Some pictures from Krakow Aviation Museum

[Piotr Karocki]

Taken July 1st, 2007

-- descript.ion --
sDSCF8928.JPG PZL M-15 Belfegor
sDSCF8930.JPG Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk. XVIE
sDSCF8933.JPG PZL P-11c
sDSCF8936.JPG Curtiss Hawk II
sDSCF8938.JPG Curtiss Hawk II
sDSCF8941.JPG Tupolew Tu 2S
sDSCF8944.JPG JK-1 Trzmiel
sDSCF8946.JPG JK-1 Trzmiel
sDSCF8949.JPG Roland D.VIb
sDSCF8953.JPG Sopwith F1 Camel
sDSCF8954.JPG Sopwith F1 Camel
sDSCF8956.JPG Grigorowicz M15
sDSCF8958.JPG Grigorowicz M15
sDSCF8959.JPG A&Aviatik
sDSCF8960.JPG A&Aviatik
sDSCF8961.JPG A&Aviatik

[Andrew B]

"Piotr Karocki" > wrote in message
...
> Taken July 1st, 2007
>
> -- descript.ion --
> sDSCF8928.JPG PZL M-15 Belfegor
> sDSCF8930.JPG Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk. XVIE
> sDSCF8933.JPG PZL P-11c
> sDSCF8936.JPG Curtiss Hawk II
> sDSCF8938.JPG Curtiss Hawk II
> sDSCF8941.JPG Tupolew Tu 2S
> sDSCF8944.JPG JK-1 Trzmiel
> sDSCF8946.JPG JK-1 Trzmiel
> sDSCF8949.JPG Roland D.VIb
> sDSCF8953.JPG Sopwith F1 Camel
> sDSCF8954.JPG Sopwith F1 Camel
> sDSCF8956.JPG Grigorowicz M15
> sDSCF8958.JPG Grigorowicz M15
> sDSCF8959.JPG A&Aviatik
> sDSCF8960.JPG A&Aviatik
> sDSCF8961.JPG A&Aviatik


A really interesting series, thank you for sharing with us.

The PZL M-15 Belfegor vaguely reminds me of something but I cannot think
what (must have a google and read about it) and the JK-1 Trzmiel must have
been a very interesting thing to fly.
--
Regards Andrew

"Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible."
(Lord Kelvin, president, Royal Society, 1895.)

[Piotr Karocki]

"Andrew B" > wrote in
om:
> The PZL M-15 Belfegor vaguely reminds me of something but I cannot
> think what (must have a google and read about it) and the JK-1 Trzmiel
> must have been a very interesting thing to fly.

Belfegor: more data http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WSK-Mielec_M-15
_Belphegor

JK-1 Trzmiel: "trzmiel" means "bumblebee", from its description:
Experimental copter. Two ramjets [I think it is not ramjets, but simple
jet] placed on ends of rotor's blades.
Designed in Instytut Lotnictwa (Aviation Institute) by eng. Jerzy
Kotlinski, for military (as observation copter).
At tests conducted in 1957 test pilot died, some tests continued to
1959.
Jets constructed by eng. Wojcicki, thrust 12.5 kG

Rotor diameter: 7.0 m
Length: 2.9 m
Loaded weight: 340 kg
Max speed: 130 km/h
ceiling: 5500 m
range: 20 km

[Andrew B]

"Piotr Karocki" > wrote in message
...
> "Andrew B" > wrote in
> om:[i]
>> The PZL M-15 Belfegor vaguely reminds me of something but I cannot
>> think what (must have a google and read about it) and the JK-1 Trzmiel
>> must have been a very interesting thing to fly.
>
> Belfegor: more data http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WSK-Mielec_M-15
> _Belphegor
>
> JK-1 Trzmiel: "trzmiel" means "bumblebee", from its description:
> Experimental copter. Two ramjets placed on ends of rotor's blades.
> Designed in Instytut Lotnictwa (Aviation Institute) by eng. Jerzy
> Kotlinski, for military (as observation copter).
> At tests conducted in 1957 test pilot died, some tests continued to
> 1959.
> Jets constructed by eng. Wojcicki, thrust 12.5 kG
>
> Rotor diameter: 7.0 m
> Length: 2.9 m
> Loaded weight: 340 kg
> Max speed: 130 km/h
> ceiling: 5500 m
> range: 20 km
>
>


Thank you for the link and the interesting information.

--
Regards Andrew

"Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible."
(Lord Kelvin, president, Royal Society, 1895.)