On 1 March 2020, by the decision of the President of the Łukasiewicz Centre, Paweł Stężycki, PhD, Eng., was appointed to the position of Director of the Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Aviation for a period of 5 years. Paweł Stężycki, PhD Eng, has been associated with the Institute…

The 57th meeting of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee takes place at the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UN COPUOS) in Vienna from 3 to 14 February 2020. Delegates of the Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Aviation took part in its proceedings on February…

In Brussels on 20 January 2020, Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation with its aviation research and industry partners officially launched the IMOTHEP project, an ambitious research initiative on hybrid electric propulsion funded by the European Commission under Horizon 2020. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is key for aviation to pursue its…

On January 16-17, 2020, the 13th conference “Fatigue of Aircraft Structures” was held at the Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Aviation. The meeting was organized by the Materials and Structures Research Center. The conference “Fatigue of Aircraft Structures” is the annual expert meeting devoted to the fatigue of aircraft structures and…

At the beginning of April 2020, Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation in a consortium with Creotech Instruments  S.A., begins the implementation of the POLON project: Polish Propulsion Module. The purpose of the project is to develop a chemical rocket propulsion for a small satellite and its integration with the Hypersat…

On December 9-13, 2019, the AGU Fall Meeting – the largest international mevent devoted to Earth and space sciences – was held in San Francisco, USA. The meeting was attended by over 25 000 people representing scientific institutions dealing with climate research, atmosphere physics, oceanography or geology, as well as representatives from…

At the request of the Polish Embassy in The Hague, the Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Aviation was invited to organize an event called Polish Drone Sector Meetup during the exhibition and conference fair Amsterdam Drone Week. The Ł-ILOT appointed a team of delegates to coordinate the project from…

In the Remote Sensing Department in the Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Aviation, storing and sharing a service of reference multispectral data has been launched. The M2INAVI database enables the analysis of multispectral imaging using unmanned systems and in designed future space missions as well as the remote detection…

On November 22, 2019, a demonstration of the operation of the passenger space ventilation system designed for railway vehicles undergoing ongoing repairs took place at the Rolling Stock Repair Plant in Kruszewiec. The meeting was the finalization of a project run by the Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Aviation…