Category: Airplanes

In November 1977, US intelligence satellite discovered a new fighter plane standing on the parking plane of one of the airports near Moscow. The plane caused a lot of interest in US intelligence. The photos provided by the satellite were of poor quality. The photos were in the "grain". Although in the socialist countries it…

In 2002, Mr. Jakub Marszałkiewicz wrote an article entitled Tu-134 SP-LHD from LZN in Wrocław. This article is available on the POLOT.net website until now. Also in the chapter Tupolew Tu-134 / list, in item 9, there is information about the fate of the aircraft.

Let L-200 Morava is a Czechoslovakian aircraft, designed for operational, liaison and sanitary tasks. Built in a twin engine configuration, a classic low wing, with a tail in the shape of the letter "H", all metal. As standard, it takes the pilot plus four people on board.

On November 14, 2016, the first two Leonardo M-346 Master Nb 7702 and 7703 planes, intended for the Polish Air Force, landed in Dęblin. Already at that time, as a result of the competition, a proper name was chosen for these modern and nice training and training aircraft: Bielik. In Dęblin, preparations were made for…

In this article, we will once again discuss the issue of Lim-5 P combat aircraft and Izumrud RP-5 radar stations. This topic is interesting because Mr. Teofil was one of the pre-flight testers of these devices, removal of malfunctions, transfer of Technical Control and military representation to the 21 WP. He traveled to most of…

Experimental Aerospace Workshops, abbreviated as DWL, were a Polish aerial company that constructed and produced planes under the designation RWD. RWD stands for the names of constructors: Stanisław Rogalski, Stanisław Wigura and Jerzy Drzewiecki. We can accept the time frame: December 1925 – September 1, 1939.

The PZL I-22 Iryda aircraft is a training and combat aircraft designed and built by PZL WSK Mielec. The plane is completely metal and powered by two turbojet engines, which were developed at PZL WSK Rzeszów.

The RWD-5 aircraft was created by developing the RWD-4 aircraft. As the first RWD aircraft, it received a mixed structure: wood and metal. The hull is a spatial structure welded from steel pipes. An engine with hanging pistons was used for the drive. As a result, the visibility from the cab to the front has…

The expression AWACS is an English acronym (abbreviation) – Airborne Warning and Control System, i.e. in Polish – Aviation System of Warning and Control. Essentially, the term AWACS refers to the Boeing E-3 Sentry early warning aircraft, which was one of the world’s first aircraft of its kind and is still the most technologically advanced…

Boeing KC-135 R Stratotanker. 2016 year. Photo by Karol Placha Hetman