Author: Karol
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PZL WSK Świdnik PZL-Sokół. 2017
Work on the new W-3 Sokół helicopter, designated "600", officially began in May 1974. At the head of the team, after M.Sc. Eng. Zbyszko Kodłubaj, stood mgr. Eng. Stanisław Kamiński, who was called the "father" of Sokol. Finally, the helicopter designation was officially adopted – W-3. In the press, the helicopter was commonly referred to…
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Moskwa Airport. 2017
In 1985, four Moscow airports: Bukovo, Vnukovo, Domadedovo and Sheremetyevo, handled 33 million passengers, and in 1986 – 40 million. At that time, it was planned to build a fifth airport for Moscow located north, behind Sheremetyevo airport. This plan has not been implemented.
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WSK Mielec Lim-5 P 1959.
PZL WSK Lim-5 P was the first Polish fighter aircraft with a radar. The airplanes were built at the factory „PZL WSK” in Mielec and between the years 1959-1960, 129 aircraft were built in 6 production series. 40 of them were sold to the DGR. The first copy with the serial number 1D-01-01 left the…
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Boeing B.737 MAX 8. 2017
Mr. Rafał Milczarski was born in 1977. He graduated from the Faculty of Economics at the University of Cambridge. During his studies he did internships at UBS bank in Zurich and JP Morgan in London. He has rich, international experience in the transport industry. After graduation he worked in the maritime and railway logistics department…
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Małaszewicze Airport. 2017.
Małaszewicze on the map of the Republic of Poland. 2017. The work by Karol Placha Hetman
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Boeing B.737-800 BBJ2. 2017.
On June 30, 2016, the Council of Ministers adopted Resolution No. 73 on establishing a multi-annual program "Securing the air transport of the most important people in the country (VIP)". The beginning was the real allocation of national defense expenditure, determined by the level of 2% of GDP (gross domestic product) from the previous year.…
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Tragedy Lim-2 with pilot Marian Wolszczak on 1955-05-18.
50 years in the Polish Military Aviation is a period of dynamic development. There has been a quantitative and qualitative leap. However, it was a development beyond the ordinary defense needs of Poland, and made at the request of the Moscow state. The Polish Aviation Industry launched large-scale production of modern combat aircraft, which were…
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Michaił Mil Mi-6. 1974
Three Mil Mi-6 A helicopters were operated in Poland. In 1974-1986 as civilian, and in 1986-1990 as military. They were given side numbers 063 (ex SP-ITA), 670 (ex SP-ITB) and 671 (ex SP-ITC). There are 670 (ex SP-ITB) in the Air Force Museum in Dęblin.
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The Main Institute of Aviation BŻ-4 Żuk. 1959.
The BŻ-4 Żuk is the second entirely Polish helicopter structure built from scratch. The helicopter was designed by Bronisław Żurakowski, whose brother, Janusz Żurakowski (1914-2004), was famous as a fighter pilot during World War II, and then he was a well-known and respected test pilot in Canada, where he flew, among others, the Avro Canada…