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Author: Karol

  • 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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    Karol

    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.

  • Airport equipment. Refueling aircraft. 2017.

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    Karol

    Boeing planes have fuel tanks with a capacity of: B-767-200 and B-767-300 – 63,216 liters. B-767-200 ER – 77,412 liters, B-767-300 ER – 91,039 liters, B-787-8 – 124,700 – 126,920 liters, B-787-9 – 138,700 liters. Before the flight, the Boeing B.767 airplane takes an average of 55,000 liters of aviation kerosene into its tanks. More…

  • Jakowlew Jak-23. The oldest air monument in Poland. 2017.

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    Karol

    Krakowskie Bielany is an area included in the VII Zwierzyniec District. It is a former village west of Krakow, between the Vistula River and the Wolski Forest. It was administratively attached to Krakow during the German occupation in 1941. Bielany is known for the Monastery of the Camaldolese Fathers on the so-called Srebrna Góra, which…

  • Central Communication Port. 2017

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    Karol

    The new airport, railway junction and road junction will be built in the Baranów commune, about 30 km west of Warsaw. The junction is to bring together a huge airport, a railway station of regional and high-speed rail and roadways. Business and shopping centers, exhibition centers, hotels, in a word, a city should be built…

  • Airport equipment. Airport Fire Brigade. 2017.

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    Karol

    Modern airplanes take on board even over 400 passengers and at the same time huge amounts of fuel. At the end of the 1940s, the largest aircraft took no more than several thousand liters of fuel on board. Modern large airplanes, both civil and military, take 180-230 thousand liters of fuel. For example, Antonov An-124…