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The PZL M-15 was a jet-powered sesquiplane designed and manufactured by the Polish aircraft company WSK PZL-Mielec for agricultural aviation. In reference to both its strange looks and relatively loud jet engine, the aircraft was nicknamed Belphegor, after the noisy demon.
Oct 2, 2021 · In this episode of Flying Failures, we follow the tale of the world's only jet-powered bi-plane, the PZL M-15 Belphegor, a crop-duster designed to take on the expansive Soviet farmlands,...
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Dec 5, 2023 · Named after a mythical Christian demon, the Belphegor, who helped people make discoveries, the PZL M-15 was a strange-looking aircraft built by WSK PZL Mielec in Poland. In the early 1970s, the Soviet Union sought an agricultural crop-dusting aircraft to replace the mass-produced single-engine Antonov An-2.The Soviets required a more modern ...
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Apr 30, 2023 · The M-15 was so loud compared to piston-engine crop dusters that it's said its nickname, the Beplhegor, comes from the biblical demon known for its iconic droning howl.
Mar 30, 2017 · Is the PZL M-15 Belphegor the world’s slowest jet, or the world’s heaviest biplane? Behold, the PZL M-15 Belphegor, the world’s only jet-powered biplane and also the world’s only jet-powered agricultural aircraft. Doesn’t look so hot, does it?
Nov 7, 2012 · Walk around the WSK Mielec PZL M15 `Belfegor´ at Polish Aviation Museum Cracow.
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Sep 24, 2020 · The M-15 Belphegor was a government-designed crop duster. The aircraft was such a poor performer, it was actually worse than its predecessor. Belphegor was also a stunningly ugly...