Author: Karol

The Hawker Hurricane is a British fighter aircraft known from the Second World War, especially the Battle of Britain. The aircraft is a single-seat, single-engine, metal structure with a partial canvas covering. The aircraft was developed and produced by Hawker Aircraft. During the Second World War, Poles also fought on this plane. More than 14,000…

Lockheed L-188 Electra is a four-engine passenger plane produced by the American company Lockheed. It was the first large transport aircraft in the US to have a turboprop drive. The Lockheed L-188 Electra aircraft was built in 170 copies and was operated in 29 countries. In six countries, aircraft were used as military and government…

Already on June 26, 1972, the CCCP announced the start of work on a long-range version of the Il-86 aircraft. The aircraft was designated Il-86 D (дальний). In fact, it was an order from the Kremlin. The initial design was completed in June 1976. It was estimated that for the proposed range of 8,500 km,…

That Soviet industry had problems with production was a known secret. The only department of aviation production that always had the green light was front-line combat machines. CCCP lacked raw materials and prefabricated elements. The factories were very fragmented, and the transport between them was poor. The lack of production capacity may have been partly…

The Il-86 is the first Soviet wide-body airliner. His story is unusual and tells a lot about the backstage industry of the Moscow state. Below, we will cite many facts that are currently (2012) suppressed or even hidden. However, the main reason why we became interested in this aircraft is the fact that the Polish…

The Airbus A380 is the world’s largest long-haul airliner. The aircraft was the result of international cooperation, mainly France, England, Spain and West Germany. The manufacturer of the Airbus A.380 aircraft was the Airbus consortium. The first flight was made on April 27, 2005. The aircraft were produced in the period 2007 – 2021. 251…

The Supermarine Spitfire is the best fighter aircraft of World War II. Hundreds of Polish pilots fought on these planes on various war fronts. The aircraft is single-engine and single-seater. It was developed by Supermarine in Southampton, England. The prototype was flown on March 5, 1936. Production lasted from 1937 to 1948. 20,351 were built.…