Poland presents its Black Hawk
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March 16, 2010, Tuesday
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THE first Black Hawk S-70i military helicopter to be made outside the United States was unveiled in Poland yesterday at a plant that once serviced Nazi aircraft and built planes for the Communist bloc.
The US Sikorsky Aircraft Corp, an arm of United Technologies, bought the PZL Mielec plane plant in 2007 after it had fallen into decline.
"We are the first site of Black Hawk S-70i production outside the United States. It's such a renowned product, we are proud of it," the plant director, Janusz Zakrecki, said.
The US$12-14 million helicopter will now go for quality tests in the US and be offered for sale in late 2010, Zakrecki said, adding he planned to have a second aircraft ready in the autumn.
"In two or three years' time we plan to produce around 20 such helicopters annually. With bigger output we will need to hire more people," he said.
About 2,000 workers currently work at the plant in one of Poland's poorest regions.
After Germany invaded in 1939 the Nazis used the site to fix their planes. After the war it produced planes for the former Soviet Union. The plant was central to the town's prosperity, employing as many as 23,000 workers at its peak.
The US Sikorsky Aircraft Corp, an arm of United Technologies, bought the PZL Mielec plane plant in 2007 after it had fallen into decline.
"We are the first site of Black Hawk S-70i production outside the United States. It's such a renowned product, we are proud of it," the plant director, Janusz Zakrecki, said.
The US$12-14 million helicopter will now go for quality tests in the US and be offered for sale in late 2010, Zakrecki said, adding he planned to have a second aircraft ready in the autumn.
"In two or three years' time we plan to produce around 20 such helicopters annually. With bigger output we will need to hire more people," he said.
About 2,000 workers currently work at the plant in one of Poland's poorest regions.
After Germany invaded in 1939 the Nazis used the site to fix their planes. After the war it produced planes for the former Soviet Union. The plant was central to the town's prosperity, employing as many as 23,000 workers at its peak.
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