Author: Karol
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Legnica airport. 2008
Photo description: Many residents of Legnica include the "Brotherhood in Arms" monument among their monuments. In keeping with the times, some people called this monument "homosexuals", which was certainly not the intention of its creators. But this questionable work, just like many other monuments of this type, should disappear from the center of Legnica. The…
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Debrzno airport. 2008
Traces indicate that there was a Piast settlement here already in the 12th century. In the 13th century, there was already a wooden and earth defensive castle in the settlement. The first written records come from the first half of the 14th century, when the Piast Princes of Pomerania ruled in these areas. Unfortunately, in…
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Chrcynno airport near Nasielsk. 2017
Chrcynno is an agricultural town located in the Masovian Voivodeship, in Nowodwor County, in the Nasielsk Commune. It is about 5 km to Nasielsk and about 45 km to Warsaw. Chrcynno is located north of Warsaw. Provincial Road No. 632 (Marki – Płońsk) runs through the town, and Provincial Road No. 622 (connecting Chrcynno with…
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Airport in Czaplinek, Broczyn. 2008
The airport is known among people interested in aviation as Broczyno Airport, but since the town of Broczyno is small, and only 7 km away is the large and well-known town of Czaplinek, therefore for the purposes of this article we will use the name Czaplinek Airport.
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Aero engines – Inline and supercharging engines – Part 6
Description for the picture: M-34 engine by CCCP, 1933, V-type, 12-cylinder, maximum power 850 HP at 1,800 rpm, capacity 45.8 liters, compression ratio 6.0: 1, engine weight 582 kg. The disadvantage of the engine is its heavy weight, so it was only suitable for propelling large aircraft. The M-34 engines powered, among others, Tupolev TB-3…
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Aero Engines – Inline Engines – Part 5
Description to the photo: The SPA-6A engine is an in-line, 6-cylinder engine, 150 HP at 1,600 rpm, capacity 14.6 liters, engine weight 255 kg. The engine was built at the Societe Piemontese Automobili plant in Turin. These engines were also produced by the Breda company. These engines were installed on the following airplanes: SVA.4, SVA.5,…
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Aero-engines – Powered-lifters – Part 25
The Rolls Royce Pegasus engine is one of the most remarkable turbojets in aviation history. The Rolls-Royce Pegasus, formerly the Bristol Siddeley Pegasus, is a turbo-fan engine designed by Bristol Siddeley. The engine was specially designed for the combat aircraft that eventually became the Harrier.
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Aircraft Engines – Gas Turbine – Part 13
Since a turbojet engine is a heat engine, all the laws of thermodynamics apply to it. The engine starts with an air gulp and an air intake duct. Its length and diameter are different and depend on the parameters of the turbojet engine and the speed achieved by the aircraft. The air intake is usually…
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Aircraft Engines – Gas Turbines – Part 12
Description to the photo: The Lis-2 engine built by WSK Rzeszów, under the license of the Soviet WK-1A engine, which in turn was a copy of the Rolls-Royce RB.37 Derwent engine, created by Frank Whittle.
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Aircraft Engines – Geared Turbofan – Part 23
Work on turbo-fan engines with a gearbox resumed at the turn of the century. There were several reasons for this decision. First; Such an engine, despite the use of a transmission, has a lower mass in terms of mass-thrust ratio. Secondly; has lower fuel consumption. Thirdly; emits fewer harmful chemicals into the atmosphere. Fourthly; emits…