The wilga is one of my the most beautiful single engine airplane ever! Not to mention the sound of the radial engine!!!!!!!! The view from this cockpit is the best, that makes this airplane unique.
Just a correction: AI14R is Russian engine used in many airplanes such as Yak12 or Yak18. Some of these engines were assembled in PZL Kalisz (Poland) and transfered to PZL Warszawa-Okecie where Wilga was build. It looks like you have an older version of PZL 104 Wilga 35 running on original Russian AI14RA (Anatolij Ivchenko Radial engine version 14). Polish assembled version would be AI14R on PZL 104 Wilga 80 with huge exhaust silencers. From the year of 2000 new version of PZL 104 Wilga 2000 came out with American made Lycoming O-540. There was short production cycle and majority of these planes ended up in USA and Canada as a perfect 4 seat bush planes. These Russian AI14RA engines are indestructible, planes made in 1047 are still flying these original engines. They seems to be running forever... I love Wilgas, I was trained on them and I do not know any other plane that is so easy to fly and forgiving, even C-152 is more demanding...
@@flycory In that case this was not certified PZL 104 35/80 Wilga but its experimental version. As far as I know, only a few Wilgas in the USA were converted with this engine as originally it was used in Yakovlewv and Sukhoi airplanes as well as some experimental American Aircraft such as Murphy Moose and Pitts Model 12. But generally, this engine was not installed on certified planes.
The engine AI 14R was not assembled but produced in Kalisz under licence from Soviet Union. The engine ist taken from amercan engine Wright Cyclon R-1820.
@@piotrgrzywacz144 OK, the engine was produced and assembled in Kalisz. It was based on Cyclon R-1820 and modified so the original parts would not fit the Russian version. Most of the Russian technology during communism was backwards engineered from the West (Not just the USA) so what? Czechoslovakia was also producing staff stolen from wester countries and stuff under Russian license, I thought it was obvious to the whole world! AK47 in several versions were produced in Lucznik, Poland or in DDR or Czechoslovakia. The first series of IA14R for Wilga 35 was only assembled in Poland before Poland obtained a license from the USSR to produce and modify the engine - Just for you to know!
We love your Wilga Beast. What was your favorite memory? -----> -----> My favorite memory is the Wilga flight on New Year's Eve, a few minutes before midnight. :) It was amazing.
I seen you and the Wilga pass thru ely Nevada one year you were going to Austin Nevada awesome airplane.. thanks for posting love your videos.. keep em coming.
Came here from Mike and scrappy.Love Mike's videos Bad move, should have watched the grass grow. That bloody music, had to turn it down. Edit it all except the Wilga. I think you are wrong about the engine. Going back out side to watch to grass grow, to try and get the mu - sick out of my head.
It's definitely! the best video on youtube for the wilga. This is the first video of 20min that I have never skipped and every time I see your wilga you give me the taste to have one :P and I'm sad about what happened to your wilga beast but I'm glad you can continue your passion for aviation I stay tune for the next vlog!
Membership to the flying cowboys must require a wilga. :) . I have to say the flying cowboy videos have finally pushed my to start working on my private pilot license!!
Very cool! Loved that startup @ 7:52. I heard back in the day some guy dropped sausages and potatoes from this aircraft to a prisoner camp then kamikazes a guard tower. Not sure how true the story is but it was my high-school history teacher that told me that story.
I can't help feeling that the divots in the wingtips were a deliberate design feature to ensure that lights were visible over exactly 180° taking into account the bulb height. The flat surface makes for easy mounting and a weathertight seal.
Wilga is such an odd looking plane. I think that's why I like it so much. You took the baffle out of the front of the engine. Getting too warm? What's the flight time from your airport to Moab? Just the perfect place to fly low and slow. Your hanger in Ogden air port? Lived in the area for quite sometime.
That golden hour of the day. i always enjoyed the late afternoon sun. At the beast, in your car and now seen through the eyes of a enthusiastic aviation true blood. Cory I haven't subscribed yet but you and Mike and Trent make flying fun especially in your "bush mobiles"!
I was wondering if you could go into what it’s like to own one. Useful load living with the radial engine and any quirks to the Wilga. I know you sold this years ago but I would love to get your insight.
