Category: Airplanes

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

317 Section 2009-11-23. Boeing C-17 Globemaster III. Since 2009, Poland has been using European Boeing C-17 planes, which are based at 1 HAW PAPA in Hungary. There are three planes in HAW Base 1: C-17 A nb 01 – Purchased with the funds of the signatory countries of the program. First flight on June 29,…

In 1928, the Polish government decided to transform Central Aviation Works into PZL State-owned Aviation Works. At the same time, it was decided to build a new factory at Okęcie-Paluch. PZL after Centralne Zakłady Lotnicze assumed the production of wooden license fighter aircraft Spad S-61. A few more were built under the PZL brand. But…

The PBY was originally designed to be a patrol bomber. The prototype of the flying boat first flight was made on March 28, 1935. The plane did not have a wheel chassis at that time, which was added later. The production of Consolidated PBY Catalina lasted from 1936 to 1945. Airplanes were used in the…