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Author: Karol

  • Museum in Warsaw. Radars. 2020

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    The P-40 Agata is a Soviet mobile radar in a rare configuration. The radar was developed under the code name 1S12 in 1960. NATO used the designation "Long Track". The radar entered service in the CCCP in 1963, and then in other Warsaw Pact countries, including Poland. In 1965, the P-40 radar was designated GRAU…

  • S4GA manufacturer of airport lighting. 2020

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    Karol

    The S4GA company is a leading producer of airport lighting in the world. It is also the only company that designs and manufactures solar (photovoltaic) airport lighting for permanent applications. Today (2020) S4GA distributes its solar runway lighting on a global scale. Thanks to this, S4GA was recognized as a reliable and perspective partner and…

  • Beechcraft King Air 350 SP-TPU. 2015

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    In 2005, the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency started searching for a new aircraft for the measurement and control of navigation devices. The choice fell on the Beechcraft King Air 350 plane. The plane and its equipment cost PLN 35 million. The brand new aircraft was modified by the German company Aerodata AG (Braunschweig) to…

  • Bell 407GXi. 2020

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    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…

  • The tragedy of TS-11 Iskra with the pilot Jerzy Stonsiek on October 11, 2005.

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    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…

  • WSK Nr 4 PZL Okęcie Jak-12. 1952

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    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…

  • Cessna Aircraft Company. 2020

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    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.

  • Boeing B.737 MAX 8. 2020r.

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    Karol

    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…

  • Enter Air. 2020

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    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…

  • Small Planet Airlines. 2020

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    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…