Author: Karol
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Bell 407GXi. 2020
At the beginning of 2019, the Polish Police signed a contract for the purchase of three Bell 407GXi helicopters. The contract was signed with the manufacturer of Bell helicopters, Bell Textron Helicopter Inc. based in Fort Worth (USA). Retrofitting the aviation with patrol and observation helicopters made it possible to replace decommissioned, old and worn…
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The tragedy of TS-11 Iskra with the pilot Jerzy Stonsiek on October 11, 2005.
Unfortunately, service in the 10th Tactical Air Squadron was sometimes tragic. On October 11, 2005, Lt. MSc. pil. Jerzy Stonsieka took off for an experimental flight. He piloted the TS-11 Iskra training plane, belonging to the 10th ELT. The pilot made a low-altitude test flight. There was an engine failure during the flight. The pilot…
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WSK Nr 4 PZL Okęcie Jak-12. 1952
In 1952, a few Yak-12 R planes were brought to Poland. Probably four or five. We know the following machines No. 0225, 5013, 4640213 and 4640216. In fact, these were Yak-12 machines with M-11 FR engines, built between 1950 and 1951. Attempts were made to enter them into the state of the Polish Army. The…
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Cessna Aircraft Company. 2020
Description to the photo. Cessna 525 CitationJet CJ1 +, No. 525-0628, G-TFRA registration. He made his first flight on November 29, 2006. Initially, it had T7-FRA registration, then G-TFRA (from 2013) and now N628AM (from 2018). The plane takes 5 passengers on board.
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Boeing B.737 MAX 8. 2020r.
In 2016, the Airbus concern introduced the A-320 NEO plane to the market, i.e. a heavily modernized version, with new engines, lower fuel consumption by about 15% and other changes. In three years, Airbus has delivered over 600 copies to the airlines, winning orders for nearly 6,000 more. And although the planes were plagued by…
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Enter Air. 2020
Enter Air is a Polish airline company. The company was founded in November 2009 and started operating in the spring of 2010. The first flight was made on April 25, 2010 to Tunisia. Enter Air Sp. z o.o. has an IATA E4 code and an ICAO ENT code. The company is in private hands. The…
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Small Planet Airlines. 2020
Small Planet Airlines was a former mixed capital charter company; Polish, Lithuanian and German. The company was founded on March 14, 2007 as FlyLal Charters. In 2010, it changed its name to Small Planet Airlines. The seat of the company was in Warsaw and Katowice. The line was an association of three independent companies. The…
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Aeroprakt A-22 L2. 2020
Aeroprakt A-22 is an ultra-light plane in a duralumin high-wing brace system, with a fixed, sprung undercarriage with front support. The plane is powered by the well-known and good Rotax 912 engine, which, depending on the version, has a power of 80-100 HP.
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Military University of Technology in Warsaw.
The traditions of the Military University of Technology refer to the Knight’s School established in Warsaw. After Poland regained independence in 1918, military departments were established at the Warsaw and Lviv Polytechnics. In 1936, the Higher School of Engineering was established in Warsaw (from April 1939, the Military Main School of Engineering), and in the…
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Technical Aviation School of the Polish Army in Warsaw. 1945-1949
The Technical Aviation School of the Polish Army in Warsaw operated in the period 1945-1949. The school trained aviation specialists. It was a school that was organized in Zamość in 1944. In 1949, the school was moved again to Zamość and also to Oleśnica. The Military University of Technology was established in Warsaw.