Author: Karol

  • XIII Małopolski Piknik Lotniczy. Czyżyny. 2017

    On June 24-25, 2017. (Saturday-Sunday), the thirteenth Małopolska Aviation Picnic has already taken place at the Polish Aviation Museum. As usual, the oldest airport in the Republic of Poland – Rakowice-Czyżyny Airport was the train of shows and fun. The historic base of the 2nd Air Regiment, and the second largest Polish airport from the…

  • XIV Małopolski Piknik Lotniczy. Czyżyny. 2018

    We will start with the possibility of participating in the event. The organizers provided three entrances to the event area, the possibility of early purchase of a ticket via the Internet, and the possibility of paying by card at the entrance, not just cash. There was a convenient entrance for people with children in wheelchairs…

  • Airport in Bydgoszcz – Szwedowo. 2013

    On March 6, 1992, the 3rd Pomeranian Training and Combat Aviation Regiment was disbanded. It was still hoped that the mass production of PZL I-22 Iryda training and combat aircraft would be possible, which could reactivate the unit. However, this did not happen. In place of the combat unit, a transport and liaison unit was…

  • Airport in Bydgoszcz – Szwedowo. 2012

    The airport was founded in 1916, during the Great World War. The airport occupied approximately 112 hectares, of which approximately 88 hectares was the take-off area. In the period 1916 – 1917, four steel and glass hangars were built. By the end of 1918, it had been built; barracks, warehouses, workshops, apartments for staff, offices…

  • Airport in Brzeg. 2008

    Photo description: 1 Fuel depot – MPS No. 1. 2 Skarbimierz housing estate. 3 Fuel depot – MPS No. 2. 4 CPPS and main taxiway. 5 DS (RWY). 6 Biedronka center. 7 Shelter-hangar of the Opole Aero Club. 8 The area of the German POW and concentration camp. 9 Southern aircraft and PPS centering zone.…

  • Airport in Brzeg. 2007

    The city of Brzeg is located in Lower Silesia, halfway between Opole and Wrocław, at the intersection of land and water routes. Brzeg is one of the oldest towns in Lower Silesia. The first information about the settlement appeared in documents as early as 1234. The city was founded under western law between 1246 and…

  • Bemowo-Babice Airport, Warsaw. 2012

    In 2001, the airport was abandoned by the Polish Army. At that time, the "Warszawa Babice Airport" management board was established by the Minister of Internal Affairs, the Budget Department of the Ministry of Interior and Administration. As a budget entity, it cannot conduct profit-oriented business activities. The airport is still part of the defense…

  • Bemowo-Babice airport, Warsaw. 2011

    In the title, there are three names of the same airport, which at the beginning of its existence was located on the outskirts of Warsaw, and now the airport is within its borders. The area we are interested in is the north-western suburbs of Warsaw. This area served important military functions for several centuries. The…

  • Gulfstream Aerospace 550 Gulfstream. 2023

    On December 5, 1929, Leroy Grumman and four other investors formed a company to produce aircraft at an old factory in Baldwin on Long Island, New York. The company was named Grumman because Leroy Grumman was its largest investor. Production began on January 2, 1930. The first products were aluminum frames for trucks. Most of…

  • Bombardier CRJ-900. 2023

    The Bombardier CRJ-900 aircraft was developed by Canada Bombardier Aerospace, and the design is a development of the Bombardier CRJ-700 aircraft, which in turn is a development of the Canadair Challenger aircraft. The plane is designed to transport passengers on short and medium distances. The aircraft is a low-wing aircraft powered by two turbofan engines…