Category: Airplanes

The political situation was barely under control, ending the bloody war in Korea, and already in the mid-50s, it again became inflamed politically and militarily in Europe. On 1955-05-05, in connection with the ratification of the Paris Agreements, Germany was incorporated into NATO’s structures. The Eastern Bloc established the Warsaw Pact at a convened conference…

The development of nuclear weapons changed war doctrines. The role of piston assault aviation decreased. In Poland, there was no successor to the IL-10 aircraft, and CCCP did not work on this type of aircraft. New concepts for the use of fighter aircraft have emerged in Polish conditions. In 1960, fighter-assault aviation was established.

At the end of July, probably on 1951-07-30, the first 4 MiG-15 UTI training aircraft landed at the Bemowo airport in Warsaw, and their numbers are; 104-11, 104-23, 104-24, 104-25. By the end of 1952, we received about 20 MiG-15 UTI copies from CCCP. We also received several aircraft from Czechoslovakia. Initially, these planes were…

MiG-15 BIS planes are improved MIG-15 aircraft. The main change consisted in using a stronger engine. The first MiG-15 BIS planes in Poland appeared on January 23, 1953. Because in PZL Mielec Durable production of LIM-1 aircraft (MiG-15), which is why MIG-15 BIS planes were made to produce, which in Poland were marked by LIM-2.…

The Jak-23 aircraft was constructed at OKB by Alexander Sergeyevich Yakoviev, as a consistent development of previous constructions; Jak-15 and Jak-17. However, the aircraft was built from the beginning as a turbojet aircraft, rather than adapting reciprocating airframes for new propulsion.

The Jak-15 aircraft became the first turbojet of the OKB Yakovlev office. The basis was a Jak-3 piston-powered fighter plane, which was decided to be equipped with an RD-10 turbine engine, which is a copy of the Jumo 004 engine. In order not to bring about revolutionary changes, the cabin was arranged identically as in…

In parallel with the work on the MiG-23 UB two-seater, works were carried out to improve the one-seater MiG-23 S. The changes concerned many basic solutions. The aircraft received a new powerplant, lighter and with greater thrust, the Khachaturov R-29-300 engine, known as the Tumanski R-29, with 81.34 kN thrust, and 120-130 kN afterburning. This…