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Author: Karol

  • WSK PZL Świdnik SM-1 / Mi-1. 1956

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    Karol

    The first utility helicopters in the world appeared in 1942. This fact meant that in 1947 CCCP established a design facility under the direction of Mikhail Leontjewicz Mil, who held the position of director of this facility. The facility was merely a design office at Factory No. 329 in Moscow. In other words, it did…

  • Ansaldo A-300. 1920.

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    Karol

    In 1918, the great world war was still going on, when engineer Emilio Verduzzio developed a design for a new intelligence-bomber at the Gio Ansaldo aviation plant in Turin. Some sources incorrectly give the city of Genoa the origin. It must be remembered that the Ansaldo concern operated mainly in the shipbuilding industry and had…

  • Ansaldo A-1 Balilla. 1920.

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    Karol

    In the spring of 1917, during the Great World War, an Ansaldo A-1 Balilla fighter plane was built at the Ansaldo plant in Turin. Some sources incorrectly give the city of Genoa the origin. It must be remembered that the Ansaldo concern operated mainly in the shipbuilding industry and had the largest shipyard in Genoa.…

  • Ansaldo SVA. 1920.

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    Karol

    The name SVA comes from Savoia-Verduzio-Ansaldo. The Ansaldo SVA family of planes are biplane airplanes from the Great World War period. Airplanes have been developed and built since 1917. Used until 1925. The production plant was located in Turin. The aircraft’s constructors were engineers Umberto Savoia and Emilio Verduzio. Originally the aircraft were intended as…

  • Emergency leaving a military plane. Part 1. 2017.

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    Karol

    Failures of military aircraft cannot be completely eliminated. In addition, the plane can be seriously damaged during hostilities. It was like that at the dawn of aviation, it is so now and it will be so in the future. Therefore, the aviators who fly these aircraft must be perfectly trained so that they can solve…

  • Emergency leaving a military plane. Part 3. 2017.

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    Karol

    Suchoj Su-7 aircraft were used in Poland in the period from 1964 to 1990. The Suchoj Su-7 B / U aircraft use the KS-2 pilot’s seat (Kriesło Suchowo). The Sukhoi Su-7 KBŁ planes have a newer KS-4 seat. The general rules for ejecting were identical to those for the PZL Lim planes.

  • PZL WSK Świdnik PZL-Sokół. 2017

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    Karol

    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…

  • Moskwa Airport. 2017

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    Karol

    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.

  • WSK Mielec Lim-5 P 1959.

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    Karol

    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…

  • Boeing B.737 MAX 8. 2017

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    Karol

    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…