Author: Karol
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Antonow An-124 Rusłan. 1982.
Antonov An-124 Ruslan for heavy transport in 1982, at the time when the Moscow state was called CCCP. The aircraft was registered with OKB Antonov. He made his first flight on December 24, 1982. Serial production in the period 1982 – 2004. The company continued, 55 aircraft were built.
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Mc Donnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II. 2006r.
In 1951, the Mc Donnell company developed the F3H Demon on-board fighter plane. However, it did not turn out to be a successful construction. The main reason was too weak thrust of the powerplant. In addition, the increased requirements for the fighter resulted in the need to install new equipment, which led to an increase…
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BAL EuroTech E-310. 2014.
BAL E-310 was designed by EuroTech in cooperation with the Pit-Radwar institute belonging to the Polish Armaments Group (PGZ). The prototype of the BAL E-310 system was exhibited during the Paris Air Show 2013 in Le Bourget, France, and during the international defense industry fair MSPO 2013 in Kielce. The E-310 demonstration flight took place…
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Nowotarski Aero Club. Sightseeing flight. 2022.
On October 14, 2022, we had the opportunity to participate in a sightseeing flight with the Cessna C-172 Skyhawk, registration SP-ANT "Kanarek". As an aside, we mention that the PZL An-2 TD aircraft No. 1G98-64 once carried the SP-ANT registration. The Cessna C-172 plane was purchased by the Aero Club in Nowy Targ in July…
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Krzesiny airport. 2013.
Efforts to acquire modern multi-task combat aircraft by the Polish Military Aviation took as long as 14 years. During this time, there were numerous mock activities and behind-the-scenes gameplay. Nevertheless, in 2003, it was possible to sign a contract for the supply of 48 F-16 WSBs. On April 18, 2003, an agreement with Lockheed Martin…
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Krzesiny airport. 2012.
Already in November 1962, it was known that the Regiment would receive MiG-21 F-13 fighters as supersonic equipment. In 1963, new MiG-21 F-13 fighters were adopted at the 62nd PLM status, and in 1964, the first MiG-21 PF. The regiment was the first combat unit to be equipped with this type of aircraft.
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EM-10 Bielik. 2023.
The EM-10 Bielik is a training aircraft developed by Mr. Edward Margański. The plane is powered by a turbojet engine. In the Polish Military Aviation, the EM-10 Bielik was to replace the TS-11 "Iskra". The first flight was made on June 4, 2003. The test pilot was Mr. Wiesław Cena. The plane made two flights…