Author: Karol
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Mi-8 S helicopter registration SN-40XP, A016, Serial No. 10635. 2025.
Kraków 2025-02-21 Mi-8 S helicopter registration SN-40XP, A016, Serial No. 10635. 2025. History of the Mi-8. The Mil Mi-8 (NATO name Hip) is a medium helicopter with a drive consisting of two turbine engines. The helicopter is one of the most produced helicopters in the world. Over 12,200 machines have been built. The helicopter was…
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Jerzy Ostrowski’s amateur plane. 2025.
Kraków 2025-02-20 Jerzy Ostrowski’s amateur plane. Jerzy Ostrowski’s (1935-1985) amateur aircraft is a biplane aircraft design with a tail fin. The aircraft is equipped with an internal combustion engine that moves a pusher propeller. The designer began work on the aircraft in 1978, in the basement of an apartment building. Due to the lack of…
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Caproni Ca.87 Polonia. 1929
Kraków 2017-10-30 The Caproni Caproni Ca.87 aircraft, with its own name “Polonia”, was to fly from Europe to America over the Atlantic Ocean. The Caproni aircraft. After the Great World War, Italy was one of the leading aircraft manufacturers. Several aircraft manufacturers operated there, including the Caproni company. In 1925, the Caproni Ca.73 passenger aircraft…
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Bartel BM-4. 1927
Kraków 2020-02-22 Wielkopolska Wytwórnia Powietrzów SA “Samolot” Bartel BM-4. On August 11, 1923, a joint-stock company was established under the name Wielkopolska Wytwórnia Powietrzów – “Samolot”, which became the second company, after Zakłady Mechaniczne E. Plage i T. Laśkiewicz in Lublin, to produce aircraft in Poland. The company was established on the initiative of the…
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Blériot XI
Kraków 2025-02-08 Blériot XI The Blériot XI is one of the first aircraft built in France by designers Louis Blériot and Raymond Saulnier. The aircraft was built in a classic layout; single-engine, monoplane, made of wood, the wings were covered with fabric. The crew consists of one pilot. The aircraft is powered by an Anzani…
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Balice Airport. 2025
Kraków 2025-02-04 Balice Airport. 2025 The airport in Balice near Krakow is both a civilian and military airport. On the military side, it is complex No. 6007, where the 8th Transport Aviation Base, or Military Unit No. 1158, operates. CASA C-295M and PZL M-28 Bryza transport aircraft are based in Balice. This unit is part…
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BSP PGZ-19RA Orlik. 2025
Kielce 2025-02-03 BSP PGZ-19RA Orlik. The PGZ-19RA Orlik UAV is an unmanned aerial vehicle developed by the Polish Armaments Group and other Polish entities, designated 19RA and named Orlik. The story began in 2015, when the first procedure for the acquisition of new unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for the Polish Army began. In March 2016,…
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General Electric T-700, CT-7 engines. 2025.
Kielce 2025-01-25 General Electric T-700, CT-7 engines. The General Electric T700 is a turbine engine developed in the USA by General Electric and initially dedicated to helicopter propulsion. The prototype of the engine was launched in 1973. The engine was used as the main drive for helicopters and aircraft: Bell AH-1W Super Cobra, Bell AH-1Z…
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PZL Kalisz ASz-62 IR aircraft engine. 2025.
Kalisz 2025-01-23 ASz-62 IR. 1960. The PZL Mielec plant became the main manufacturer of the An-2 aircraft. It was also decided to locate the production of engines for these aircraft in Poland. Initially, engine production was planned to be located only in PZL Rzeszów, where production lasted from 1960 to 1963. However, a decision was…
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Anti-tank guided missile MOSKIT. 2025
Kielce 2025-01-23 Anti-tank guided missile MOSKIT. WB Electronics presented not only the “Warmate” family drones in Kielce during the MSPO 2024 trade fair, but also once again presented the Moskit ATGM. The war in Ukraine has clearly shown that anti-tank guided missiles are still of great importance. In the war, Ukraine uses the American FGM-148…