The PZL-130 Orlik (Spotted Eaglet) is intended to serve  for the full spectrum of civil and military training, ranging from pre-selection to aerobatics, and including air combat, air gunnery, ground attack and reconnaissance.

Construction of four piston-engine prototypes (one-static testing #001) began in 1982. The first flying prototype SP-PCA #002 flew on October 12, 1983. The piston-engined  Orlik was abandoned in 1990.

Turboprop power

The third flying airframe (#004) SP-PCC was re-engined with a Pratt & Whitney  Canada PT6A-25A turboprop engine and reregistered as SP-RCC. It made his maiden flight in this configuration on July 13, 1986, but was lost in a crash on January 20,1987. By mid-1994, nine PZL-130TBs, has been delivered to the Polish Air Force, 45 LED at Radom and 60 LPSz at Deblin. From airframe # 009 the prototype PZL-130TB, aircraft are converted to the PZL-130TC-1 the standard trainer of the Polish Air Force. Now days you can find the PZL-130TC-1 Turbo Orliks by 2.OSL at Radom

Team Orlik

Team Orlik is an demonstration team of the Polish Air Force, the team with five PZL-130TC-1, presented their first show during the International Air Tattoo in July 1998 at Fairford, Great Britain. In 2000 the decision was made to increase the number of aircraft to seven.