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Author: Karol

  • Krzesiny airport. 2012.

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    Already in November 1962, it was known that the Regiment would receive MiG-21 F-13 fighters as supersonic equipment. In 1963, new MiG-21 F-13 fighters were adopted at the 62nd PLM status, and in 1964, the first MiG-21 PF. The regiment was the first combat unit to be equipped with this type of aircraft.

  • EM-10 Bielik. 2023.

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    The EM-10 Bielik is a training aircraft developed by Mr. Edward Margański. The plane is powered by a turbojet engine. In the Polish Military Aviation, the EM-10 Bielik was to replace the TS-11 "Iskra". The first flight was made on June 4, 2003. The test pilot was Mr. Wiesław Cena. The plane made two flights…

  • The beginnings of air navigation. 2013.

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    The beginnings of air navigation are associated with the beginnings of air communication carried out with the help of airships, i.e. self-propelled aerostats. On August 9, 1884, in Chalais-Meudon, Capt. Charles Renard and Capt. Arthur Krebs traveled 7,600 m in the La France airship at a speed of almost 20 km / h (5.5 m…

  • ILS landing system. 2013.

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    ILS (instrument landing system) is a radio system supporting the landing of an airplane in conditions of limited visibility. It belongs to the navigation systems. The system enables precise guidance of the aircraft from the limit of the range to a certain point on the glide path or even to the touchdown itself. It depends…

  • Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite. 2019.

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    The main rotor has 4 blades in the main rotor and the tail rotor. The main rotor blades are driven by servo motors instead of the swash plate. Second-generation composite main rotor blades (CMRB2) were mounted on the Super Seasprite, which includes filament-wound, S-glass rods, glass shells, aramid honeycomb cores and aramid trailing edges.

  • Supersonic passenger aircraft. 1980-1990.

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    In the USA in 1972, an era came to an end. The 1966 contest winner, the Boeing 2707-200 had to significantly redesign its design to create the Boeing 2707-300 that closely resembled the Lockheed L-2000 competitor. Ten years of work have not been completed successfully. This does not mean, however, that American companies have completely…

  • Pratt & Whitney F135 turbojet engine. 2021.

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    The engine is available in two variants; A variant of the conventional take-off and landing (CTOL) used in the F-35 A and F-35 C and the two-cycle vertical short take-off and landing (STOVL) variant used in the F-35 B. This long variant has an additional fan from the front to the vertical. draft (lifting fan)…

  • Airport equipment. Refueling airplanes. 2018.

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    Karol

    JELCZ serii 642 D.35 CND-27.k „Kajman”. 2017 year. Photo by Karol Placha Hetman

  • Douglas A-20. 2022.

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    The Douglas A-20 Havoc aircraft was developed in the USA by the Douglas Aircraft Company. It made his first flight on January 23, 1939. On January 10, 1941, the aircraft was put into service. The aircraft was made in many versions and is known as A-20 Havoc, DB-7 (company designation), Boston, P-70. During the Second…

  • General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper. 2022.

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    The MQ-9 Reaper aircraft made its first flight on February 2, 2001. It was commissioned on May 1, 2007. The MQ-9 Reaper is a development version of the General Atomics MQ-1 Predator. The General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper is sometimes referred to as the Predator B. The apparatus is capable of performing controlled or autonomous tasks.…