Polish female boxer turned jet fighter pilot (see pictures)

Polish Radio External Service ^ | 16.11.2007

[lizol]

Female boxer-turned-jet fighter pilot 16.11.2007

World Boxing Champion Agnieszka Rylik has become the first Polish woman to fly a F-16 jet fighter. The flight lasted 1.5 hour and took place in the Krzesiny airbase near Poznań, western Poland. The sportswoman had to undergo a several-day long medical check-up in the Military Institute of Aviation Medicine in Warsaw. She flew with lieutenant colonel Dariusz Malinowski, an experienced pilot who was among the first Poles trained in the United States, with hundreds of hours in F-16 to his credit. The F-16 with Agnieszka Rylik on board reached the speed of 2000 kms per hour.

[Spktyr]

It’s an F-16I: http://www.israeli-weapons.com/weapons/aircraft/f-16i/F-16I.html

[pandemoniumreigns]

One and a half hours in a F-16?

I'll bet this wasn't some sight seeing tour either...

This lady has got to have a cast iron stomach...

And no, I wouldn't hit it either... unless promised it wouldn't hit back...LOL

[lizol]

Yes, it's a modified, 2 seats version - designed for the Polish Air Force. There is also another - 1 seat version. Both are supposed to be the most modern versions of F16 among NATO countries.





Here you can see an article about structure enhancements:

http://www.f-16.net/f-16_users_article15.html

[Friend_from_the_Frozen_North]

Thank you for the URL; it appears I am behind the times regarding the latest configuration for the F-16. It does appear to be an even more impressive airplane...

[Doe Eyes]

I find it amusing that the instructions and other words printed on the plane are written in English.

Everything inside (controls, displays ...) are also in English. Hard to imagine the cost of converting a US fighter to another language.

[TruthWillWin]

Not that strong!

[Spktyr]

Even Russian birds for export are all labelled in English, I’m told.

English is *the* language for international aviation. ALL commercial towers around the world talk to airplanes in English.

[gathersnomoss]

This is a hugh disadvantage for illegal immigrants. What will Hillary do?

[lizol]

As far as I’ve heard - English will probably be even the language of communication for the Polish Air Force pilots - even within Polish borders (at least Polish Ministry of Defense is considering such solution).

[U S Army EOD]

There are still signs in France written in German that say “Welcome, Make Yourself At Home”.

[Bob]

Thanks for the link. I had never seen the variant before. Sure is beautiful.

[lizol]

See gallery of these planes (text in Polish, but pictures are great)

http://www.mon.gov.pl/pl/galeria/1118

[GAB-1955]

... There will be NO Polish chit-chat!

from the Battle of Britain movie

[A.A. Cunningham]

Those are conformal fuel tanks which are becoming more common and quite a few dual seat F-16s are operational as both trainers and tactical platforms.

[SAMWolf]

One vote “For” :-)

[Professional Engineer]

heh heh heh

[djf]

A decent specimen.

I grew up in western New York which is loaded with Italians and Poles. Many Polish women are acceptable, fair-to-middlin, but there’s a good percentage that are just jaw dropping drop dead beautiful. Athletic, active, passionate, opinionated, and most I’ve known are very much like this one.

Take her flowers but don’t piss her off!