Sonda

”Sonda” title screen.

TV Show / Documentary (1977-1989)

Starring:
Zdzisław Kamiński (host)
Andrzej Kurek (host)

The most successful scientific program in the history of the Polish TV. It enjoyed unflagging popularity till the last episode, gathering for 12 years huge audience in every age and of both sexes. Responsible for this were mostly the interesting, a bit humorous, formula of the show and strong TV personalities of the two main hosts, who always tried to present the scientific and technical progress in the context of our everyday live improving. Their sudden and tragic death in car accident, during the preparation of the next episode, meant also the end of the program production in 1989.
Except own materials “Sonda” used also a lot of footages from around the world, taken for example from the manufacturers promo videos or documentaries provided by the embassies.

Ep. 195 "Helix"

WSK PZL-Świdnik W-3 (Prototype)

These have to be the first two, late 70's, prototypes of the future "W-3 Sokół". They are visible here during the ground tests at the WSK plant. Episode was filmed in 1981.

WSK PZL-Świdnik Mi-2

SP-SAO was used in eps 195 and 196 (both filmed at the WSK/PZL-Świdnik factory)

SP-SAO.

SP-SAO.

SP-SLG

Westland SA 341C Gazelle HT2

Royal Navy SA 341C Gazelle, built under licence by Westland.

Westland SA 341C Gazelle HT2 of the Royal Navy.

Bell 206 JetRanger

Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm BO-105

Enstrom 280

G-BHTF

Sud Aviation SA 313B Alouette II

Alouette II.

Sud Aviation SA 313B Alouette II

Hughes 369D

Unidentified Aircraft

Model of some Soviet helicopter, maybe shaped after the real one...

Ep. 196 "Pteron"

Hughes 269B

SP-SKA.

SP-SKA.

SP-SKA.

Bell XV-15

Hawker Siddeley Harrier

Boeing 747-136

Boeing 747-136 of British Airways.

Westland Scout AH.1

Westland Wessex HAR.2

UK built version of Sikorsky H-34 Choctaw.

Westland Wessex HAR.2 of the RAF.

Westland Wessex HAR.2 of the RAF.

Sikorsky HH-52A Seaguard

1370.

1370.

Bell UH-1 Iroquois

Unidentified Aircraft

Old test model of V/STOL plane, maybe we can say sometihng more about it...in a way it evocates same kind of project than the Kamov Ka-35 project.

Unidentified Aircraft

Another "V/STOL". IMO they didn't built anything like that in 1 to 1, but again, maybe it is possible to say something about this model.

Unidentified Aircraft

Unidentified Aircraft

Unidentified Aircraft

Unidentified Aircraft

Unidentified Aircraft

Unidentified Aircraft

Unidentified Aircraft

Ep. 370 "Test cz. 2"

Airbus A310-200

Experimental fly.
Registration F-WZLH, serial n° 162.

F-WZLH Airbus A310-200 in corporate Airbus Industrie livery.

Experimental fly – test of the rear part strength. As visible, it is one plane with two different liveries of Lufthansa and Swiss Air. This airplane did its first flight in April 1982 and has been delivered to Swissair in 1984, as A310-221 registered HB-IPE.
Registration F-WZLH, serial n° 162.

F-WZLH Airbus A310-200 in Swissair/Lufthansa livery.

F-WZLH Airbus A310-200 in Swissair/Lufthansa livery.

F-WZLH Airbus A310-200 in Swissair/Lufthansa livery.

F-WZLH Airbus A310-200 in Swissair/Lufthansa livery.

Boeing 747

Same like above.

Cessna 172G Skyhawk

Cessna 172G Skyhawk

Piper PA-31T Cheyenne

Ep. 436 “Łopatka”

McDonnell Douglas DC-9 (UDF)

Experimental fly with one engine replaced by the General Electric GE36 UDF/propfan unit - around 1987 (1988 ep.).

Airbus A320

Air France.

Air France.

Air France.

Unidentified Aircraft

Unidentified Aircraft

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See also

• Sonda at Polish Wikipedia
• Sonda at IMCDb