Yes, absolutely. What it's like to own a Wilga... You will have greasy pants and shoes. It leaks. I changed mine to the M-14PF engine as my home airport is based at roughly 4,500MSL. The AI-14 Engine just didn't pull well above anything higher than 3000'DA for me. With that new engine, performance was legendary. I did keep the same operating limitations relating to speeds and weight and balance. So with the new engine being a bit heavier, the useful load was very limited. But I flew it light like a bushplane so I didn't mind. And I could still outperform much lighter aircraft. It is not an intuitive airplane to operate. One must respect the unique operation of the engine and the flight characteristics. The airplane flies the way it looks - it's unique. Takeoff and landing is easily accomplished once you get used to how the airplane behaves with the trailing link gear. It sort of squats and leans dramatically, and one must understand how it's going to behave. But it's not difficult to master. NEVER land with ANY side load or you WILL ground loop. You will do an hour of maintenance for every hour you fly. Yes, it's not great. No parts are available so anything that fails you have to make it or modify the aircraft to accept something else. If you can find parts, the wilga culture seems to be quite shady and difficult to work with. Not sure why that is, but it's not a good representation of humanity. Overall, it's a fantastic airplane that didn't get the right engine (should have been the M-14 all along). Ownership is not recommended honestly. But I remain a huge fan of the airplane itself.
bonjour de france fan de votre wilga beast je viens d en acheter un et je vous demande votre accord si je peut peindre mon wilga aux couleur de votre anciens wilga beast mais avec deux plumes sur la drive comme deuxieme wilga beast d avance merci
Bill Kennnedy passed on your link to me. I sent him the link to Draco's first bush flight and he almost fell off his chair when he saw Mike reverse pitch into the hangar. He showed me some photos of your Wilga in the hangar getting rebuilt. The Wilga Beast is quite the bird. Views over southern Utah were fabulous, that is the way to see it. I almost purchased a used Rans S-6 but there was no place to hangar it. My pockets are not deep enough anyway. I did purchase a bush plane that is more affordable, the E-Flite Timber STOL RC aircraft. Came with a set of floats as well. I have a couple Sony action cams I can mount to it for aerial footage. Fun can still be had. Carry on, Flying Cowboys. Thanks for sharing your adventures.
I keep looking at an advert for one in France. It's got an Engine AI-14RA, TSN 1502 hrs, TSO 379 hrs. Propeller US12000, TSN 745 hrs. but I can't find any TBO info for the engine and prop. Any leads on info for me Cory? Sorry to hear you crashed her. Was she totalled?
Was thinking a good inline 6 turbo, such as the Ford Barra engine would be good for this aircraft. With a billet aluminium block and cooling system in the wings it would be lighter and more powerful than the engine you are running. 300-325KW take off power up to 4500 metres.
So I watched this video and immediately went on barnstormers since I've also seen Mike's modified wilga to check them out. Happened across the ad and was saddened to see it.
I was interested in parts availability stateside , i saw one at the Arlington (Washington) airshow many years ago, and have liked them ever since. There is one in Poland with a worn out engine for $14000 but shipping and import costs might make prohibitive . Is there a club in the States?
![PZL-104 Wilga towing L-13 Blanik glider [RL]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/s8cAIN49WJw/mqdefault.jpg)
Awesome stuff! So cool that you had been saving these "vlog" type videos from way back
PLEASE DON'T cover up the sounds of that magnificent radial engine with cheesy (or otherwise) music! THE ENGINE IS THE MUSIC!
The wilga is one of my the most beautiful single engine airplane ever! Not to mention the sound of the radial engine!!!!!!!! The view from this cockpit is the best, that makes this airplane unique.
After a year of draco, the stock wilga looks... Well... Stupid... Cool video👍
Just a correction: AI14R is Russian engine used in many airplanes such as Yak12 or Yak18. Some of these engines were assembled in PZL Kalisz (Poland) and transfered to PZL Warszawa-Okecie where Wilga was build. It looks like you have an older version of PZL 104 Wilga 35 running on original Russian AI14RA (Anatolij Ivchenko Radial engine version 14). Polish assembled version would be AI14R on PZL 104 Wilga 80 with huge exhaust silencers. From the year of 2000 new version of PZL 104 Wilga 2000 came out with American made Lycoming O-540. There was short production cycle and majority of these planes ended up in USA and Canada as a perfect 4 seat bush planes.
These Russian AI14RA engines are indestructible, planes made in 1047 are still flying these original engines. They seems to be running forever...
I love Wilgas, I was trained on them and I do not know any other plane that is so easy to fly and forgiving, even C-152 is more demanding...
