Author: Karol
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Douglas DC-3. 1935
Douglas DC-3 "Dakota" planes in Poland were used. Their list has been included in Tally Lisunow Li-2.
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Douglas DC-2. 1933
Two DC-2 B planes were purchased in 1935. They received SP-ASK and SP-ASL registrations. In February 1937, one DC-2 B was purchased in a disassembled form from German Lufthansa. The Germans bought one DC-2 plane and dismantled it to see its construction. In Poland, the plane was assembled and given the designation SP-ASJ.
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De Havilland D.H. 112 Sea Venom. 1951
De Havilland D.H. The 112 Sea Venom is a British fighter-bomber, powered by a turbojet engine, designed to fly on board aircraft carriers. De Havilland Sea Venom planes served in the Royal Navy, Royal Australian Navy and in France. In France, it was the Sea Venom FAW.20 version, which was built under license at the…
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Polish Aviation Industry – Part 21
In 1918, the Robert Gunsch Car and Motorcycle Repair Workshop was established in Poznań, at Mylna Street in Jeżyce. Over time, the workshop was transformed into a plant producing pistons, pins, bushings and rings for internal combustion engines. This is how the factory was established. Until 1939, the factory covered almost the entire demand of…
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X Małopolski Piknik Lotniczy. Czyżyny. 2014
For the tenth time, on the last weekend of June 2014, the Aviation Picnic was held at the Rakowice-Czyżyny Airport. The event gathered around 40,000 spectators. The show program was very rich. Old friends and new participants visited the picnic. There were also historical performances with the participation of military reconstruction groups and presentations of…
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IX Małopolski Piknik Lotniczy. Czyżyny. 2013
The North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco plane was the biggest attraction of the 9th Aviation Picnic. Such a plane was already in Krakow in 2010. The North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco aircraft, a light attack and observation aircraft powered by two Garret turboprop engines. The OV-10 Bronco was commissioned by US NAVY. The plane was…
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VIII Małopolski Piknik Lotniczy. Czyżyny. 2012
The VIII Małopolski Piknik Lotniczy took place on 1-2 September 2012. Until the last moment, it was not certain whether the 8th Picnic would take place. The last weekend of June (traditional Picnic time) has passed. Fortunately, at the end of the summer holidays, the party took place.
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VII Małopolski Piknik Lotniczy. Czyżyny. 2010
In 2009 and 2010, the Polish Aviation Museum was enriched with several new exhibits. Among them were Hawker Siddeley Harrier, Republic F-105 Thunderchief, Antonov An-26 nb 1508 and others. In the metal hangar where the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon was presented in 2009, the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, which is an exhibit of the Krakow…
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VI Małopolski Piknik Lotniczy. Czyżyny. 2009
Description for the photo: In the foreground the PZL M-26 Iskierka, SP-DIF plane. On June 16, 2010, at the Mielec Airport, the plane was approaching the landing at too low speed and as a result of a stall, it fell a few meters and crashed. In the background is the PZL M-28 Skytruck, SP-DDA plane.…
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RotorWay Exec 162F / A.600. 2020
The company’s goal was to build small, two-person, self-assembly helicopters, the so-called kit helicopters. The first model of the helicopter began to be produced in 1967. The helicopter is called the Javelin and used a 40 HP (30 kW) motorcycle engine. In production, the helicopter was named Scorpion. The Scorpion helicopter was priced at US…