Author: Karol

  • Radars 1950.

    In 1950, the General Staff of the Polish Army transferred the T-T conditions for a radar warning station to the National Telecommunications Institute. The work was started by the Separate Design Laboratory (TL) at the Radio Works named after Marcin Kasprzak. The program was codenamed "Nysa". As early as 1951, a laboratory model of a…

  • Tupolev Tu-154. Equipment. 2022.

    According to the obtained certificate, the Tu-154 M Lux aircraft could be operated for 18 years. This time has come to an end. On January 5, 2009. Tu-154 M Lux nb 101 has exhausted its service life. Tu-154 M Lux nb 102 twelve months later. The difficult financial situation of the country and other substantive…

  • Tupolev Tu-154. Catastrophes. 2022

    The statistics for the Tu-154 aircraft are unmerciful. According to available information, 66 machines crashed on 1,015 (other sources 926) of the Tu-154 built. The production of this machine lasted until 2001. Until 2010, there were about 200 Tu-154 aircraft in the world. Mostly in the Moscow State and China.

  • The tragedy of An-24 SP-LTD

    The An-24 W SP-LTD plane was on a flight from Warsaw to Rzeszów. There were 29 people on board: two pilots, two flight attendants and 25 passengers. The landing was to be carried out at the Jasionka airport from the eastern side. At 10:25 am, before landing, the engines failed. Most of the electrical system…

  • The tragedy of An-24 SP-LTE on January 24, 1969.

    On January 24, 1969, the Antonow An-24 SP-LTE aircraft was about to land at the Strachowice airport near Wrocław. The crew approached the landing when the weather conditions were below the permissible minimum. The airport informed that the visibility was 800 m, and after a while – only 400 m. The minimum was 1,100 m.…

  • PZL Mielec M-18 Dromader. 2013r.

    The PZL M-18 Dromader aircraft is a modern Polish agricultural and firefighting aircraft that was developed at WSK PZL Mielec.

  • PZL Mielec M-15 Belfegor. 2013.

    The PZL M-15 Belfegor was an agricultural aircraft developed and produced in Poland on the recommendation and for the needs of the CCCP. The M-15 aircraft was the only agricultural aircraft in the world powered by a turbojet engine, which is uneconomical in this type of application.

  • PZL Okęcie PZL-106 Kruk. 2013.

    The plane was built in the classic layout, low wing. The construction uses steel, duralumin, plastics and polyester fabric. The most famous, built in the largest number and popular version is the PZL-106 A Kruk.

  • Gdańsk Wrzeszcz Airport. 2013.

    After the front had passed, the status of the City and the Airport was uncertain for many months. Only in autumn in 1945, the Soviets handed over the airport to the Polish side. It was necessary to quickly complete the necessary work to launch an air connection with Warsaw. The destroyed airport facilities were rebuilt…

  • Passenger on the plane. 2022.

    Although all travelers are traveling in the same vehicle; by ship, train or plane, there have always been and will always be different classes. The richer ones will be able to afford the first class. The company will pay the passenger for the business class, and the rest will fly in the economy (tourist) class…