Author: Karol
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Suchoj Su-20 nb 6256. 2022.
The Sukhoi Su-20 nb 6256 aircraft No. 74416 was the 23rd of this type among 27 used in the Polish Army. The aircraft was delivered in 1976. After service, as a private exhibit, it was placed at a petrol station (Bliska / Lotos) on the S7 road, Grójec-Białobrzegi, in Broniszew 105.
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Airport in Targowiska near Krosno. 2022.
The former airport was called Krosno-Iwonicz Airport, but it was also known as Targowiska Airport. The airport was built in the 1930s. It was a factory and sports airport that complemented the airport in Krosno. Then the owner was the Polish Aeroclub. In recent years, the airport was managed by Lotnicze Zakłady Produkcyjno-Naprawcze Aero-Kros Sp.…
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Airport in Lisie Kąty. 2022.
Currently, there is no airport in Grudziądz itself. But the aviation history of this city is very rich. The Vistula Aeroclub operating on the northern outskirts of the city is a reference to the long-standing aviation tradition in Grudziądz. In 1921, the Higher School of Pilots was founded, which was then transformed into the Aviation…
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The airport Brochocin, Łukaszów, Podolany. 2022.
Brochocin is located in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in the Złotoryja district, in the Zagrodno commune. The former Brochocin – Łukaszów – Podolany airport was founded by the Germans around 1935 as a school and backup airport. In German times, the airport was called Flugplatz Schönfeld-Seifersdorf, and during the Soviet occupation, Aerodrome Brohocin. The airport…
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Military airports in Poland. 2017.
Immediately after the end of World War II, it was predicted that military aviation would return to its pre-war air bases. Initial activities were oriented towards this direction. The main centers of military aviation were to be: Warsaw, Kraków, Poznań, Wrocław and the Tri-City (Gdańsk, Sopot, Gdynia). Their purpose was to defend the most important…
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Chojnice airport. 2022.
The helipad is located near the intersection of National Road No. 22 (Chojnice bypass) and Provincial Road No. 212. There is a gas station and the Odejewscy Hotel near the helipad. The Chojnice – Człuchów railway line and the Brzeźno Człuchowskie railway stop run nearby. Once there was also a railway passenger stop Nowe Nieżychowice,…
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Kabat training ground, Solec Kujawski. 2022.
The article describes the former Kabat airfield near Solec Kujawski (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship). The training ground was located in the Bydgoszcz Forest. The Bydgoszcz Forest is a forest complex located south of the line of the Vistula River: the city of Bydgoszcz – Toruń. The forest covers an area of about 50,000 hectares. The forest also…
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D-30 turbojet engine. 1963.
The Bristol Olimpus engine was the world’s first twin-shaft engine. Initially designated Bristol BE.10 Olimpus, it was developed by Bristol for V-class aircraft. It was to have a thrust of 10,000 lbf (44.48 kN). The first air tests were carried out in 1950 on the Avro Vulcan aircraft. Its development versions were used to power…
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Turbine engine TW2-117, TW3-117. 1961.
Sergei Petrovich Izotov (in Russian Сергей Петрович Изотов, 1917 – 1983), was a Soviet engineer and designer of aircraft engines. In 1934, he graduated from a technical school. He moved to Leningrad, where in 1941 he graduated from the Leningrad Polytechnic Institute. He was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU).…