Category: Navigation

In 1918, after the Republic of Poland regained its independence as a result of the Great World War, the Ministry of Posts and Telegraphs started to create a state radio-telegraph network, which consisted of radio stations with European coverage in Grudziądz, Kraków and Poznań, and an intercontinental radio station, which was located near Warsaw, on…

The two-channel ARP-6 radio finder was a completely new design compared to its predecessors. It was also mounted on the smaller GAZ-63 and later GAZ 66 with the KUNG-2 body. In Czechoslovakia, these beacons were mounted on 6×6 Praga V3S cars. It was the longest used type of radio finder in the Polish Air Force,…

A radio finder is a radio receiver designed to determine the direction (bearing) on ​​a working radio station. Measured as the value of the angle between the direction of magnetic north and the direction of the radio station. Radio finders were used in maritime navigation and aviation for navigation and rescue purposes, and in land…

In the fall of the Polish People’s Republic, aviation regiments used a large number of specialized devices mounted mainly on vehicles. In the electro-gas service, among others, various types of oxygen and technical gas dispensers, APA-4 and APA-5 aircraft starters, fuel tanks and lubrication vans, MPS service, PSŁ-2 battery charging stations of the automotive service,…

In the fall of the Polish People’s Republic, aviation regiments used a large number of specialized devices mounted mainly on vehicles. In the electro-gas service, among others, various types of oxygen and technical gas dispensers, APA-4 and APA-5 aircraft starters, fuel tanks and lubrication vans, MPS service, PSŁ-2 battery charging stations of the automotive service,…

Most of the airport infrastructure affecting passenger safety is unknown to them. In the first place is the infrastructure of the landing field. This is the area where planes taxi, take off and load. We have on it; runway and taxiway network, communication and navigation systems, lighting systems (glide paths, threshold and navigation lights, runway…

Undoubtedly, the standards for flight safety are set by the country that leads in the number of people and goods transported, i.e. the USA. The main body dealing with this issue is the FAA, i.e. the Federal Aviation Administration. Its history dates back to 1926. At that time, there were already several companies producing aircraft…

Shelter-hangars are a typical military element of the "Cold War" period. Their development dates back to the Vietnam War. Until the outbreak of this war, combat aircraft were lined up in a straight line. This method facilitated the operation of aircraft. But at the same time planes lined up in a straight line were a…

The end of 40 years is a time when the communist authorities in Poland did not focus on the development of airports. As a result, plans were made for the liquidation of many airports, and their area was allocated to land, sometimes for afforestation. Only coincidence that a directive was issued on the preservation of…

In the 1930s, very simple air hangars were built at airports in Poland, and it turned out to be durable. Its were placed at the airports: Ławica, Dęblin, and Radom. Its hangars are built on a rectangular plan with the longer side facing the take-off field. This arrangement allows you to easily insert the plane…