Author: Karol
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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).…
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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.