Author: Karol
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PZL GTD-350 turbine engine. 1961.
The Soviet Mil Mi-1 and Mil Mi-4 helicopters were powered by piston engines. Turbine engines have already been widely introduced in the West. Muscovites had great difficulties with developing their own turbine engines for helicopter propulsion. They illegally managed to obtain the American Allison 250 engine. On its basis, the team of engineer Sergei Izotov…
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Płock airport. 2022.
Płock is a Polish city that has a 1,000-year history and was also the capital of Poland. Płock is a large city in central Poland, which currently has poviat rights. The city is located in the Dobrzyń Lake District, in the Płock Valley, on the Vistula River, in the Mazowieckie Voivodeship. A resident of Płock…
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Airbus Helicopters H-155. 2022.
The helicopter was developed as Eurocopter EC-155, and now (2022) it is called Airbus Helicopters H-155. The helicopter was developed by Eurocopter on the basis of the Dauphin family of helicopters for civil applications. The Eurocopter EC-155 helicopter is powered by two turboprop engines and can carry 12 passengers and a crew of two. The…
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WSK PZL Kania. 2020.
During communist Poland, the Citizens’ Militia (Milicja) did not have helicopters. The tasks of protecting public safety and protecting the communist authorities were performed by helicopters belonging to the 103rd Air Regiment of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Warsaw. After the socio-economic changes in 1989, the Militia was transformed into the Police, which dates…
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Sud-Aviation SE-3160 Alouette III. 2010.
The French Alouette III helicopter is a light multi-role helicopter used in civil and military aviation in many countries. The helicopter was one of the first to be powered by a single turbine engine. The Alouette III helicopter was developed by Sud Aviation, which was formed by the merger of SNCASE (Société Nationale de Constructions…
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The first agricultural planes in Poland. 1922.
In the period 1922 – 1924, Polish forests in Pomerania and Wielkopolska were attacked by a pest – strigonia choinówka. During this time, the pest destroyed 1/3 of the area of state forests, i.e. about 150,000 hectares, of which 12% was completely destroyed. In addition, other pests appeared: the gypsy dandelion and the pine moth.
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Bell CH-136 Kiowa. 2010.
The Bell OH-58 Kiowa is a family of single-engine, single-rotor military helicopters used for observation, utility and direct fire support. The helicopter was developed in the USA by Bell Helicopter. The Bell OH-58 Kiowa helicopter is closely related to the civilian Model 206A JetRanger helicopter. The Bell OH-58 helicopter (factory designation D-250, competition designation YHO-4)…
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Glasair Sportsman 2+2. 2022.
Glasair Aviation was founded in 2001, after the collapse of its predecessor, Stoddard-Hamilton Aircraft, owned by Tom Hamilton. The company operated from 1979 to 2001. Tom Hamilton and Thomas Wathen founded a new company, Glasair Aviation. The company’s headquarters is in Arlington, Washington, USA. In July 2012, the company was sold to Jilin Hanxing Group,…
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Bombardier DHC 8 Q 400. 2022.
In September 2022, it was reported that LOT Polish Airlines had begun withdrawing Bombardier DHC 8 Q 400 aircraft from service. It seemed that this was a decision preceded by analyzes and logical. Bombardier DHC 8 Q 400 aircraft have been used by PLL LOT since 2012, in the amount of 12 copies. During the…
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LFG Roland D.VI. 1918.
LFG Roland D.VI aircraft was a German aircraft developed at the end of the Great World War. The aircraft was designed at the Luft-Fahrzeug-Gesellschaft factory in Berlin, which is why the aircraft was marked with the abbreviation LFG. The aircraft made its first flight in January 1918.