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Author: Karol

  • PZL Świdnik Leonardo AW.149. 2022.

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    Karol

    On July 1, 2022 (Friday), Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of National Defense, Mariusz Błaszczak, signed a contract for the purchase of 32 AgustaWestland AW-149 helicopters for the land forces. 32 machines are used by two Squadrons. The fact that these helicopters are manufactured in Poland in Świdnik is not without significance. AW-149 helicopters are built…

  • KAI FA-50. 2022.

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    Karol

    The importance of aviation on the modern battlefield cannot be overestimated. Thanks to significant technological advances, airplanes have rapidly gained in effectiveness due to precision weapon guidance systems. A single modern multi-role aircraft has greater potential than the WWII heavy bomber formation. In addition, the importance of unmanned aerial vehicles (BALs), often referred to as…

  • PZL TS-11 Iskra. 2022.

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    Karol

    But already on December 9, 2020, at the airport of the 41st Training Aviation Base under the name of Major Pilot Eugeniusz Horbaczewski in Dęblin, a family decommissioning ceremony for the PZL TS-11 Iskra aircraft was held. This meant that the cadets of the Military Aviation Academy would train only on turboprop PZL-130 Orlik TC-II…

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

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    Karol

    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.

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    Karol

    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.

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    Karol

    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.

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    Karol

    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.

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    Karol

    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.

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    Karol

    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.

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    Karol

    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…