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Author: Karol

  • Radio receivers in the military aviation of the Polish People’s Republic. Marek Kaiper

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    Karol

    Military aviation in the times of the Polish People’s Republic, similarly to the land forces and the navy, used a large number of radio receivers of various types over the years. From highly specialized to ordinary civilian. The latter in soldier clubs, electro-acoustic broadcasting stations on NYSA 522 cars, companies, guardhouses, remote facilities (distant and…

  • IL Okęcie WSK Mielec TS-8 Bies P-1. 2021.

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    Karol

    TS-8 Bies is a training aircraft used in the Polish Army. The plane was constructed by engineer Tadeusz Sołtyk. The aircraft was intended mainly for the training of military pilots, as a transition machine between basic training machines and turbojet-powered two-seater airplanes. The TS-8 Bies was the first all-metal aircraft constructed in Poland after the…

  • WSK PZL Świdnik SM-1 SP-SAD. 2021.

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    Karol

    On January 19, 2021, the PZL WSK Świdnik SM-1 SP-SAD helicopter returned to the Polish Aviation Museum in Krakow after renovation. The renovation was performed by the Feniks Reco company, which operates in Nowy Sącz. The helicopter has the serial number 101003 and registration SP-SAD. It is the third serial copy built in Świdnik. The…

  • Polish Aviation Museum. 2008

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    Karol

    Airplanes lined up from east in a counterclockwise direction. From the memorial wall with commemorative plaques.

  • Boeing Stearman Model 75. 2021.

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    Karol

    Boeing Model 75 for the Stearman in the USA at Stear Aircraft in 1933. In 1934, the ship’s Stearman company was taken over by the Boeing concern and at the same time by the right to this aircraft. The plane, as Model 75, was produced until 1946. A total of over 10,620 copies were built.…

  • Michaił Mil Mi-24. 2021.

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    Karol

    In 2015, the Polish Mi-24 helicopters lost their combat capabilities. The supply of guided missiles has run out. Only unguided missiles and barrel ammunition remained in the armament. The problem is serious, because according to the state in Poland there were 34 examples of Mi-24 D and 17 examples of Mi-24 W. Currently (2021) we…

  • PZL TS-11 Iskra nb 1214, SP-YBC. 2021.

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    Karol

    In 2015, for the first time, we could see a turbojet in Nowy Targ. It was the TS-11 Iskra nb 1214 aircraft, registration SP-YBC. As the runway at Nowy Trag Airport is unpaved, the plane arrived at the show taking off from Balice Airport. The plane belongs to the Biało-Czerwony Skrzydła Foundation. However, it is…

  • PZL Mielec aviation products. 1939-1996.

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    Karol

    Aviation products WSK PZL Mielec. 1939-1996

  • History of PZL WSK Mielec. 1977-2007. Part 5

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    Karol

    In 1977, Polskie Zakłady Lotnicze concluded an agreement for the license construction of the Piper PA-34 Seneca, known as the PZL M-20 Mewa, in Poland. In addition to the PZL license, they also established cooperation with the Piper Aircraft Company in the design of a new short-range passenger plane, known as a regional plane. The…

  • History of PZL WSK Mielec. 1960-1976. Part 4

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    Karol

    The An-2 planes were very much needed by the Russians. However, they had no processing capacity. Their factories were charged with the production of combat aircraft. The Russians, looking for a new factory for the production of An-2 planes, held talks with both Poland and the GDR (German Democratic Republic) and Czechoslovakia. The choice of…