The PZL-Mielec M18 Dromader is a single-engine one- or two-seat all-metal agricultural/firefighting aircraft. The Dromader was designed primarily for aerial agricultural treatment of large areas (crop spraying/dusting and fertilizing) and firefighting of forests, bush and crops. The PZL M18 was developed in cooperation with Rockwell International. The prototype was flown on 27 Auguat 1976 and the first serial Dromaders were produced in 1979. Today, Polskie Zaklady Lotnicze Sp. z.o.o. is owned by Lockheed Martin. The Mielec factory in Podkarpacie, Poland, produced 759 Dromaders, sold to 24 countries worldwide.
The ICAO Aircraft Type Designator for the PZL-Mielec M-18 Dromader is M18.

The PZL-Mielec M-18 Dromader s/n 1Z010-21 was registered SP-TDA later SP-ZWS.
On 9 June 2024, PZL-Mielec M-18 Dromader SP-ZWS was seen at Verkehrslandeplatz Ballenstedt-Harz (EDCB).

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