Author: Karol
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Iliuszyn Ił-62, Ił-62 M. 2009.
Wings oblique with a span of 43.20 m. The leading edge has a bevel angle of 32.5 degrees. The angle of the wing in ¼ of the chord is 35 degrees. There is a step near halfway along the leading edge. It plays the same role as the aerodynamic steering wheel on the wing, i.e.…
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PZL S-4 Kania 3. 1950.
After the Second World War, the first Polish successful aircraft was the PZL S-1, designed by Capt. Eng. Eugeniusz Stankiewicz, lecturer at the United Military Aviation School. The plane was built in one copy and unfortunately crashed. However, the experience gained from its operation and the instructions provided by the Central Institute of Aviation allowed…
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Leonardo M-346 Bielik. 2017.
The M-346 is a modern training and training aircraft, also developed as a variant of the light combat aircraft (LIFT). The plane was developed as a subsonic machine, but it may slightly exceed the speed of Ma 1. A two-man crew takes places in a tandem configuration. Classic aircraft layout, but aerodynamically far advanced, with…
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Douglas C-47 Dakota. 2021.
After the US joined the Second World War, the military commandeered many aircraft, including Douglas DC-3. The planes were adapted to military needs. The production of DC-3 aircraft was also switched to the versions needed by the military. Mainly transport planes were built. The C-47 "Skytrain" transport planes were most commonly used, but there were…
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Lockheed C-5 Galaxy. 2021.
In 1961, several American aviation companies began developing a heavy turbojet transport aircraft to replace the then used Douglas C-133 Cargomaster and the Lockheed C-141 Starlifter. In 1963, Lockheed introduced a new concept for the CX-X transporter with a curb weight of 250,000 kg, a maximum payload of 82,000 kg and a speed of 919…
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Lockheed Martin F-35. 2021.
The desire to buy Lockheed Martin F-35 aircraft is not a whim of the current Polish Government (United Right). It is a consequence of decisions made in 2002, when it was decided to purchase 48 Lockheed Martin F-16 aircraft, and one of the conditions was the existence of its successor program. In 2003, it was…
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NATO Days in Ostrawa. 2021.
NATO Days military demonstrations in Ostrava, Czech Republic in 2021, took place on September 18-19, 2021. But a few days earlier, occasional meetings had already been held. Airships and weapons from land units were arriving. Objectively, there were fewer planes, helicopters and ground force equipment at the event than in previous years. However, there was…
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Mikojan i Guriewicz MiG-21 bis. 2011.
11 MiG-21 bis nb 0887 No. 75080887. Delivered on March 22, 1980. Used in 34 PLM. On October 29, 1999, crashed on the Hel Peninsula. On October 29, 1999, at 4:27 PM, the pilot catapulted. He left the plane in the 8th minute of flight in the Hel Peninsula. The pilot saved himself with the…
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Mikojan i Guriewicz MiG-21 bis. 2010.
The MiG-21 bis has a "delta" wing with beveled ends, 57 degrees, total area 23 m2, symmetrical wing profile CAGI S-12, with a relative thickness of 4.2% at the base and 5% at the end, wedging 0 degrees, rising -2 degrees, chord at the root 5.97 m, at the end 0.46 m. The wing structure…