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  • Gdynia Aerobaltic Airshow. 2019.

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    Karol

    On 16, 17 and 18 August 2019 (Friday – Sunday) a fantastic aviation event took place in Gdynia. It was the third event in the Gdynia Aerobaltic Airshow series. The full name of the event – Lotos Gdynia Aerobaltic Airshow 2019. It was the largest aviation event in Poland in 2019 and one of the…

  • Mikojan i Guriewicz MiG-21 PF Nb 0716. 2019.

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    Karol

    The MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 0716 / No. 760716 aircraft was delivered to Poland in December 1964. This aircraft belonged to one of the first machines of this type in Poland. His transfer to the Polish Army took place in Krzesiny in the 62nd PLM. Then the machine was transferred to the 34th PLM…

  • IL Okęcie WSK Mielec TS-8 Bies. Monument. 2019.

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    Karol

    The prototype of Tadeusz Sołtyk TS-8 Bies aircraft made its first flight on July 23, 1955. Mass production was started at WSK PZL Mielec. 229 aircraft were built in 10 production series. The first plane carried serial number 1E-0101, and the last 1E-10-21. TS-8 Bies aircraft served in the Polish Army in all air regiments.…

  • Hangars – Part 1

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    Karol

    Word hangar is from French. It means a large building, one-nave hall. It is used to place aircraft in it and perform their repairs, inspections and maintenance. Sometimes for garage. It is usually built on a rectangular plan, and one of its walls is equipped with a gate on almost its entire length and height.…

  • North American T-6 Texan – Harvard

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    Karol

    North American Aviation T-6 Texan is an American single-engine school aircraft used by pilots of the United States Army Air Force (USAAF), United States Navy (US NAVY), Royal Air Force and other air forces. The aircraft was used from 1937 to the ’70s. In some African countries, longer, for example, South Africa until 1995.

  • Lockheed Martin C-130. 2019.

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    Karol

    On 2019-03-24 (Sunday), 10 years have passed since the Polish Air Force was equipped with Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules transport aircraft. On 2009-03-24, the first C-130 Hercules nb 1501 aircraft landed at Powidz Airport. The plane flew from the USA from Waco, Texas.

  • Tecnam P2008. 2019

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    Karol

    The Tecnam P2008 is a single-engine, two-seater sports, tourist and school aircraft. It was designed for the US market. The aircraft is made of metal (wing) and composite fuselage). It made his first flight on September 30, 2008. It was demonstrated in the USA at the AERO Friedrichshafen 2009 exhibition, where it found several buyers.

  • Tecnam P2006T. 2019

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    Karol

    Italy is a country that has a very rich aviation tradition and aircraft production. To date, there are several aviation factories in Italy. One of them is the Construzioni Aeronautiche Tecnam, a little known in Poland. Its main plant is in Casoria. Casoria is a district of Naples and the plant is based at the…

  • Accidents and plane crashes Suchoj Su-20 in Poland.

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    Karol

    2 Su-20 No.6601 nb 01 manufactured February 1974, delivered 1974-04-26. The plane crashed 1976-02-03, near Kazimierz Biskupi. Pilot Cpt. Jerzy Doliniec was killed. The disaster occurred as a result of failure of aggregates and engine stalling. The failure occurred at the manufacturer, who found his fault and provided a new plane, Su-20 nb 7125 as…

  • Collision of the Su-20 aircraft with the bomb. 1986-03-10

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    Karol

    In the training process of Su-20 aircraft crews there was also interception of air targets with the use of guided missiles of the air-air class. In Poland, such exercises are carried out on the Ustka maritime training ground. The Su-20 aircraft squadron was moved to the airport located on the coast. The task was performed…