Category: Airplanes

The Aero L-159 is a light attack and advanced training aircraft manufactured in the Czech Republic. The aircraft has a Western engine; Honeywell F-124-GA-100, 28.20 kN thrust and Western avionics. The aircraft is single or two-seater, depending on the version.

Transall C-160 is a military transport aircraft that was developed jointly by France and Germany. The name "Transall" is an abbreviation derived from the name of the production consortium Transporter Allianz. The consortium included MBB (Germany), Aerospatiale (France) and VFW-Fokker. The aircraft was developed for the military of France and West Germany, but also for…

The Rockwell B-1 Lancer is an American intercontinental precision strike heavy bomber. The aircraft made its first flight on December 23, 1974. It was commissioned on October 1, 1986. 104 examples were built. Rockwell B-1 Lancer is a bomber with variable wing geometry. The aircraft are operated by the USAF. The B-1B is one of…

The American Boeing B-52 bomber is an older generation aircraft, which, however, thanks to its durable construction, armament load and range, is still a significant strike force of the USAF. Since the accession of the Republic of Poland to NATO on March 12, 1999, B-52 aircraft have played an important role in deterring the bandit…

The Cirrus Aircraft SR22 tourist plane is a single-engine, four- or five-seater composite aircraft developed in 2001 by Cirrus Aircraft from Duluth, Minnesota, USA. The aircraft is a development of the Cirrus SR20 design, in which the wing was enlarged, fuel tanks were enlarged and a more powerful 310 hp (231 kW) piston engine was…

The Hawker Hurricane is a British fighter aircraft known from the Second World War, especially the Battle of Britain. The aircraft is a single-seat, single-engine, metal structure with a partial canvas covering. The aircraft was developed and produced by Hawker Aircraft. During the Second World War, Poles also fought on this plane. More than 14,000…

Lockheed L-188 Electra is a four-engine passenger plane produced by the American company Lockheed. It was the first large transport aircraft in the US to have a turboprop drive. The Lockheed L-188 Electra aircraft was built in 170 copies and was operated in 29 countries. In six countries, aircraft were used as military and government…

Already on June 26, 1972, the CCCP announced the start of work on a long-range version of the Il-86 aircraft. The aircraft was designated Il-86 D (дальний). In fact, it was an order from the Kremlin. The initial design was completed in June 1976. It was estimated that for the proposed range of 8,500 km,…

That Soviet industry had problems with production was a known secret. The only department of aviation production that always had the green light was front-line combat machines. CCCP lacked raw materials and prefabricated elements. The factories were very fragmented, and the transport between them was poor. The lack of production capacity may have been partly…

The Il-86 is the first Soviet wide-body airliner. His story is unusual and tells a lot about the backstage industry of the Moscow state. Below, we will cite many facts that are currently (2012) suppressed or even hidden. However, the main reason why we became interested in this aircraft is the fact that the Polish…