Category: Airplanes

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…

The Polish Army have bought PZL Mielec An-28 planes from 1986. Later development versions of PZL Mielec M-28 were purchased. In factory PZL Mielec a project was created to adapt the M-28 machine to the needs of the Polish Army. The project received the codename Bryza and assumed the creation of two versions: cargo and…

The C-145A Skytruck is a light cargo and troop carrier designed and manufactured for the US Air Force (USAF). The aircraft is primarily used to assist Aviation Foreign Internal Defence (AvFID) missions of the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC).

The Junkers Ju 52/3m (nicknamed „Aunt Ju” and „Iron Annie”) is a German trimotor transport aircraft manufactured from 1931 to 1952. Initially designed with a single engine but subsequently produced as a trimotor, it saw both civilian and military service during the 1930s and 1940s. In a civilian role, it flew with over twelve air…

The British Sopwith F.1 Camel shot down more enemy aircraft than any other Allied World War I fighter. Best characterized by its unmatched maneuverability, the camel was difficult to defeat in a dogfight. Tricky handling characteristics, however, made the Camel a dangerous aircraft to fly. The Camel first went into action in June 1917 with…

The Albatros B.II was an unarmed German two-seat reconnaissance biplane of the First World War. The Albatros C.I was the first of the successful C-series of two-seat general-purpose biplanes built by Albatros Flugzeugwerke during World War I. Based on the unarmed Albatros B.II, the C.I reversed the pilot and observer seating so that the observer…

Bombardier DHC 8 Dash 8-400 Q Lufthansa Regional. 2012 Year. Photo by Karol Placha Hetman

In 1918, the great world war was still going on, when engineer Emilio Verduzzio developed a design for a new intelligence-bomber at the Gio Ansaldo aviation plant in Turin. Some sources incorrectly give the city of Genoa the origin. It must be remembered that the Ansaldo concern operated mainly in the shipbuilding industry and had…