Various
Aviation People
Polish Aviation
Defects
Opposites
1000

FPI is an example of this 

non-destructive test 

1000

Pioneers of powered flight, they made the first successful airplane flight in 1903.

Wright brothers 
1000

When was LOT founded ? 

1929

1000

affects bearings 

Brinelling

1000

=/= harmless

harmful

2000

=/= improper 

suitable

2000

The first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean

Emilia Earhart

2000

Among the top-scoring units in the Battle of Britain (1940).


303 Squadron

2000

affects shafts & threads

Galling

2000

=/= on purpose

inadvertently

3000

=/= overlooked

noticed, specified 

3000

Known for making the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in 1927 in the Spirit of St. Louis.

Charles Lindbergh

3000
  • This duo won the Challenge International de Tourisme in 1932, beating pilots from major aviation powers.

  • Their aircraft, the RWD-6, was Polish-designed and built.

Zwirko & Wigura

3000

affects cables (friction)

chafing

3000

=/= ignorant

qualified

4000

used during balancing 

counterweights

4000

First human in space

Gagarin

4000

was Poland’s first jet aircraft and served as the main trainer for decades

TS-11 Iskra

4000

affects aircraft which fly in polluted areas

sulfidation

4000

=/= failed

accomplished

5000

____________ cylinder 

hydraulic 

5000

WWI’s most famous flying ace with 80 confirmed kills

"The Red Baron" Baron Manfred von Richthofen 

5000

flew aboard the Soyuz 30 mission as part of the Soviet Intercosmos program

Hermaszewski

5000

affects e.g. blades (result of hot gases flow)

Erosion

5000

=/= concentrated

dispersed

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