Author: Karol
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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…
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V Małopolski Piknik Lotniczy. Czyżyny. 2008
Year by year, the Aviation Picnic at the Polish Aviation Museum was developing. There were more and more aircraft presented in flight and in the static exhibition. The first companies offering aircraft for sale appeared. The number of military reconstruction groups increased. There were more and more commercial and gastronomic stands and attractions for children…
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IV Małopolski Piknik Lotniczy. Czyżyny. 2007
In 2004, the 1st Poland Aviation Picnic (June 26-27, 2004) took place for the first time at the Polish Aviation Museum on the site of the former Rakowice-Czyżyny airport. It has become a tradition that the next picnics were organized every year, always on the last Saturday-Sunday in June.
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Mc Donnell Douglas FA-18. 1978
The McDonnell Douglas FA-18 Hornet airplane is a twin-engine American supersonic, multi-role aircraft capable of operating in "all weather conditions". The main user of the FA-18 aircraft is US NAVY. McDonnell Douglas FA-18 Hornet aircraft – users: Australia, Canada, Finland, Kuwait, Malaysia, Spain, Switzerland, USA.