Some pictures from Krakow Aviation Museum

"Piotr Karocki" wrote in message
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"Andrew B" wrote in
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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




Thank you for the link and the interesting information.

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Regards Andrew

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