Category: Airplanes

Why three new constructions? To understand this, we have to go back to 1973. Then, in the free world, there was a fuel crisis. Its main symptom was the several-fold increase in fuel prices. As a result, ticket prices increased significantly. Many air carriers faced bankruptcy. Added to this was the fight against excessive noise…

The very selection of the top position of the wings resulted from the experience gained in the development of short take-off and landing airplanes. With this arrangement, the lift of the wings is much higher than the center of gravity of the machine (like a parachute jumper). This makes it easier to keep control of…

The Embraer ERJ E-170 aircraft is a commercial aircraft manufactured by the Brazilian Embraer concern. A whole family of aircraft was created: E-170, E-175, E-190, E-195. The E-170 is the first plane in the family. The prototype was completed on October 29, 2001. The first flight was made on February 19, 2002. The first public…

After the successful debut of Boeing B-767 aircraft on the Atlantic routes, in the fall of 1991, LOT Polish Airlines decided to purchase a fleet of Boeing 737 Classic aircraft to replace the Soviet Tu-154 M aircraft on European routes. Four 737-400 and five 737-500 were chosen. The first delivery was scheduled for the second…

The Ił-2 plane is the best Soviet aircraft construction of the Second World War. Many people consider this aircraft the best the Second World War ground-attack. The Ił-2 plane was developed by Sergei Iliuszyn. These aircraft were built in the copies of 36,183, making it the most-produced combat aircraft.

The production of the aircraft, under the designation CSS-13, was launched at PZL Mielec in 1948. In December 1948, the prototype of the machine with the serial number 48-013 and registration marks SP-AKZ left the factory. The first flight was made on December 18, 1948, and the pilots were Ludwik Lech and Kazimierz Tyrlik.

Embraer ERJ-145 is a passenger plane (transport, commercial) developed on the basis of a business aircraft. The first flight of the prototype took place on August 11, 1995. It was used in PLL LOT in the period 1999 – 2011. In Poland, 14 ERJ 145 aircraft were used in PLL LOT. Due to the narrow…

As part of the Squadron Exchange, on 5-12.05.2010, there was a bilateral training at the Airport of Graces. 32 BLotT Graces and 52 US Air Force Combat Wings based in Spangdahlem (Germany) took part in the exercise. Three F-16 aircraft arrived from Germany, which exactly belonged to the 22 Tactical Squadron. This squadron is one…

In the second half of the 1930s in the CCCP, as part of a political purge, many talented designers were imprisoned. But the impending threat of war made Stalin decide to use their knowledge and abilities. He organized prison construction offices in the Lubianka prison. First for Petlakow, then for others, including Andrei Nikałajewicz Tupolev.…

For over 20 years, the number of combat aircraft in the Republic of Poland has been decreasing. The number of combat units is decreasing. However, the organizational structure is becoming more and more complicated, and the stakeholders themselves probably do not really know what it is all about. The main culprit of this state of…