Author: Karol
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Aircraft Engines – Turbojets – Part 20
The Pratt & Whitney F-100 engine used in the F-15 and F-16 aircraft was a great success in military aviation. In 1962, the research and development work of the USAF and NAVA were merged. The goal was to cut costs. As a result, in 1967, USAF and NAVY issued joint requirements for a new engine…
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Aircraft Engines – Turbojets in France – Part 21
Atar 9 engine data: The single-flow, single-shaft motor received a 9-stage axial compressor. Compressor 5.2: 1 compression. Combustion chamber. 2-stage turbine. Afterburner. Length 5.90 m, diameter 1.00 m, weight 1,456 kg. 42.00 kN draft without afterburning and 58.90 kN with afterburning. Air flow through the engine 68 kg / s. fuel consumption 103 kg /…
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Aircraft Engines – Turbojets – Part 19
The JT3D / TF33 engine is a development of the JT3C / J57 engine by making it in the two-flow technology. The engine was developed by the airlines for the B 707 aircraft. Work on it started in 1957. The first operational use of the propulsion took place on June 22, 1960, when the first…
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Aircraft Engines – Turbojets in CCCP – Part 18
Aleksander Mikulin developed the AM-5 engine. The AM-5 engine was created in 1951 and was a scaled down AM-3 engine. The power, as well as dimensions and weight were reduced, which allowed to place this engine in a fighter class airframe. Alexander Mikulin’s team worked under time pressure. The lag of CCCP in turbojet engines…
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Aircraft Engines – Ramjet and Pulsejet – Part 10
Argus As 109-014 was the pulse engine that powered the V1 flying bombs. The V1 bomb was a small unmanned aircraft that was automatically controlled by a simple gyroscopic autopilot. The warhead had a mass of 850 kg. Range about 250 km. Cruising speed about 640 km/h. The engine, with a thrust of 2.7 kN…
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Airports in Poland. Księży Młyn. 2016r.
In September 2016, a book entitled "Airports in Poland" was published by the Księży Młyn Publishing House. The authors of the publication are Messrs. Dominik Sipiński, Paweł Cybulak and Karol Placha. The first two gentlemen are journalists of the Pasazer.com internet portal.
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Nowy Targ 2016. VIII Aviation Picnic in Nowy Targ.
The history of the team began with radio-controlled flying models. In 2004, the first Silence SA180 Twister composite single-seat aircraft was produced and demonstrated at the 2008 Abingdon Air & Country Show. Initially, Peter Wells performed solo, giving nighttime light shows. Since 2009, the planes received more powerful engines, which allowed them to perform full…
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Aero-engines – Motorjet engines – Part 9
Airplane jet propulsion is a colloquial term currently used to indicate that we mean a turbojet powered airplane. Although there is a much larger range of jet propellers. A jet engine is a rocket engine and a pulse engine, and modern airplanes do not have such. I will try to explain why this happened.
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The tragedy of the PZL-37 Łoś on June 20, 1938. Part 2
If you want to visit Płoki, pay homage to Our Lady and bow at the grave of Ignacy Kasprzyk, these are not the only things you can see here. The difficulty is that the town of Płoki is not located on the main road and you have to come here in private. The area is…
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The tragedy of the PZL-37 Łoś on June 20, 1938. Part 1
On June 19, 2016, near Krakow, near Trzebinia, in the small town of Płoki, an unusual ceremony took place. The restored tomb of aviation master Ignacy Kasprzyk was unveiled, who was buried in the parish cemetery at the Temple – Sanctuary of Our Lady in Płoki 78 years ago.