Author: Karol
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Polish Aviation Museum. 2008
Airplanes lined up from east in a counterclockwise direction. From the memorial wall with commemorative plaques.
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Boeing Stearman Model 75. 2021.
Boeing Model 75 for the Stearman in the USA at Stear Aircraft in 1933. In 1934, the ship’s Stearman company was taken over by the Boeing concern and at the same time by the right to this aircraft. The plane, as Model 75, was produced until 1946. A total of over 10,620 copies were built.…
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Michaił Mil Mi-24. 2021.
In 2015, the Polish Mi-24 helicopters lost their combat capabilities. The supply of guided missiles has run out. Only unguided missiles and barrel ammunition remained in the armament. The problem is serious, because according to the state in Poland there were 34 examples of Mi-24 D and 17 examples of Mi-24 W. Currently (2021) we…
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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…