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Author: Karol

  • Roketsan MIZRAK-U missile. 2022.

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    Karol

    Roketsan Roket Sanayii ve Ticaret A.S. it is a Turkish arms concern that has four main divisions: Defense, New Technologies, Software and Space. The company in its present form was founded in 1988 in Ankara. In 2018, the concern employed over 3,000 employees. Roketsan Roket Sanayii ve Ticaret A.S. is a major Turkish arms producer.…

  • BAL EuroTech E-310. 2014.

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    Karol

    BAL E-310 was designed by EuroTech in cooperation with the Pit-Radwar institute belonging to the Polish Armaments Group (PGZ). The prototype of the BAL E-310 system was exhibited during the Paris Air Show 2013 in Le Bourget, France, and during the international defense industry fair MSPO 2013 in Kielce. The E-310 demonstration flight took place…

  • Nowotarski Aero Club. Sightseeing flight. 2022.

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    Karol

    On October 14, 2022, we had the opportunity to participate in a sightseeing flight with the Cessna C-172 Skyhawk, registration SP-ANT "Kanarek". As an aside, we mention that the PZL An-2 TD aircraft No. 1G98-64 once carried the SP-ANT registration. The Cessna C-172 plane was purchased by the Aero Club in Nowy Targ in July…

  • Krzesiny airport. 2013.

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    Karol

    Efforts to acquire modern multi-task combat aircraft by the Polish Military Aviation took as long as 14 years. During this time, there were numerous mock activities and behind-the-scenes gameplay. Nevertheless, in 2003, it was possible to sign a contract for the supply of 48 F-16 WSBs. On April 18, 2003, an agreement with Lockheed Martin…

  • Krzesiny airport. 2012.

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    Karol

    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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    Karol

    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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    Karol

    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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    Karol

    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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    Karol

    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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    Karol

    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…