Category: Airplanes

On December 5, 1929, Leroy Grumman and four other investors formed a company to produce aircraft at an old factory in Baldwin on Long Island, New York. The company was named Grumman because Leroy Grumman was its largest investor. Production began on January 2, 1930. The first products were aluminum frames for trucks. Most of…

The Bombardier CRJ-900 aircraft was developed by Canada Bombardier Aerospace, and the design is a development of the Bombardier CRJ-700 aircraft, which in turn is a development of the Canadair Challenger aircraft. The plane is designed to transport passengers on short and medium distances. The aircraft is a low-wing aircraft powered by two turbofan engines…

The British Aerospace BAe-146 is a medium-sized transport and maritime aircraft that is powered by four turbojet aircraft engines. The plane is described as short-haul and regional. The previous aircraft was known as the British Aerospace 146, or BAe-146 for short. British Aerospace later became part of the BAE Systems group. Rights to series production…

The outbreak of the Second Cold War at the beginning of the 1980s forced the armament of the Warsaw Pact countries. In Poland, MiG-23 MF and, for financial reasons, MiG-21 bis aircraft were introduced into fighter aviation in limited numbers. However, the real rearmament took place in fighter-bomber (assault) aviation. Both qualitatively and quantitatively. We…

Training versions of the MiG-21 UM type 69. A total of 54 units were purchased. Delivery schedule: 1971, 3 copies on July 26, 1971. 1972, 5 copies. 1973, 9 copies. 1974, 2 copies. 1975, 1 copy. 1980, 24 copies. 1981, 10 copies. The MiG-21 UM was introduced into service in the period 1971-1981. The planes…

MiG-21 U (66-400). Delivered in May-June 1965. 6 copies of the MiG-21 U version were purchased. The planes were built in Tbilisi. MiG-21 U: Introduction 1965: They were used, among others, in; CSL Modlin. 41. PLM Malbork. 26. PLM Zegrze Pomorskie. 10. PLM Łask. End of operation 1990.

The MiG-21 U was the first training version purchased by Poland. The plane is based on the design of the MiG-21 F-13 aircraft. Two varieties of these planes were delivered to Poland; the first 400, the second 600. They differ in the vertical tail (smaller and larger surface) and the place where the drogue parachute…

A large number of single-seat MiG-21 fighters forced Poland to purchase training versions. Poland bought three school versions; MiG-21 U, MiG-21 US, MiG-21 UM. It must be remembered that training versions of combat aircraft in CCCP have always had the ability to perform combat missions, although to a very limited extent. This was mainly due…

The first training version was the MiG-21 66-400 aircraft. 6 copies were purchased and manufactured in Tbilisi at CCCP. The planes were delivered in May-June 1965. Then, 5 MiG-21 U aircraft of the 66-600 variant were purchased. The planes were purchased together with single-seat MiG-21 PFM planes. MiG-21 U (66-600) aircraft from version 400 are…

The PZL TS-11 bis B nb 1H 07-09 plane was built in 1969. He joined the Biało Czerwone Iskry nb 4 Team. After service, the plane went to the Museum of Technology in Rzeszów, at the Rzeszów Główny station (2023).