SU-22 30 YEARS CELEBRATION POLAND
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Aviation MEDIA
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30
Years in service of Polish Airforce, the Sukhoi-22 at Swidwin. |
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iThe
story of an old but durable and strong airplane: SUKHOI SU-22i
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Landing
on just a small land-road. |
CELEBRATING
THE AUTUMN OF ITS LIFE: SUKHOI SU-22
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A
pair of Fitters, taxiing to the runway |
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Hoisting
the flag during the solemnly ceremony |
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The
celebration. The weather was not cooperating so much this day... |
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View
of a SU-22 Fitter flying on the celebration day. |
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The
flightline on celebration day. |
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In
between the flights the ground-crews enjoy the environment. |
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Improvised
home base for the landed SU-22's along the highway. |
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The
actual landing on a highway strip. Supposed the airfield is destroyed, the
SU-22 can land on a highway strip or even a strong B-road ! |
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An
improvised communication-team along where the planes land in the woods
between the trees. |
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A
pilot just landed. Procedures remain the same (standard) but the location
is... between the trees. |
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Plane
is ready for take-off, also between trees and grass in the woods. |
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Some
refuelling actions also happen in the 'dark' woods... |
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Starting
up the basic way, without the facilities of a regular home-base. |
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Taxiing
to the 'runway'for take-off. |
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An
actual take-off, this requires much experience of the pilots because trees
are right next to you the first part. |
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A
SU-22 at Swidwin, with Tiger markings |
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The
classic lines of the SU-22 can be appreciated in this image. |
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Fitter near its HAS at Swidwin air base. |
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Performing
maintainance on a Fitter. |
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A
FEW MORE IMPRESSIONS CELEBRATION SWIDWIN AIRBASE |
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Place
and date: June 28th at Swidwin Airbase Poland. |
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Officials
were invited, people from the military, civil officials, factory etcetera |
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In
spite of the weather it was a well visited day, this special occasion |
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Honour
for the Polish Flag |
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Next
to the high ranked persons there were also groups in old uniforms of
earlier days. |
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Off
course: Music Maestro ! |
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LOOKING
AT THE DOL |
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Speaking in terms of plane-generation the SU-22 (Nato nickname
‘Fitter’) is not the most sophisticated and most modern plane there is. |
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The plane sure is one of the most strong airplanes of the former
Soviet sattelites. |
After destroying an airfield the machine possibly had to be able to land
anyway on or near the destructed airfield or on narrow roads |
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To achieve that the SU-22 Fitter is equipped with an extreme strong
undercarriage... |
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DOL,
means Drogowy Odcinek Lotniskowy or 'highway strip landing' which can be
even a narrow sandy road. |
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Do
read about it in the article on the bottom of this page. |
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OTHER
IMAGES OF THE FITTER |
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The
SU-22 shows its nine hardpoints. |
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Fitter
in front of the Swidwin control tower. |
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A
view in the analog cockpit. |
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However today in most air forces the type is phased out, but Poland is
following a different vision on this. |
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Earlier in time we were able to make pictures by extreme good weather. |
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The Fitter is a reliable plane and it will remain in service at least till 2018.
Even there are plans to upgrade the type after 2018. |
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As most planes in their advancing years the
su-22 was continuously
developed to the level 'most powerful Warsaw pact Fighter-Bomber'. |
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To
give you
as visitor of this website even more showimpressions, we'll show you some
more SU-22 Fitter images of the celebration day. |
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SU-22
impression |
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SU-22
impression. |
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SU-22
impression. |
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SU-22
impression. |
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SU-22
impression. |
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SU-22
impression. |
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SU-22
impression. |
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SU-22
impression. |
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SU-22
impression. |
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SU-22
impression. |
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SU-22
impression. |
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GUESTS
AND FOREIGN VISITOR |
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Some
visitors from the country came to show themselves as well ro the public,
as this Mig-29 Fulcrum. |
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The
Fulcrum is a parade-horse of the Polish Airforce as well. |
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View
at the platform during the show. |
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Refuelling
and checking after every flight. |
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The
Fulcrum is a very strong jet as well. |
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...
Though... pilots
state that an experienced SU-22 pilot can be too heavy for a beginning
Fulcrum pilot who will loose the fight ! |
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Detail
of refuelling the Fulcrum. |
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So
far then. |
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PZL
W-3 Sokol helicopter in view. |
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Its
a medium light transport helicopter. |
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The
helicopter can also act as anti-tank, installing mines, and other
air-to-ground attacks. |
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Almost
last but not least a welcome guest and treat for the eye: an American
Blackhawk helicopter |
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The
Bryza is a light weight transport helicopter. |
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So
far this impression of the SU-22 celebrationday. Thanks for being with us
! |
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That's
all folks ! |
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