Sonda

TV Show / Documentary (1977-1989)

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

Definitely 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. 196 "Pteron":

Hughes 269B

Bell XV-15

Hawker Siddeley Harrier

Unidentified Aircraft

Sikorsky HH-52A Seaguard

Unidentified Aircraft

Old test model of V/STOL plane, maybe we can say sometihng more aobut it...

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 sometihng about this model.

Ep. 370 "Test cz. 2":

Airbus A310-200

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

Airbus A310-200

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.

Boeing 747

Same like above.

Cessna 172G Skyhawk

Piper PA-31T Cheyenne

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Ep. 196 "Pteron":

Bell XV-15

Ep. 370 "Test cz. 2":

Piper PA-31T Cheyenne

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