Category: Airplanes

  • Yakovlev Yak-23. Tally. 1951.

    Yakovlev Yak-23. Tally. 1951.

    Kraków 2007-02-16 085c Section 1951-01-06 Yakovlev Yak-23. Poland List of Yak-23 aircraft operated in Poland. 1 712 / 37 1951. 40 PLM. On 25.08.1952, warrant officer Kazimierz Jaworski was tasked with flying to the zone for piloting. It was his first solo flight and was supervised by Lieutenant Pietrzak. In the zone, he gained an…

  • Yakovlev Yak-23. Construction. 1951.

    Yakovlev Yak-23. Construction. 1951.

    Kraków 2007-02-16 085c Section 1951-01-06 Yakovlev Yak-23. Poland Yak-23 design Yak-23 is a single-seat, single-engine fighter aircraft built in a redan layout, with a straight wing. Semi-monocoque design. Medium-wing. Straight wing, undivided. At the fuselage, laminar profile S-1-12 changing into laminar KW-Z-12. Lift 3.5 degrees. Each wing is made of 2 spars and 17 ribs.…

  • Yakovlev Yak-23. History. 1951

    Yakovlev Yak-23. History. 1951

    Kraków 2007-02-16 085c Section 1951-01-06 Yakovlev Yak-23. Poland The second type of turbojet aircraft in the Polish Military Aviation. The first aircraft to achieve combat readiness. See Yak-17. History Yak-23 nb 1616. The side number is fictitious and is the number of the Military Unit at Balice Airport. There is a red lightning bolt on…

  • Jakowlew Jak-17, 17 W. Tally. 1950

    Jakowlew Jak-17, 17 W. Tally. 1950

    Kraków 2007-02-07 085b Tally 1950-08-20 OKB Jakowlew Jak-17 / W „Agata”. Poland The first Polish fighter aircraft with a turbojet engine. List of Jak-17 / W Agata aircraft operated in Poland. Yak-17 nb 29, 1950. Shown publicly on 20.08.1950, over Okęcie Airport. Yak-17 nb unknown, 1950. Initially kept as a spare. Yak-17 nb unknown, 1950.…

  • Jakowlew Jak-17, 17 W “Agata”. Design. 1950

    Jakowlew Jak-17, 17 W “Agata”. Design. 1950

    Kraków 2007-02-07 085b Section 1950-08-20 OKB Jakowlew Jak-17 / W „Agata”. Poland The first Polish fighter aircraft with a turbojet engine. Jak-17 design A single-seat, single-engine mid-wing aircraft with an almost entirely metal structure and straight wings. A truss structure covered with sheet metal. Often referred to in publications as a transitional type, which should…

  • Jakowlew Jak-17, 17 W “Agata”. History. 1950

    Jakowlew Jak-17, 17 W “Agata”. History. 1950

    Kraków 2007-02-07 085b Section 1950-08-20 OKB Jakowlew Jak-17 / W „Agata”. Poland The first Polish fighter aircraft with a turbojet engine. History. Assumptions of the Jak-15 design. The Yak-15 aircraft became the first aircraft with a turbojet engine of the Yakovlev OKB. The Yak-3 fighter aircraft was taken as the basis, with a piston engine,…

  • Mikojan and Guriewicz MiG-23 MF, UB. List. 1979

    Mikojan and Guriewicz MiG-23 MF, UB. List. 1979

    Kraków 2007-01-02 255 Section 1979-06-04 OKB Mikojan and Guriewicz MiG-23 MB, UB. Poland Fighter aircraft with variable wing geometry. LIST OF AIRCRAFT MiG-23 MF serving in 28 PLM in Słupsk. MiG-23 MF nb 120 No. 390217120 – Delivered on June 4, 1979. in the first batch. Withdrawn in 1996 In 2003, he went to the…

  • Mikoyan and Gurevich MiG-23 MF, UB. Construction. 1979.

    Mikoyan and Gurevich MiG-23 MF, UB. Construction. 1979.

    Kraków 2007-01-02 255 Section 1979-06-04 OKB Mikoyan and Gurevich MiG-23 MF, UB. Poland A fighter aircraft with variable wing geometry. Construction MiG-23 MF design Single-seat, single-engine supersonic interceptor, also capable of performing attack and bombing missions. High-wing monoplane with variable wing geometry. Main strength elements made of steel; fuselage fuel tanks, wing spars and empennage,…

  • Mikojan and Guriewicz MiG-23 MF, UB. History. 1979

    Mikojan and Guriewicz MiG-23 MF, UB. History. 1979

    Kraków 2007-01-02 255 Section 1979-06-04 OKB Mikojan and Guriewicz MiG-23 MB, UB. Poland Fighter aircraft with variable wing geometry. History Before we discuss the MiG-23 fighter, which was armed with the Polish Army, let’s look at the versions created in CCCP. MiG-23 M. 1972 year. In parallel with the work on the MiG-23 UB two-seater,…

  • J-2 Polonez amateur plane. 2025.

    J-2 Polonez amateur plane. 2025.

    Kraków 2025-03-01 J-2 Polonez amateur plane. The J-2 Polonez amateur aircraft is a development of the J-1 Prząśniczka aircraft, which was built by Mr. Jarosław Janowski together with colleagues from the Łódź Aeroclub. Mr. Andrzej Wiśniewski assisted Mr. Jarosław Janowski in the construction of the J-2 Polonez aircraft. The new aircraft was also built of…