Category: Articles
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Organization of the Fighter Aviation Regiment 1950-1990.
Kraków 2007-07-27 Organization of a fighter aviation regiment. There is no doubt that after the Second World War, the military aviation structure in Poland was created in the CCCP. Although in the second half of the 40s there was a spark of hope for the creation of a completely sovereign Polish aviation. A symptom of…
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Outdoor events at the Lubuskie Military Museum
Drzonów 2025 One of the museum’s greatest attractions Mr. Jarosław Sobociński The upcoming celebration of the 40th anniversary of the official opening of the Lubuskie Military Museum in Drzonów on May 8, 2025 is an opportunity and at the same time an impulse for reflection, analysis and contemplation on the development of this famous Polish…
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Krzesiny 26.06.2007. Aviation Festival.
Krzesiny 2007-06-26 Aviation Festival. On June 26, 2007 (Tuesday), at the 31st Air Base in Poznańskie Krzesiny, an Aviation Festival was organized, the main attraction of which was the Thunderbirds aerobatic team from the USA, belonging to the USAF and flying F-16 planes. The initial idea of organizing the festival was based on the assumption…
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US Defense Strategy 1945-1990
Kraków 2025-01-02 US Defense Strategy 1945-1990 In 1946, the former allies, the US and the CCCP, stood on opposite sides. The main issue was the Soviet desire to introduce communism worldwide. Communism is a political, social and economic ideology that seeks to create a classless society based on common ownership of the means of production,…
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Aeroklub Nowotarski. Sightseeing flight. 2024r.
Nowy Targ 2024-08-14 Aeroklub Nowotarski. Aeroklub Nowotarski organizes various aviation events, including sightseeing flights. Sightseeing flights are performed by airplanes, motor gliders, gliders and hot air balloons. On August 14, 2024, we had the opportunity to participate in a sightseeing flight in a Cessna C-182 P Skylane aircraft, registration SP-EDI, No. 18262697. The Cessna C-182…
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Aviation exhibits in the landscape park at the Drzonów museum. 2024
Lubuskie Military Museum. 2024 Drzonów 13-09-2024 Written by Jarosław Sobociński Visits by photojournalists and military enthusiasts visiting museums, especially those located on the outskirts, immortalizing exhibits in photos or films are usually dominated by the specific personal time possibilities of the visitors and, therefore, also by the default weather conditions that will happen on a…
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Museum in Tomaszowice near Krakow. 2024
Kraków 01-08-2024 Geographical coordinates: 50.135N 19.842E. Museum in Tomaszowice near Krakow. 2024 The Tomaszowice Rescue Museum has been enriched with another aircraft; a PZL W-3 AS Sokół rescue helicopter. The exhibit has travelled a long way from the Canary Islands to Tomaszowice. The helicopter is a gift from the manufacturer, the PZL Świdnik factory, to…
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SP-102S Solar Airport Lamp. S4GA company. 2024
S4GA is a leading manufacturer of airport lighting in the world. It is also the only company that designs and manufactures solar (photovoltaic) airport lighting for permanent applications. Today (2024), S4GA distributes its solar runway lighting on a global scale. Thanks to this, S4GA was recognized as a reliable and promising partner.
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Aero engines – Inline and supercharging engines – Part 6
Description for the picture: M-34 engine by CCCP, 1933, V-type, 12-cylinder, maximum power 850 HP at 1,800 rpm, capacity 45.8 liters, compression ratio 6.0: 1, engine weight 582 kg. The disadvantage of the engine is its heavy weight, so it was only suitable for propelling large aircraft. The M-34 engines powered, among others, Tupolev TB-3…
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Aero Engines – Inline Engines – Part 5
Description to the photo: The SPA-6A engine is an in-line, 6-cylinder engine, 150 HP at 1,600 rpm, capacity 14.6 liters, engine weight 255 kg. The engine was built at the Societe Piemontese Automobili plant in Turin. These engines were also produced by the Breda company. These engines were installed on the following airplanes: SVA.4, SVA.5,…