I installed the M-14PF myself. Pretty sure I know what engine was on my own airplane.
@@flycory In that case this was not certified PZL 104 35/80 Wilga but its experimental version. As far as I know, only a few Wilgas in the USA were converted with this engine as originally it was used in Yakovlewv and Sukhoi airplanes as well as some experimental American Aircraft such as Murphy Moose and Pitts Model 12. But generally, this engine was not installed on certified planes.
@@michaelksiezopolski What a knowledge 👏 💯
The engine AI 14R was not assembled but produced in Kalisz under licence from Soviet Union. The engine ist taken from amercan engine Wright Cyclon R-1820.
@@piotrgrzywacz144 OK, the engine was produced and assembled in Kalisz. It was based on Cyclon R-1820 and modified so the original parts would not fit the Russian version. Most of the Russian technology during communism was backwards engineered from the West (Not just the USA) so what?
Czechoslovakia was also producing staff stolen from wester countries and stuff under Russian license, I thought it was obvious to the whole world!
AK47 in several versions were produced in Lucznik, Poland or in DDR or Czechoslovakia.
The first series of IA14R for Wilga 35 was only assembled in Poland before Poland obtained a license from the USSR to produce and modify the engine - Just for you to know!
One of my favorite sounds in the world is a radial engine running. Thanx for 5 seconds of that sound in a 20 minute video. (sarc)
We love your Wilga Beast. What was your favorite memory? ----->
-----> My favorite memory is the Wilga flight on New Year's Eve, a few minutes before midnight. :)
It was amazing.
I seen you and the Wilga pass thru ely Nevada one year you were going to Austin Nevada awesome airplane.. thanks for posting love your videos.. keep em coming.
Came here from Mike and scrappy.Love Mike's videos Bad move, should have watched the grass grow.
That bloody music, had to turn it down. Edit it all except the Wilga. I think you are wrong about the engine.
Going back out side to watch to grass grow, to try and get the mu - sick out of my head.
Yeah this is a “fan edit” video.
How am I wrong about the engine?
Enjoy the grass! Haha.
Aww man, I LOVE that plane!
I've always loved the Wilga!
That's looking good! So excited for you!
Love radials.. but after draco (rip) no wilga will be looked at the same way again..
I think I missed it . Why are you removing the original motor ???
Do vid on the crash of the beast.
What did you replace the engine with?
Wilga - is aerodynamic disaster, but pretty lovely disaster. With M14 engine from Yak-52 its mutates to dragon
Flying Wild AZ has this plane in a video about abandoned planes its in hemet california probably never fly again.
pleas where I can find the plastic model of this PZL 104 Wilga 35 aircraft ???
Legendary plane. Thanks for posting.
Thanks Podunk
Cool keep building planes in Poland.
This is like an alternate reality, Cory. I've only seen your Carbon Cub, never this Wilga...
Being Experimental Exhibition, what kind of hoops did you need to go through to fly this plane? RIP Beast... :(
So, where is the Wilga Beast?
ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ.
It's definitely! the best video on youtube for the wilga. This is the first video of 20min that I have never skipped and every time I see your wilga you give me the taste to have one :P and I'm sad about what happened to your wilga beast but I'm glad you can continue your passion for aviation I stay tune for the next vlog!
Saw this frame up for sale on wingswap... hope whoever was in it is OK!
Them baby tires .and yours is way under powered .but still an awsome Bush plane. Nice.
Yeah 400hp is not enough.
Membership to the flying cowboys must require a wilga. :) . I have to say the flying cowboy videos have finally pushed my to start working on my private pilot license!!
Keep me updated on your progress! You're going to absolutely love it!
Cory you still have the Wilga Beast?
I had no idea you had it for ten years. Sorry to see it go.
Noooooooo, don't get rid of the radial, noooOooOOoooo.
Love it.
Me too! Thanks for watching.
Fun stuff indeed!
Filga is the best!
Proper way to pronouce the name is Vilga the letter W in Poland 🇵🇱 is used for letter V
I’m not in Poland. Here we see W and pronounce it the way we do. But thanks for being proud of your linguistics.
That was a John Candy flashback. Think Dr. Tongue from SCTV 😊 Excellent.
Flying under windmills seems like a bad idea
I'm not quite sure when I have ever flown under a windmill, that certainly DOES seem like a bad idea! Those blades move FAST!
