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Author: Karol

  • Airport organization. 2012.

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    Karol

    Most of the airport infrastructure affecting passenger safety is unknown to them. In the first place is the infrastructure of the landing field. This is the area where planes taxi, take off and load. We have on it; runway and taxiway network, communication and navigation systems, lighting systems (glide paths, threshold and navigation lights, runway…

  • Aviation Organizations. 2012.

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    Karol

    Undoubtedly, the standards for flight safety are set by the country that leads in the number of people and goods transported, i.e. the USA. The main body dealing with this issue is the FAA, i.e. the Federal Aviation Administration. Its history dates back to 1926. At that time, there were already several companies producing aircraft…

  • PKW Orlik mission 9. 2020.

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    Karol

    For the ninth time Polish Soldiers took part in the defense of the airspace of the Baltic States. This time the contingent issued 32 Tactical Air Base from Lask. On December 27, 2019, at the 32nd Tactical Air Base, soldiers of the PKW Orlik 9 shift were farewelled, who served in Estonia for five months…

  • 20, 23, 24, 27, 43 Fighter Aviation Regiment. 1952.

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    Karol

    Due to the tense international situation (War in Korea, Berlin Blockade, Admission of Germany to the NATO alliance), Moscow forced Poland to develop arms above the defense needs of Poland. Tanks, combat vehicles, and planes were built, and new military units were created. However, the plan exceeded the capabilities of a war-ravaged country and a…

  • Biało-Czerwone Iskry. 2020.

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    Karol

    The tradition of aerobatic flights in the Polish Army dates back to the second half of the 20th century, when experienced pilots in air regiments performed joint acrobatics. However, the most famous was the "Kraków Aerobatic Troika", with pilot officers: Jerzy Bajan, Karol Pniak and Stanisław Macek, who flew PWS-A fighters.

  • Pterodactyl Flight. 2020.

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    Karol

    Pterodactyl Flight is one of the most spectacular groups at air shows, which in Poland performed for the first time in 2015 in Rybnik. Since then, she has visited Poland several times. Pterodactyl Flight presents air stories from the First and Second World War, although recently focused on the Great World War.

  • LWD Żuraw. 1951

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    Karol

    In 1948, the Air Force Command commissioned the LWD (Aeronautical Experimental Workshops) to develop a connecting plane that was to use emergency landing pads, i.e. a shortened takeoff and landing plane. The aircraft design was made in two years, 1948–1950. The project leader was M.Sc. Tadeusz Sołtyk. The aircraft was intended for liaison, school, observation,…

  • 59 Training-Combat Aviation Regiment in Biała Podlaska. 1958-1964

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    Karol

    In 1958, a new stage of reorganization of aviation education in Poland began. New, modern equipment required a different, well-developed supply and security system. Under the new assumptions, the cadet during the 3-year training was to obtain a larger raid than before. The officer was to leave the university walls with a total of 215…

  • Podlaska Wytwórnia Samolotów. Combat aircraft.

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    Karol

    The newly founded Podlasie Aircraft Factory "PWS" began its activity from the production of Potez XV A2 aircraft, which were built on the basis of a license. A group of French engineers and technicians came to Biała Podlaska to start production.

  • Lotnicze Warsztaty Doświadczalne LWD Zuch. 1948.

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    Karol

    The earlier aircraft of the LWD Żak plant was equipped with a Walter Minor 6-III engine with 160 HP (118 kW). The team of Tadeusz Sołtyk decided to use this engine and build it on the LWD Junak aircraft. This is how the aircraft marked LWD Zuch-1 was created registration SP-BAD Serial number 17. The…