Author: Karol
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PZL TS-11 Iskra nb 1214, SP-YBC. 2021.
In 2015, for the first time, we could see a turbojet in Nowy Targ. It was the TS-11 Iskra nb 1214 aircraft, registration SP-YBC. As the runway at Nowy Trag Airport is unpaved, the plane arrived at the show taking off from Balice Airport. The plane belongs to the Biało-Czerwony Skrzydła Foundation. However, it is…
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History of PZL WSK Mielec. 1977-2007. Part 5
In 1977, Polskie Zakłady Lotnicze concluded an agreement for the license construction of the Piper PA-34 Seneca, known as the PZL M-20 Mewa, in Poland. In addition to the PZL license, they also established cooperation with the Piper Aircraft Company in the design of a new short-range passenger plane, known as a regional plane. The…
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History of PZL WSK Mielec. 1960-1976. Part 4
The An-2 planes were very much needed by the Russians. However, they had no processing capacity. Their factories were charged with the production of combat aircraft. The Russians, looking for a new factory for the production of An-2 planes, held talks with both Poland and the GDR (German Democratic Republic) and Czechoslovakia. The choice of…
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History of PZL WSK Mielec. 1957-1959. Part 3
In the early 1950s, Eng. Eugeniusz Stankiewicz developed a training plane intended for training pilots and towing gliders, designated as PZL S-3 Kania. The plane was built in 1951, but was not allowed to operate, and the prototype built at the Warsaw Aero Club airport was finally destroyed. However, in 1956, the Communication Equipment Factory…
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History of PZL WSK Mielec. 1950-1956. Part 2
In 1948, a seven-year plan for the development of military aviation for the period 1949-1955 was developed in Poland. These plans included the acquisition of new fighter planes driven by future-oriented turbojet engines. Since Poland was relentlessly falling into the zone of influence of the new occupant, only the Soviet Union could be the only…
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The history of LOT Polish Airlines. Part 7. 2020-2021.
The next year 2020 started successfully for PLL LOT. On January 25, 2020, it was announced that PLL LOT will take over the largest German holiday airline, Condor. The transaction was to be finalized by the end of April 2020. Thanks to this transaction, PGL (Polska Grupa Lotnicza) was to grow almost twice. There was…
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Airbus Helicopters Super Puma. 2021.
The helicopter in question was developed by the French company Aérospatiale, then by Eurocopter, and now by Airbus Helicopters. The Super Puma helicopter is a development of the original Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma helicopter. The first flight of the Super Puma helicopter was made on September 13, 1978, and its production began in February 1980…
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Partenavia P.68, Vulcanair P.68. 2021.
Partenavia P.68, currently Vulcanair P.68, is a light passenger and transport aircraft. The plane was designed by the Italian constructor Luigi Pascale. Initially, it was produced by the Italian company Partenavia. The plane made its first flight on May 25, 1970, in Naples, and received the type certificate on November 17, 1971. The certificate mentioned…
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PZL PZL-3. 1928.
Detailed design assumptions for the aircraft were developed by engineer Władysław Zalewski. The plane was a development of the WZ-IX Pteranodon project. The PZL-3 aircraft was carefully aerodynamically designed. Tests of the aircraft models in the wind tunnel confirmed the correctness of the design. The test results were surprised even by members of the French…