Very cool! Loved that startup @ 7:52. I heard back in the day some guy dropped sausages and potatoes from this aircraft to a prisoner camp then kamikazes a guard tower. Not sure how true the story is but it was my high-school history teacher that told me that story.
Love it. But please no music over this anymore. Especially the YT techno.
Whats with the childish childrens puke music?
This was a fan edited video.
POLISH AIRCRAFT!
Yay!
I flew Wilga 40 years ago for a few landings in Buttwil. I remember a lot of work with the „cowlingflaps“. It had 260hp..
Windmills certainly screwup a beautiful view!
I can't help feeling that the divots in the wingtips were a deliberate design feature to ensure that lights were visible over exactly 180° taking into account the bulb height. The flat surface makes for easy mounting and a weathertight seal.
Wilga in polish means oriole
It’s a birdy
Prior to Draco, Wilga was just a ordinary me 2 aircraft, but not just its mention on UA-cam deserves a click.
Wish I could have seen the beast in action. This video popped up and didn't have a comment from me. Hope you're having a good day.
Wilga is such an odd looking plane. I think that's why I like it so much. You took the baffle out of the front of the engine. Getting too warm?
What's the flight time from your airport to Moab? Just the perfect place to fly low and slow. Your hanger in Ogden air port? Lived in the area for quite sometime.
Why the loud fake music or is it my age difference ? Sorry this is just a electronics thing if so it is very disturbing to me and why is it necessary?
That golden hour of the day. i always enjoyed the late afternoon sun. At the beast, in your car and now seen through the eyes of a enthusiastic aviation true blood. Cory I haven't subscribed yet but you and Mike and Trent make flying fun especially in your "bush mobiles"!
I was wondering if you could go into what it’s like to own one. Useful load living with the radial engine and any quirks to the Wilga. I know you sold this years ago but I would love to get your insight.
Yes, absolutely.
What it's like to own a Wilga... You will have greasy pants and shoes. It leaks. I changed mine to the M-14PF engine as my home airport is based at roughly 4,500MSL. The AI-14 Engine just didn't pull well above anything higher than 3000'DA for me.
With that new engine, performance was legendary. I did keep the same operating limitations relating to speeds and weight and balance. So with the new engine being a bit heavier, the useful load was very limited. But I flew it light like a bushplane so I didn't mind. And I could still outperform much lighter aircraft.
It is not an intuitive airplane to operate. One must respect the unique operation of the engine and the flight characteristics. The airplane flies the way it looks - it's unique.
Takeoff and landing is easily accomplished once you get used to how the airplane behaves with the trailing link gear. It sort of squats and leans dramatically, and one must understand how it's going to behave. But it's not difficult to master. NEVER land with ANY side load or you WILL ground loop.
You will do an hour of maintenance for every hour you fly. Yes, it's not great. No parts are available so anything that fails you have to make it or modify the aircraft to accept something else. If you can find parts, the wilga culture seems to be quite shady and difficult to work with. Not sure why that is, but it's not a good representation of humanity.
Overall, it's a fantastic airplane that didn't get the right engine (should have been the M-14 all along).
Ownership is not recommended honestly. But I remain a huge fan of the airplane itself.
@@flycory thanks for the reply. I really appreciate the insight. I love your videos keep up the great work.
260 horsepower SUPERCHARGED engine , and its leaving ??? .....................😢
Not sure what you’re asking. Sorry
Play WITHOUT noise!
😀😀😀
Love keeping it original. Nice looking plane.
Why have we not seen this plane again?
Love the look of the Wilga
#CoryRobin Is that Fly in @19:20 here in Utah?
Yep
agreed... Yep
bonjour de france fan de votre wilga beast je viens d en acheter un et je vous demande votre accord si je peut peindre mon wilga aux couleur de votre anciens wilga beast mais avec deux plumes sur la drive comme deuxieme wilga beast d avance merci
😉👍🏽
Bill Kennnedy passed on your link to me. I sent him the link to Draco's first bush flight and he almost fell off his chair when he saw Mike reverse pitch into the hangar. He showed me some photos of your Wilga in the hangar getting rebuilt. The Wilga Beast is quite the bird. Views over southern Utah were fabulous, that is the way to see it.
I almost purchased a used Rans S-6 but there was no place to hangar it. My pockets are not deep enough anyway. I did purchase a bush plane that is more affordable, the E-Flite Timber STOL RC aircraft. Came with a set of floats as well. I have a couple Sony action cams I can mount to it for aerial footage. Fun can still be had.
