Tadeusz Soltyk ( Polish: Tadeusz Sołtyk ; August 30, 1909 - July 14, 2004 ) - Polish aircraft designer and engineer, widely known for developing the Polish jet training aircraft PZL TS-11 Iskra
| Tadeusz Soltyk | |
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| Tadeusz sołtyk | |
| Date of Birth | August 30, 1909 |
| Place of Birth | Radom , Kingdom of Poland , Russian Empire |
| Date of death | July 14, 2004 (94 years old) |
| A place of death | Warsaw , Poland |
| A country | |
| Occupation | Aircraft Designer, Engineer |
| Awards and prizes | Order of the Renaissance of Poland |
Biography
After studying at the Department of Mechanics of the Warsaw University of Technology in 1934, Soltyk began working as a designer at the State Aviation Plant ( PZL ). At a factory in Warsaw, he took part in the development of aircraft such as the light bomber PZL 23 Karaś and his potential successor PZL.46 Sum. In 1939, he became an assistant to the chief designer of the PZL plant Stanislav Prauss.
During the invasion of German and Soviet troops on the territory of Poland in 1939, he fought in the ranks of the Polish army in the battles of Kotsk. There he was captured, from which nevertheless escaped and took refuge in the village.
After the east of Poland was liberated from parts of the Wehrmacht , Soltyk created the Experimental Aircraft Plant (LWD) in Lublin in 1944. At the same time, he also became the chief designer at the factory he created. In 1949, Soltyk began working at the Aviation Institute in Warsaw, and already in 1952 he headed the newly formed design bureau at the institute.
In 1955, with him, he began test flights of the prototype training aircraft PZL TS-8 Bies, developed by Soltyk. Serial production of this aircraft was launched in 1957. On this plane, three world records were set in its class. This success significantly helped Soltyk in his work on the first Polish jet aircraft PZL TS-11 Iskra, whose test flights took place in 1960. Iskra became the main training aircraft in the Polish Air Force , and was also exported to India . It is still operated by the Polish Air Force.
In 1967, Tadeusz Soltyk began work at the Industrial Institute of Automation and Measurement, which specializes in automation systems for ships. After that, he did not return to aircraft design activities. In 1992, Soltyk retired.
Tadeusz Soltyk gave lectures at the technological universities of Lodz , Gdansk and Warsaw, as well as at the Military Technical Academy.
Soltyk died in 2004 at the age of 94. Buried in the Old Powzki Necropolis