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Kraków 2005-03-15 General Dynamics F-16 C/D. Section 1982-12-14. USA Multi-role fighter aircraft. Second generation. See the F-16 A/B section. MSIP Modernization. As early as the late 1970s, F-16 operators were demanding greater combat capabilities. In 1980, a multi-stage F-16 modernization program, designated the Multinational Staged Improvement Program (MSIP), was launched, included within the Enhanced Tactical…

Kraków 2005-03-11 General Dynamics F-16 / 79. Section 1980-10-29. USA. The General Dynamics F-16 is equipped with the General Electric J-79 engine from the F-4 and F-104 fighters and B-58 Hustler bombers. This variant of the General Dynamics F-16 was developed at the request of the US Department of Defense for export to countries with…

Kraków 2005-03-14 General Dynamics F-16 A, B. 1974 Section 1974-02-02. The modern fighter aircraft. First generation. F-16 Design. In March 1993, Lockheed acquired General Dynamics’ fighter division and its plant in Fort Worth. This plant produced F-16 aircraft and components for the F-22. The transaction was valued at approximately $1.5 billion. In 1995, Lockheed merged…

Kraków 2005-03-14 General Dynamics F-16 A, B. 1974 Section 1974-02-02. The modern fighter aircraft. First generation. History of the F-16 Design. Due to the need to find a successor to the lightweight Northrop F-5 Tiger fighter, in 1972 the US Department of Defense announced a competition to develop a lightweight fighter providing so-called daytime air…

Krakow, January 31, 2005. Chapter April 18, 2003. Poland The genesis of the selection of a new multi-role combat aircraft (MWA). The genesis of the selection of a new multi-role combat aircraft (MWA). Discussions on the selection of a MWA for Poland began almost immediately after the socio-political transformation began in 1989. On December 4-5,…

Kraków 2008-01-01 Lockheed Martin F-16 C, D Block 52 + Jastrząb. 315 Section 2006-12-14 Poland. Operation of Polish F-16 Jastrząb aircraft. First year of operation, from November 8, 2006 to December 31, 2007. November 8, 2006, Krzesiny. On November 8, 2006, at 3:02 PM, the first two Polish multi-role F-16 C aircraft, nb 4043 and…

Krakow, November 1, 2012 PZL PZL-37 Łoś. Section 1936-12-13 Bomber aircraft. Tally. 1 PZL-37 / I, No. 0001, Date: 1935-1936. It is not entirely clear whether this was a prototype for static tests or a mock-up. 2 PZL-37/I, No. 0002/72. First flight December 13, 1936. 3 PZL-37/II Łoś, No. 0003/72.2. First flight November 1937. Second…

Krakow, November 1, 2012 PZL PZL-37 Łoś. Section 1936-12-13. Bomber aircraft. Design. The PZL-37 Łoś is a medium bomber aircraft designed for daylight flights. Built in 1936. In 1937, the aircraft began to be introduced into the Bomber Squadrons. The crew consisted of four pilots. Aircraft wing. The wing is a three-section, trapezoidal-elliptical wing with…