Category: Airplanes

The end of the 20th century brought changes to the market for the production and sale of commercial passenger aircraft. Boeing slowly began to lose its dominance to Airbus. While in the segment of aircraft up to 200 passenger seats, the B 737 and A 320 constructions went in parallel, difficult times came for Boeing…

The Iliushin Il-76 aircraft is a Soviet transport aircraft that was developed at the end of the 1960s. The aircraft received four turbojet engines and it was the first construction of this type in the Moscow State. The machine replaced Antonov An-12, Antonov An-10 and partly Antonov An-22 aircraft. All previous transport aircraft were powered…

From the very beginning of work on the Su-24, it was envisaged to build its reconnaissance variant and such a task was set as early as August 1965, with the start of work on the T-58 M. Work on this version could start only after the final formation of the Su-24 aircraft . In October…

A wing with variable geometry, with a triangular fixed center wing. The leaf with the profile SR14S-5.376 in the fixed part and from SR14S-9.226 to SR16M-10 at the end. The moving parts are attached to the center wing spar by means of ball joints. Along the entire span of the leading edge of the movable…

The first analyzes of the use of wings with variable geometry were carried out in OKB Sukhoi around 1960. At that time, the office was designing an airplane that would become a rhombus when the wings were folded. However, this work did not go beyond the preliminary stage. As soon as the first information about…

BAE Systems Hawk is a training and combat aircraft developed in the UK in 1974, and used until now (2023). The first flight was made on August 21, 1974. Over 1,000 copies were produced. The aircraft was offered to the Polish Army several times, but never entered service in Poland. The Hawk aircraft was developed…

The Aero L-159 is a light attack and advanced training aircraft manufactured in the Czech Republic. The aircraft has a Western engine; Honeywell F-124-GA-100, 28.20 kN thrust and Western avionics. The aircraft is single or two-seater, depending on the version.

Transall C-160 is a military transport aircraft that was developed jointly by France and Germany. The name "Transall" is an abbreviation derived from the name of the production consortium Transporter Allianz. The consortium included MBB (Germany), Aerospatiale (France) and VFW-Fokker. The aircraft was developed for the military of France and West Germany, but also for…

The Rockwell B-1 Lancer is an American intercontinental precision strike heavy bomber. The aircraft made its first flight on December 23, 1974. It was commissioned on October 1, 1986. 104 examples were built. Rockwell B-1 Lancer is a bomber with variable wing geometry. The aircraft are operated by the USAF. The B-1B is one of…

The American Boeing B-52 bomber is an older generation aircraft, which, however, thanks to its durable construction, armament load and range, is still a significant strike force of the USAF. Since the accession of the Republic of Poland to NATO on March 12, 1999, B-52 aircraft have played an important role in deterring the bandit…