Category: Airplanes

In 1961, several American aviation companies began developing a heavy turbojet transport aircraft to replace the then used Douglas C-133 Cargomaster and the Lockheed C-141 Starlifter. In 1963, Lockheed introduced a new concept for the CX-X transporter with a curb weight of 250,000 kg, a maximum payload of 82,000 kg and a speed of 919…

The desire to buy Lockheed Martin F-35 aircraft is not a whim of the current Polish Government (United Right). It is a consequence of decisions made in 2002, when it was decided to purchase 48 Lockheed Martin F-16 aircraft, and one of the conditions was the existence of its successor program. In 2003, it was…

11 MiG-21 bis nb 0887 No. 75080887. Delivered on March 22, 1980. Used in 34 PLM. On October 29, 1999, crashed on the Hel Peninsula. On October 29, 1999, at 4:27 PM, the pilot catapulted. He left the plane in the 8th minute of flight in the Hel Peninsula. The pilot saved himself with the…

The MiG-21 bis has a "delta" wing with beveled ends, 57 degrees, total area 23 m2, symmetrical wing profile CAGI S-12, with a relative thickness of 4.2% at the base and 5% at the end, wedging 0 degrees, rising -2 degrees, chord at the root 5.97 m, at the end 0.46 m. The wing structure…

Immediately after the introduction of the MiG-21 M version, the MiG-21 MF type 96 A version began to be received. The aircraft were built at the Moscow plant. Deliveries lasted from the end of 1972 to 1975. On December 11, 1972, the first 9 machines were delivered, mainly series 65. In total, we bought 120…

MiG-21 MF aircraft in Poland were painted gray-silver. Four-digit side number in red. The inlet cone, the top of the vertical tail and the part of the sub-hull aerodynamic steering wheel, which were made of plastic, were painted green. In the 80’s, emblems of air regiments were painted in the front of the hull. After…

The decision to purchase the Su-7 B planes for armament was made at the turn of 1962-1963, and Bydgoszcz and the 3rd Aviation Regiment were selected as their stationed sites. The original contract was for 36 single-seat machines and 6 school, two-seat machines, which constituted the staff of one regiment with three squadrons.

The Il-14 is a Russian plane. The prototype of the Iliuszyn Il-14 aircraft made its first flight on September 20, 1950, and the first pilot of the crew was Vladimir K. Kokkinaki. The obtained test results were so encouraging that a decision was made to build a full passenger version. The version received the designation…

2 MiG-21 M nb 1808 No. 961808. Delivered in 1969. Delivered to CSL in Modlin. Used in 11 PLM in Starachowice. After completing his service in Radom, nb 04. In Radom, the plane was painted in tiger colors. In 2011, the plane was transferred to the museum in Dęblin.

Description of the picture: MiG-21 M nb 1907 No. 961907. Delivered in 1970. After the end of the service, it stands as a monument in Łódź. It was placed at the Hall on Aleja Politechniki (2007). As of 2018, the plane is at the 303 Squadron Museum in Napoleon. The plane is painted from the…