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  • Małaszewicze Airport. 2017.

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    Karol

    Małaszewicze on the map of the Republic of Poland. 2017. The work by Karol Placha Hetman

  • Boeing B.737-800 BBJ2. 2017.

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    Karol

    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.…

  • Tragedy Lim-2 with pilot Marian Wolszczak on 1955-05-18.

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    Karol

    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…

  • Michaił Mil Mi-6. 1974

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    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.

  • The Main Institute of Aviation BŻ-4 Żuk. 1959.

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    Karol

    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…

  • Aviation fuels. 2017.

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    Karol

    We have already published a lot of information on our website about airport petrol stations, cars, tanker-distributors and aircraft refueling. Likewise about aircraft engines; reciprocating and turbo-jets, in which this fuel is converted into energy. Therefore, now we present some information about aviation fuel itself.

  • Toruń Airport. 2017

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    In 1871, the city was recognized as a 1st degree fortress. The expansion of the fortifications began according to the plans of the then military tactics. A ring of forts was built around Toruń, located approximately 4-5 km from the city. The artillery at that time had a range of up to 4,000 m, so…

  • Lida Airport. 2017

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    Karol

    The Liga airport was built on the eve of the Great World War. They were established approximately 4 km from the city center to the south-east. The area belonged to the Kasztanowo estate, the Szeptunowski family. There were relatively many forests on the outskirts. The area was relatively flat and did not require a lot…

  • Krzesiny Airport in 1959. 2017.

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    Karol

    Currently, Lockheed Martin (General Dynamics) F-16 Jastrząb combat aircraft are stationed at Krzesiny Airport. On the other hand, 60 years ago, PZL Lim-2 fighters were stationed here, mass-produced at WSK PZL Mielec. These planes were derived from the Mikojan and Guriewicz MiG-15 designs.

  • Airport equipment. Luggage trolleys and gangways. 2017.

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    Karol

    GSE – Ground Service Equipment is all equipment designed for ground handling. Some of this equipment has already been discussed in other chapters. Among them, airport tractors, platform buses, airport aggregates, fire brigade vehicles, fuel dispensers. Here we will discuss luggage carts and gangways.