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Author: Karol

  • Air Show in Mińsk Mazowiecki. 2008

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    Karol

    On August 30, 2008, an aviation festival was held at the airport in Mińsk Mazowiecki to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the establishment of Polish Aviation. Early in the morning, the weather looked perfect for an aviation event. We arrived at the airport of the 23rd Tactical Air Base relatively early, at 8:00. Here everything…

  • NATO Days w Ostrawie. 2023

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    Karol

    This year, the 23rd NATO Days in Ostrava took place on September 16, 2023, Saturday and September 17, 2023, Sunday. For the participants, the event lasted from Friday, but the first crews arrived at the beginning of the week. For visitors, the gates were open from 08:30 to 18:00.

  • Biało-Czerwone Iskry. 2023

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    Karol

    On July 27, 2022, the press service of the 4th Air Training Wing named after Brig. pilot Witold Urbanowicz, informed that at the military airport of the 41st Air Training Base named after Maj. pilot Eugeniusz Horbaczewski in Dęblin, a farewell ceremony of the PZL TS-11 Iskra MR training aircraft from the Biało-Czerwone Iskry aerobatic…

  • KAI KF-21 Boramae. 2023

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    Karol

    KAI KF-21 Boramae is a multi-role combat aircraft developed in South Korea by the KAI – Korea Aerospace Industries concern. The prototype made its first flight on July 19, 2022. The plane has a one- or two-person crew and is powered by two General Electric F414-GE-400K turbojet engines, with a thrust of 2 x 97.9…

  • Microwave protection and occupational health and safety at work at radar stations in the years 1970 -1998.

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    Karol

    Due to the spread of many radar devices in the Polish Army, protection was introduced for soldiers working in the microwave range (X, S, L bands). As part of this protection, the personnel of radar stations were sent every 4 years for mandatory specialist examinations in designated hospitals. In the air forces, these were initially…

  • Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65B turboprop engine. 2023

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    Karol

    After the socio-economic changes that began in 1989, it became clear that exporting PZL M-28 aircraft with engines from the Moscow state TWD-10 B, and even with its Polish equivalents PZL-10 S, to Western markets would not be possible. Mainly due to too high fuel consumption. Therefore, a program of equipping the aircraft with Pratt…

  • Radar PIT-RADWAR P-18PL. 2023

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    Karol

    The Polish Armaments Industry has been providing modern radar equipment for the Polish Army for several decades. Currently, the most important manufacturer of radars (radiation stations) in Poland is the PIT-RADWAR company. During the MSPO 2023 trade fair in Kielce, the company presented, among others, a long-range radar marked P-18PL. Work on the P-18PL radar…

  • LTAMDS GhostEye radar for system Patriot. 2023

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    Karol

    On September 6, 2023, it was announced that the Polish Army is the first foreign recipient of the LTAMDS (Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor) radar. The radar is a complement to the combat-proven PATRIOT missile system, which has already been acquired by the Polish Army. The LTAMDS radar is a new generation air…

  • Radar ZDPSR Soła. 2023

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    Karol

    The name ZDPSR "SOŁA" means Transferable Radiolocation Station, i.e. a mobile radar developed in Poland by PIT-Radwar S.A. The radar was developed by Polish engineers in 2013 and was introduced into service in the Polish Army in 2014. Production lasted in the period 2013-2015 and is still in production, as confirmed by representatives of PIT-Radwar…

  • PZL Świdnik Agusta AW.109 Trekker. 2023

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    Karol

    The A.109 helicopter is the only in-house design of Agusta, currently (2023) Leonardo. The A.109 nb NC 7101 prototype first flew on August 4, 1971. The helicopter received RAI and FAA certificates on June 1, 1975. At the same time, the A.109 helicopter was approved for instrument flight with a single crew. A few months…