Non-Fiction TV Series (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)

Sonmi 2 (1) — Reg. SP-SAO, s/n 525522028.

Sonmi 2 (2) — Reg. SP-SLG, s/n 525642058.

Westland SA 341C Gazelle HT2[]

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

SonGazelle — Westland SA 341C Gazelle HT2 of the Royal Navy.

Bell 206 JetRanger[]

Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm BO-105[]

Enstrom F-28C[]

Registration G-BHTF, c/n 348 built in 1976.

Sud Aviation SA 313B Alouette II[]

Alouette II.

Hughes 369D[]

Mil Mi-10k[]

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

Sondmodel — Mil Mi-10k in Aeroflot livery.

Sondmodel (1) — Mil Mi-10k in Aeroflot livery.

Ep. 196 Pteron[]

Hughes 269B[]

Bell XV-15[]

Registration N702NA or N703NA.

SsonBXV-15 (2) — Chased by a Beechcraft T-34 Mentor.

Hawker Siddeley P.1127[]

Boeing 747-136[]

Son747BA — Boeing 747-136 of British Airways.

Westland Scout AH.1[]

Westland Wessex HAR.2[]

UK built version of Sikorsky H-34 Choctaw.

Son sikorsky — Westland Wessex HAR.2 of the RAF.

Son sikorsky (1) — Westland Wessex HAR.2 of the RAF.

Sikorsky HH-52A Seaguard[]

Reg. 1370 Sikorsky HH-52A Seaguard c/n 62-048 of the US Coast Guard.

Bell 412[]

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.

Grumman 698[]

Another "V/STOL". Grumman 698 project.

Unidentified Aircraft[]

Unidentified Aircraft[]

Archive footage also seen in Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes - IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

Gray Goose[]

Unsucccessful prototype by Jonathan Edward Caldwell.
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Others / Human Powered Flight / Ornithopter section).

Unidentified Aircraft[]

Archive footage also seen in Fröhliche Zukunft! — Wünsche, Wunder und Visionen - IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

Unidentified Aircraft[]

Unidentified Aircraft[]

Archive footage also seen in Fröhliche Zukunft! — Wünsche, Wunder und Visionen and Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes - IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

Pitts Sky Car[]

Archive footage also seen in Fröhliche Zukunft! — Wünsche, Wunder und Visionen and Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes - IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

Ep. 370 Test cz. 2[]

Airbus A310-200[]

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

Sona310 — 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 Swissair. 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.