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Author: Karol

  • Suchoj Su-7 B. 1992

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    Karol

    The first version of the Su-7 B entered the armament of CCCP in 1960 and it was the first version of the fighter-bomber aircraft not yet adapted to carry a nuclear bomb. She performed combat tasks using conventional bombs, unguided missiles and cannons.

  • Lockheed F-104 Starfighter kontra MiG-21. 2017.

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    Karol

    At the Polish Aviation Museum in Czyżyny in Krakow, there are currently (2017) two Lockheed F-104 Starfighters. The first is the Lockheed F-104 S ASA-M Starfighter No. MM6876 built in Italy. The aircraft was used in the 9th Fighter Wing. He made his last operational flight on September 30, 2004, and his last test flight…

  • Jakowlew Jak-11. 1949

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    Karol

    The Jak-11 aircraft was sowiet-made training and liaison aircraft. The Jak-11 aircraft was operated in the Polish Army as an advanced training aircraft between the basic training aircraft and the training combat aircraft. The plane was also used as a liaison and aerobatic.

  • History of aviation law. 2017.

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    Karol

    In 1889, the Aeronautical Congress was organized at the Universal International Exhibition in Paris. This congress was the first attempt to regulate the rules of air traffic, then represented only by aerostats. The arrangements made at that time drew on the experience gained so far from the concept of "freedom of the seas" by Hugo…

  • Sukhoi Su-22 M 4 K nb 3818 accident on 1995-04-04.

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    Karol

    The outbreak of the Second Cold War at the beginning of the 1980s forced the rearmament of the Warsaw Pact countries. In Poland, MiG-23 MF planes were introduced to the service of fighter aviation in a limited number and, for financial reasons, to two MiG-21 bis regiments. However, the real retooling took place in the…

  • Aero-engines – Turbojets in Poland – Part 26

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    Karol

    In the PZL WSK Rzeszów in the 1950s turbojet engines under Lis-1, Lis-2 and Lis-5 licenses were built. These engines were used to propel Lim-1, Lim-2, Lim-5 and Lim-6 bis aircraft. In Poland, it was hoped that the MiG-21 fighter aircraft, as Lim-7, would be produced in PZL Mielec, and the Tumański R-11 engine in…

  • How does the weather affect travel by plane? 2017.

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    Karol

    In the 1950s, the term fighter aircraft operating in all weather conditions appeared. The fact that the above statement is not true we will try to present in this text, although we want to draw attention to commercial flights more. This is because airmen in combat aircraft must show impeccable health, and in addition they…

  • Grudziądz Airport. 2017

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    Karol

    The airport in Grudziądz was established in 1911, using a flat area to the south-east of the city center, so far used as a cavalry training ground. The airport hindered the expansion of the city. In 1980, construction of a new housing estate began near the airport and as a result, the airport was closed.

  • Leonardo M-346 Bielik. 2016.

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    Karol

    The M-346 Master – Bielik is an advanced training training aircraft. It was adopted by the Polish Army. On November 14, 2016, the first two Leonardo M-346 Master planes – Bielik Nb 7702 and 7703 – landed in Dęblin.

  • Aircraft Engines – Turbo-Fan – Part 22

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    Karol

    The General Electric CF6 commercial engine became a development of the General Electric TF39 engine. Its first launch took place in 1971. It was used as a drive for B747, B767, DC-10, A300, A310, A330 and others. The entire family of CF6 engines was created, from which subsequent generations of turbo-fan engines developed.