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Author: Karol

  • PZL I-22 Iryda. 2016

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    The PZL I-22 Iryda aircraft was a training and combat aircraft developed at PZL Mielec by Polish constructors, engineers and technicians. The plane was powered by two turbojet engines, designed and produced by Polskie PZL Rzeszów.

  • Aircraft engines – Production in Poland – Part 4

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    Star engines, developed by Polish constructors, did not meet most of the needs of Polish Aviation. We had talented designers, but we lacked the technical background, and most of all, the funds. Remember that developing a good aircraft engine takes a long time (4-6 years) and requires a lot of testing. Significant involvement of the…

  • Aero-engines – Radial engines – Part 3

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    Star engines, classic ones, became the main tool of aviation development. However, at present they are already historical structures. They are still in production but are not being developed anymore. An example of the still produced engine is the WSK PZL Kalisz ASz-62 engine with a capacity of 1,000 HP. These engines have already been…

  • The head of the Ministry of National Defense on the audit in the ministry 2016.

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    "When I entered the Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland did not have the ability to ensure the security of the state’s territory, airspace, key state management facilities, or cyberspace," Minister Antoni Macierewicz said in the Sejm on Wednesday, presenting information on the audit at the Ministry of National Defense.

  • Aircraft engines – Rotary engines – Part 2

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    Description for the photo: 9-cylinder, radial, rotary, air-cooled engine, 130 HP. Built in France in 1915. The engine was manufactured under license in the UK and the USA. The engine was mounted on the following airplanes: Sopwith Triplane, Sopwith Camel, Nieuport 17.

  • An aircraft engine. Part 01

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    When we look at an airplane and we see a propeller, we say a propeller plane, and when we don’t see a propeller we say a jet airplane. Simple and logical. However, the issue of propulsion of airplanes and other aircraft is more complicated. Before we present the general division of drives, we will start…

  • Lublinek – Łódź Airport. 2016

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    Łódź Airport is one of several communication airports in Poland. Airport Władysława Reymonta has a very good location. The location of the Łódź Airport allows for quick access to the very center of the city, to Piotrkowska Street and to the Łódź Kaliska railway station. Within a dozen or so minutes you can reach Łódź…

  • Navigation history. Tupolew Tu-144. 2016.

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    This article is not intended to compare the Soviet Tupolev Tu-144 postal airliner with the Anglo-French Concorde commercial plane, because these planes cannot be compared. Concorde was designed to carry 100 passengers at a speed of 2 Ma across the Atlantic Ocean. This plane still arouses admiration and respect today. The Tu-144 aircraft, on the…

  • F-16 Jastrząb. 2015

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    Already in 2012, the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of Poland began talks on the subject of arming the Polish Army. – "We have rockets enabling the destruction of ground targets from a distance of 75 km, but we would like to increase the destruction capabilities to 300 km" – said General Mieczysław…

  • Military forces of the CCCP in Poland. 1944-1994. 2015.

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    Karol

    This article is subjective and serves only to signal a "problem" that existed in Poland for 50 years, and is now at least passed over in silence and considered non-existent. No publication on this subject has been published so far. The Moscow State Occupation Army (CCCP) was the problem. So – "Kurica not bird. Poland…