PHOTO OF THE WEEK
PZL W-3RM Anakonda
PZL W-3RM Anakonda (c/n 360813, s/n 0831 of the Polish Navy) sea rescue helicopter from the helicopter base of the 44th Naval Air Base in Darłowo – static display at the 31st Tactical Air Base, […]
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North American P-51D-25NT Mustang
North American P-51D-25NT Mustang (c/n 124-48293, N151W ´Excalibur´) taxiing for take-off to perform flying display during Aerofestival 2015 at Poznań-Ławica airport, Poznań (June 2015). The example of the most iconic US fighter of World War […]
SPACE
A great chance for Poland to have its second ever man in space
On 23rd November 2022, the European Space Agency – for the first time in thirteen years – selected a group of new candidates for astronauts. Their names were announced at the conclusion of the two-day […]
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Cessna 152
Cessna 152 (c/n 15282399, SP-NID, Aeroklub Ziemi Mazowieckiej), static display at Aeroplane, Helicopter and Autogyro Rally in Płock, August 2022. The Cessna 152 is a two-seat training and tourist aeroplane, introduced in 1977. It was […]
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Van’s Aircraft RV-10
Van’s Aircraft RV-10 (SP-YKW, home kit-built aeroplane), static display at Aeroplane, Helicopter and Autogyro Rally in Płock, August 2022. The RV-10 aircraft, was designed by Richard VanGrunsven, founder and chief designer of the Van’s Aircraft […]
AVIATION HISTORY
Challenge International de Tourisme – a competition that marked the history of aviation (3)
The year 1934 saw the fourth, and last edition of the Challenge series. The competition was held between 28th August and 16th September in Warsaw, Poland, because of Żwirko and Wigura victory in the previous […]
AVIATION HISTORY
Challenge International de Tourisme – a competition that marked the history of aviation (2)
After two successful editions, Challenge International de Tourisme (English: International Tourist Aeroplane Competition) developed into the most prestigious aviation contest in Europe. Its initial idea was to compete with serial manufactured aeroplanes of so-called tourist […]
AVIATION EVENTS
Polish Aviation Day 2022 – Aeroplane, Helicopter and Autogyro Rally in Płock
On 28th August, the Polish Aviation Day is observed, on the anniversary of Franciszek Żwirko and Stanisław Wigura’s victory in the International Tourist Aeroplane Competition Challenge 1932. That national holiday was established in 1993 and, […]
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PZL-130 TC-II Orlik
PZL-130 TC-II Orlik (Zespół Akrobacyjny Orlik of the Polish Air Force), flypast during opening ceremony of the 2022 FAI F2 World Championship for Control Line Model Aircraft for Seniors and Juniors in Włocławek, July 2022. […]
AVIATION HISTORY
Farewell to White-Red Sparks
Yesterday, on 27th July 2022, the only Polish military jest aerobatic team White-Red Sparks (Biało-Czerwone Iskry) performed the final display, therefore concluding fifty three years of its history. The farewell ceremony was held at the […]