On 5th August 1930, Neil Armstrong, the first man to step on the Moon, was born. Neil Alden Armstrong was born as the son of Stephen and Viola Armstrong, on a farm belonging to his […]
Robinson R44 Raven II (SP-SAL, c/n 13130) at static display during the Polish Air Force Day air show, 31st Tactical Air Base, Poznań-Krzesiny, September 2017. In 1979, California-based Robinson Helicopter Company began production of its […]
Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon S (c/n GS016, 30+26 of the Luftwaffe) ‘Atlantic Tiger’, Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 74, Luftwaffe – 31st Tactical Air Base, Poznań-Krzesiny, September 2017. The history of this unit of the German Air Force dates […]
On 8th July 2011, STS-135 – the final mission within the NASA Space Shuttle programme – was launched, with the space shuttle Atlantis making its final flight into space. The idea of the space shuttle […]
On 3rd June 1932, the RWD-6, Polish sports and touring aeroplane, made its maiden flight. The aeroplane was created by one of the most well-known Polish aviation manufacturers of the inter-war period, RWD design bureau. […]
Shipborne helicopter Kaman SH-2G(P) Super Seasprite (c/n 253, s/n 163543, ´3543´ of the Polish Navy), static display during Płock Aviation Picnic, June 2013. The history of SH-2 helicopter dates back to 1959, when the US […]
The Flying Dragons Team, paramotor display group, performing night display at LOTOS Gdynia Aerobaltic air show, August 2019. Paragliding is nowadays definitely one of the most accessible forms of recreational flying. Relatively low cost of […]
This month we were saddened to learn of the passing of Bjarni Tryggvason, the first and so far the only astronaut of Icelandic origin. Although relatively little have been heard about him, as well as […]
Recently, we have learned about the new aviation museum that is going to be opened next year in central Poland. Its first exhibit has already arrived to the location, so we were just waiting for […]
On 25th March 2006, the second successful test flight of HyShot III, a revolutionary supersonic combustion ramjet engine was performed at Woomera, South Australia. In 1947, Charles Yeager, flying the Bell X-1 rocket aircraft, broke […]
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