Carry on, Flying Cowboys. Thanks for sharing your adventures.
Wonderful video!
You say you loved your Wilga as in past tense. Did you sell it?
I keep looking at an advert for one in France. It's got an Engine AI-14RA, TSN 1502 hrs, TSO 379 hrs. Propeller US12000, TSN 745 hrs. but I can't find any TBO info for the engine and prop. Any leads on info for me Cory? Sorry to hear you crashed her. Was she totalled?
OH NO!!! I'm so sorry to hear this bro but as long as you're okay that's all that matters!!!
One day soon
What’s coming soon!? Do tell!!!! 🤠
Cory Robin one day ill start training so can be flying with yall!
Hi. The Polish pronunciation of the Wilga sounds more like Vilga. Just replace "w" to "v". Great work, wish you lot of fun with Vilga :)
In the USA it’s pronounced the way I said it in the video. Thanks for watching!
ua-cam.com/video/9mVV2vakppo/v-deo.html some history about if you like. 😉
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URGENT: Skilled Cameraman Required.
P.S. Video Editor also.
Ahhh, the veiled insult.... amazing
Was thinking a good inline 6 turbo, such as the Ford Barra engine would be good for this aircraft. With a billet aluminium block and cooling system in the wings it would be lighter and more powerful than the engine you are running. 300-325KW take off power up to 4500 metres.
Unfortunately, the high rev motors don’t translate well to airplanes…
@@flycory what makes you think that?
Experience seeing many many failures…
@@flycory Not my understanding. Maybe the engines used. A lot of myths regarding engines and what does or does not work well.
If they worked, they’d be in airplanes. But this isn’t a debate I care about. Put one in an airplane and let’s see.
Check out Mike Patey and his Wilga on UA-cam. He just finished a turbine conversion. Really nice plane. Love the Wilga.
He’s a close pal. It’s amazing
So I watched this video and immediately went on barnstormers since I've also seen Mike's modified wilga to check them out. Happened across the ad and was saddened to see it.
I did the same thing in the reverse order, was looking on barnstormers and then saw this video
dl87z28 j
Is Patey's plane a different airframe or did you sell this one to him prior to the Draco conversion?
Where is the Wilgabeast now?
Unfortunately, I crashed it.
Mate that must have been heartbreaking best part is you’re alive and well. Thanks for replying you have a big fan over here in Perth Western Australia
Hemet CA
Absolutely awesome Cory!
Love to watch the video w/o the music, but with the sound of the engine and the prop.
is that a DRACO 2 in the making ?
It’s the WilgaBeast. Only 400ho
not bad so just shy of 200hp from a turbine prop, 400 already impressive! i thought original wilgas were only in the 250-260hp region ?
fabslyrics yes, 260hp is stock
LOL Mike put $1,000,000.00 into DRACO... and a zillion hrs ;) !!!
JUSTACHIPN yeah probably but just the million won't buy you everything. Back to work :)
That "Wilga Beast" is a cool plane. How tall is the Wilga?
I’m trying to import one of these, how hard was it to get certified by FAA? Can you use with passengers?
You’d likely be looking at an Experimental Exhibition certification. Same as mine. And passengers were frequently on board!
@@flycory ok, thanks. I’m in Salt Lake area, is there a way can could talk more about it, there is no one that knows how to check you out in one!
I want one are there any for sale , preferable in the North West!
I was interested in parts availability stateside , i saw one at the Arlington (Washington) airshow many years ago, and have liked them ever since. There is one in Poland with a worn out engine for $14000 but shipping and import costs might make prohibitive . Is there a club in the States?
Ashland Oregon S03 there was a Rasta colored Wigla looks like its been there for a long tome. For sale by Skinner aviation the FBO on the field.
Is this Draco? Did you sell it to mike?
noooooo, draco was a wilga 2000. now its just a super wilga beast
Cory, i have some questions about wilga ownership. Can i email you ?
Sure, email is in the “about” section
If it wasn't such a thirsty airplane, i would have bought one. One of the best airplanes out there.
It was thirsty, but the best? What category is it the best at? Definitely the best at SQUATS! Rawr!
@@flycory Obviously not a race airplane.
Haha no. But it’s a monster for sure
@@flycory None bush pilots not need to apply. You wouldn't know than.