Author: Karol
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Sopwith F.1 Camel. 1920.
The British Sopwith F.1 Camel shot down more enemy aircraft than any other Allied World War I fighter. Best characterized by its unmatched maneuverability, the camel was difficult to defeat in a dogfight. Tricky handling characteristics, however, made the Camel a dangerous aircraft to fly. The Camel first went into action in June 1917 with…
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Albatros Albatros B.II / C.I. 1918.
The Albatros B.II was an unarmed German two-seat reconnaissance biplane of the First World War. The Albatros C.I was the first of the successful C-series of two-seat general-purpose biplanes built by Albatros Flugzeugwerke during World War I. Based on the unarmed Albatros B.II, the C.I reversed the pilot and observer seating so that the observer…
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Czyżyny-Rakowice Airport. 2018
The beginning of the airport were the decisions of Austrian commanders to create Air Troops at the already existing Aeronautical (balloon) Troops. The construction of Flugpark No. 7 (air park) is planned in Krakow. In 1912, the Austrian authorities purchased part of the land from the Piarist Fathers for the purpose of flug-park and airport.…
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Bombardier DHC 8 Q 400. 2018
Bombardier DHC 8 Dash 8-400 Q Lufthansa Regional. 2012 Year. Photo by Karol Placha Hetman
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WSK PZL Kania. 1979.
In a relatively short time, the team of WSK PZL Świdnik designers developed a new helicopter for the Western market. Therefore, the helicopter has two names: PZL Kania and PZL Kitty Hawk. Under the latter name, the helicopter was promoted in the West. If the helicopter were to be used in the West, it would…
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WSK PZL Świdnik Mi-2 emergency. 1969
In 1969, the first version of the Polish helicopter was created for military sea rescue. Until then, the pilot of a combat plane catapulting over the Baltic Sea could only count on rescue from vessels. This, of course, took a long time. The use of a helicopter in a rescue operation in a jump-like manner…
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WSK PZL Świdnik Mi-2 military. 1966
On December 29, 1966, the 74th Liaison-Sanitary Aviation Regiment adopted the first Mi-2 helicopter, starting its service in the Polish Army, which continues to this day (2018). The helicopters did not stand out from the civilian Mi-2 T helicopters, designed to carry 8 people or cargo weighing up to 700 kg inside the cabin. The…
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WSK PZL Świdnik Mi-2 R. 1968
Description for the photo: This PZL Mi-2 R helicopter was built in 1974 in Świdnik. It was used by the ZEUŚ-Heliseco company. He spent 2,823 hours in the air. He performed agricultural operations in Poland and abroad: Egypt, Iraq, Nigeria. in 2008, it was donated to the Polish Aviation Museum.
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WSK PZL Świdnik Mi-2. 1965
The Mil Mi-2 helicopter is one of the most recognizable helicopters in the world. In the NATO code, the Mi-2 was called Hoplite. (Hoplite is a heavy infantry soldier in ancient Greece from the 7th to 4th centuries BC.) The helicopter also received several dialect names, including the most popular Kettle. It was designed in…
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WSK PZL Świdnik SM-2. 1959
The idea behind the creation of the SM-2 helicopter was to use the excess power of the Lit-3 piston engine installed in the SM-1 helicopter. An engine with this power should easily carry five people on board, not just three or four as before. In addition, the SM-1 had several other operational shortcomings. For example,…