Author: Karol

  • Emergency lowering of a military plane. Part 5. 2018.

    The McDonnell Douglas company in 1948 also began to develop ejection seats. Initially, the Douglas plant conducted research on an evacuation system consisting in the exit of the chair from the machine through a hatch in the floor. It was about limiting the value of the overload acting on the pilot and eliminating the possibility…

  • Emergency lowering of a military plane. Part 2. 2017.

    After a series of information from Part 1, let’s take a look at the rescue of the pilot from the PZL Lim (MiG-15, MiG-17) aircraft, which were used in the Polish Army from 1950 to 1990. All of them were equipped with seats ejected by a pyrotechnic charge and a KAP-3 machine, which initiated the…

  • Missile of the 9K52 Łuna-M system. 2022.

    In the 1960s, the 9K52 missile system aroused legitimate fear among European societies. Both in the countries of Western Europe and in the countries of Central Europe, because these missiles could be equipped with nuclear warheads. At that time, the name atomic weapon was used.

  • Suchoj Su-22 M4K nb 8511. 2022r.

    The Sukhoi Su-22 M 4 K 8511/28511 plane was the 73rd plane purchased by Poland. The plane was delivered in 1986. The plane was used in Powidz. The main renovation was carried out in 1994-08-02. In 2006, the plane was out of service. In 2008, the plane found its way to the Museum in Drzonów…

  • PZL TS-11 Iskra BR 200. 1972.

    In the 1960s, the PZL Lim-6 bis was the primary attack aircraft in the Polish Army. Its production lasted in the first half of the 60’s. In the second half of the 1960s, the search for a successor to the Lim-6 bis aircraft began. It was decided to use the PZL TS-11 Iskra Polish training…

  • Museum – Lubusz Military Museum in Drzonów. 2022.

    The Lubusz Military Museum is one of the best and largest institutions of this type in Poland. Lovers of the Polish Army will definitely spend the whole day here, because there is a lot to see. The facility has many unique exhibits that cannot be seen in other museums. Apart from that, the museum pieces…

  • Airport in Lubin. 2022.

    The Lubin airport has a very good infrastructure. The main RWY is 1,000 m x 30 m and lies in the 31R / 13L direction. Its surface is asphalt concrete. Additionally, there are two grassy belts on the take-off area (RWY 31L / 13R, 850 m x 100 m; RWY 29/11, 900 m x 100…

  • Airport in Dęblin. 2013.

    Lublin province. Coordinates: N51 ° 32’42 "15, E21 ° 54’04" 15. Elevation: 118 m (388 ft.): EPDE code, Agate. Phone number. +48226821779. Radio frequencies: Approach 128.25, Tower 122.75, Info 128.5, Square 122.8. The airport has one main runway (RWY) with a concrete and bituminous surface. It has dimensions of 2 500 m x 60 m.…

  • Airport in Dęblin. 2012.

    Monument – the Heroic Aviators of the Dęblin School. It was officially unveiled in 1969.

  • Antidotum Air Show. 2022r. Part 2.

    Sightseeing flights. Robinson R-44 SP-SAL. 2022. Photo by Karol Placha Hetman