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  • Aeroprakt A-22 L2. 2020

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    Karol

    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.

  • Military University of Technology in Warsaw.

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    Karol

    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…

  • Technical Aviation School of the Polish Army in Warsaw. 1945-1949

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    Karol

    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.

  • Air Force Institute of Technology. 2013.

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    Karol

    The Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) is the leader of the Scientific and Research support for military aviation technology. Supervised by the Minister of National Defence, since 1953 it has been developing modern solutions that bring large savings to Poland, at the same time maintaining the highest level of the used technology. The products…

  • Transatlantic Radio Station Babice.

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    Karol

    In 1918, after the Republic of Poland regained its independence as a result of the Great World War, the Ministry of Posts and Telegraphs started to create a state radio-telegraph network, which consisted of radio stations with European coverage in Grudziądz, Kraków and Poznań, and an intercontinental radio station, which was located near Warsaw, on…

  • Aeroklub Krakowski. Sightseeing flight. 2020

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    Karol

    In Poland, for several years, sightseeing flights by plane, glider or powered hang-glider have become more and more popular. Sightseeing flights are not new. Already in the 90s, Krakow-Balice Airport offered sightseeing flights over Krakow with the PZL-104 Wilga-35 plane.

  • Airborne ground-based radio finders. Part 2. Marek Kaiper

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    Karol

    The two-channel ARP-6 radio finder was a completely new design compared to its predecessors. It was also mounted on the smaller GAZ-63 and later GAZ 66 with the KUNG-2 body. In Czechoslovakia, these beacons were mounted on 6×6 Praga V3S cars. It was the longest used type of radio finder in the Polish Air Force,…

  • Airborne ground-based radio finders. Part 1. Marek Kaiper

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    Karol

    A radio finder is a radio receiver designed to determine the direction (bearing) on ​​a working radio station. Measured as the value of the angle between the direction of magnetic north and the direction of the radio station. Radio finders were used in maritime navigation and aviation for navigation and rescue purposes, and in land…

  • Air Show. Mińsk Mazowiecki. 2010

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    Karol

    Every year, at the Minsk Mazowiecki Airport, the command organizes open days, air shows and picnics. The proximity of Warsaw means that there are more and more aviation enthusiasts, with whole families.

  • Sochaczew-Bielice Airport. 2010

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    Karol

    Lotnisko Sochaczew. 2010 year. Photo by Karol Placha Hetman