface form: Polish Border Guard Polish Army ⓘ surface form: Polish Land Forces Polish Navy ⓘ Police of Poland ⓘ surface form: Polish Police Uganda Peoples Defence Force Air Wing ⓘ
usedFor	VIP transport ⓘ combat search and rescue ⓘ firefighting ⓘ maritime search and rescue ⓘ medical evacuation ⓘ troop transport ⓘ
variant	W-3 Sokół self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: W-3A Sokół W-3 Sokół self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: W-3P W-3PL Głuszec ⓘ W-3 Sokół self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: W-3RL W-3 Sokół self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: W-3RM Anakonda W-3 Sokół self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: W-3U Salamandra W-3 Sokół self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: W-3W Sokół W-3 Sokół self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: W-3WA Sokół