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Description for the photo: 9-cylinder, radial, rotary, air-cooled engine, 130 HP. Built in France in 1915. The engine was manufactured under license in the UK and the USA. The engine was mounted on the following airplanes: Sopwith Triplane, Sopwith Camel, Nieuport 17.

When we look at an airplane and we see a propeller, we say a propeller plane, and when we don’t see a propeller we say a jet airplane. Simple and logical. However, the issue of propulsion of airplanes and other aircraft is more complicated. Before we present the general division of drives, we will start…

This article is subjective and serves only to signal a "problem" that existed in Poland for 50 years, and is now at least passed over in silence and considered non-existent. No publication on this subject has been published so far. The Moscow State Occupation Army (CCCP) was the problem. So – "Kurica not bird. Poland…

There has been talk of the necessity to purchase new helicopters for the Polish Army since 2004, i.e. after signing the contract for 48 F-16 multi-role combat aircraft. At that time, the French side emphasized that it was time to shop in Europe. By implication, come a trade with the US.

On December 15, 2014, the President of the Republic of Poland, Bronisław Komorowski, signed a decision on the use of the Polish Military Contingent (PMC) as part of the Allied Forces of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in the military airspace surveillance mission of the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Lithuania and the Republic…

In 2009, in the history of the Lim-2 fighter, we included a small subchapter titled "Unfortunate events", in which we presented the history of the air escapes of four Polish officers who managed to break out of the communist paradise. We were not supposed to come back to this issue. However, the assessment of these…

Under the rule of the Masonic-liberal Government of the Republic of Poland headed by Prime Minister Donald Tusk (who fled to Brussels after the mess he left behind in the Commonwealth), and for several weeks Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz (the coalition of the Civic Platform and the Polish People’s Party) has been systematically dismantling the…

When the B 747 was flown on February 9, 1969, it was the world’s largest aircraft. It turned out to be very successful in operation and its success exceeded the expectations of its designers. I don’t think anyone expected that. And although there were several sharp turns in its history, the B 747 has become…

In 2014, the Naval Aviation Brigade celebrated its 20th anniversary. On this occasion, on July 19, 2014, an Open Day was organized at Gdynia Babie Doły Airport (43. Naval Aviation Base in Gdynia at Zielona Street). It included air shows, a static exhibition of airplanes and helicopters, as well as weapons and specialized equipment. The…

In March 1966, LOT Polish Airlines adopted for its equipment twin-engine, turboprop Antonow An-24 W planes. There were about 20 machines, including those delivered by the military, to the machines. They replaced Li-2 and Il-14 planes. They were operated mainly on domestic lines. At the beginning of 1990, they began to be replaced by ATR-42…