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Author: Karol

  • Suchoj Su-7 U nb 905. 2022.

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    Karol

    The real development of the Su-7 aircraft was brought about by the concept of atomization and rocketization of the battlefield, promoted by the Soviet military authorities in the 50s. The main role of carrying nuclear charges on the tactical battlefield was to be played by class z-z missiles and barrel artillery, however, in order to…

  • Lisunow Li-2 SP-LAS. 2022.

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    Karol

    The Lisunow Li-2 aircraft is a transport aircraft, a license of the American Douglas DC-3 aircraft. Both Li-2 and DC-3 aircraft were used in Poland after World War II. The main users were the Polish Army and LOT Polish Airlines. Officially, the first Lisunow Li-2 aircraft were adopted by the Polish Army in April 1945.

  • Jakowlew Jak-11 nb 1. 2022.

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    Karol

    The Yak-11 aircraft was a Soviet-made training and liaison aircraft. The Yak-11 aircraft was operated in the Polish Army as an advanced training aircraft between the basic training aircraft and the training combat aircraft. The aircraft was also used as a liaison and aerobatic aircraft.

  • Iliuszyn Ił-14 T nb 3069. 2022.

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    Karol

    In Poland, LOT Polish Airlines operated 16 Il-14 passenger planes. 17 Soviet and German Il-14 machines were purchased for the Polish Army. One of the last planes bought was Il-14 T nb 3069 No. 14803069, which went into service in the army. The plane was used as a transport aircraft in Warsaw and Krakow. After…

  • 2K11 Krug anti-aircraft missile system. 2022.

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    Karol

    The missile was developed at the CCCP in 1975. The missile is radio-command guided with a TV-optical channel. The drive is a ramjet engine and additionally 4 solid fuel starting engines. At the moment of explosion, the warhead bursts into 15,000 pieces.

  • The tragedy of Lisunow Li-2 SP-LKA on November 15, 1951.

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    Karol

    The tragedy of the Lisunow Li-2 SP-LKA aircraft happened on November 15, 1951. On that day, a plane belonging to PLL LOT was making a round-trip flight from Szczecin – Poznań – Łódź – Kraków, together with passengers who were getting off and on at individual airports. At that time, these were typical flights of…

  • LBF navigation system. 2022.

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    Karol

    The LFB radio navigation system was developed in the USA from 1929. This system was initially designated as LFR (Low Frequency Range). But it did not work and was modernized. This is how the LFB (Low Frequency Beacon) and LF-RNG (Low Frequency Radio Range) systems were created.

  • ILS landing system. 2014

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    Karol

    The main disadvantage of the system is that one set supports only one direction of approach. It designates only one approach path in space, which may make it difficult for large or small aircraft to land. It has high requirements as to the shape of the terrain on the approach, because it can generate disturbances…

  • Radar air traffic control system. 2015.

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    Karol

    Initially, Poland had one FIR area, Warszawa EPWW. But it has had five FIR areas for several years; Gdańsk, Olsztyn, Poznań, Warsaw and Kraków. Nay. Part of the area of ​​Western Pomerania and a fragment of the Baltic Sea we got rid of in favor of the Germans (FIR Heringosdorf), and there were even attempts…

  • Radar air traffic control system. 2014.

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    Karol

    The air traffic control system is to ensure safe flight of aircraft in controlled space, and especially their proper separation. In the case of using airspace also shared by military aviation, this space is closed to civil aviation in advance. There are also spaces (areas) that are dangerous and prohibited for civil aviation. The movement…