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Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Aviation

Seminar of the Cluster of Polish Wind Tunnels

On the 3rd of March 2017, the Institute of Aviation hosted the first scientific seminar of the Cluster of Polish Wind Tunnels. The Cluster of Polish Wind Tunnels has been established on the initiative of 3 scientific and research entities – Warsaw University of Technology, Institute of Aviation and the Military University of Technology in […]

Professor Piotr Wolański’s inauguration lecture

On 21 February 2017 at Gdańsk University of Technology intercollegiate studies in “Space Technologies and Satellite” were inaugurated. These studies were organized by Gdańsk University of Technology, Gdynia Maritime Academy and the Polish Naval Academy in Gdynia. During the solemn inauguration of the studies, professor Piotr Wolański delivered a lecture titled “Poland’s road to space”. […]

Institute of Aviation radio altimeters implemented in PZL W3-WA Sokół

The RWL-750M radio altimeter, developed and produced at the Institute of Aviation, has been implemented in a modernized version of the PZL W3-WA Sokół helicopter used by the Polish Navy. This is the first of five sets of radio altimeters with a range of 1000ft equipped with an AA-E6 electronic block and two AA-W6 indicators […]

The first meeting of the HIPERGOL project consortium

On February 1, 2017 the Institute of Aviation witnessed the first meeting of the HIPERGOL project consortium entitled “Development of technology for rocket engines on liquid propellant for new generation of rocket carriers”. The consortium representatives: the Institute of Aviation (consortium leader), Warsaw University of Technology (Faculty of Mechanical, Power and Aeronautical Engineering) and the […]

The Institute of Aviation became a member of the Mazovian Cluster for Energy Efficiency and Reneweable Energy Sources

On 26 January 2017 the Organizational Council of the “Mazovian Cluster for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Sources” (Mazowiecki Klaster Efektywności Energetycznej i Odnawialnych Źródeł Energii) decided to accept the Institute of Aviation among the cluster members. The Mazovian Cluster of Energy Efficiency and RES was established in 2011 by Mazowiecka Agencja Energetyczna Sp. o.o. […]

10th “Fatigue of aircraft structures” conference

On 12-13 January 2017 the Institute of Aviation witnessed the 10th conference on “Fatigue of aircraft structures”. The event was organized by the Materials and Structures Research Center. As has become tradition now, the conference covered all the issues related to fatigue of materials and aircraft structures, in particular: Full Scale Fatigue Tests; Aircraft materials […]

Polish government and GE signed an agreement at the Institute of Aviation

On January 26, 2017 the Institute of Aviation witnessed a ceremonial signing of an agreement on strategic cooperation between the Ministry of Development and General Electric. The signatories were represented by Mateusz Morawiecki, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Development and Finance, and John G. Rice, Vice President of GE. The event inaugurated the 25th anniversary […]

Resonant tests of Icare II motor glider

At the beginning of the year 2017 the resonant tests of Icaré II XX electric motor glider (http://www.icare-solar.de) was performed within the framework of the agreement reached last year between the Institute of Aviation and the Technical University of Stuttgart. The motor glider was designed and built in 1996 by students of the Institute of […]

Industry and Science Summit at the Gas Turbine Center

On 24th January 2017 in the Engineering Design Center, which is a strategic alliance between the Institute of Aviation and General Electric, the Industry and Science Summit was held. The event was organized as part of the celebration of the first anniversary of the Gas Turbine Center, the 10th anniversary of GE Power and EDC […]

The European network LIFE+ projects meeting

On 10-13 January 2017 a meeting within the European network LIFE + projects took place in Rovaniemi, Finland. The meeting was attended by representatives of NATNET Life+ projects (LIFE06 NAT / FIN / 000128) and HESOFF Life+ (LIFE11 ENV / PL / 000459). The NATNET project is coordinated by the Centre for Economic Development, Transport […]

Nomination of profesor Witold Wiśniowski

The director of the Institute of Aviation, professor Witold Wiśniowski has been appointed to a member of the Scientific Council of the Scientific and Research Centre for Fire Protection – National Research Institute for 2017-2021 term of office.

SIMP Award

The Association of Polish Mechanical Engineers (SIMP) awarded the director of the Institute of Aviation a commemorative medal for participation in the Honorary Committee of the 90th anniversary of SIMP.

New Year wishes for the Institute of Aviation

The Institute of Aviation has received a lot of great Christmas and New Year wishes from the most important state and scientific institutions from Poland and abroad. Thank you for all wonderful cards and take a look at the gallery! A community of the Institute of Aviation received greetings including those from the President of […]

Ministry of Development delegates visited the Institute of Aviation

On 19 December 2016 the Institute of Aviation hosted a Ministry of Development delegation from the Department of Subordinate and Supervised Units. The visit was an opportunity to summarize and present the research capabilities of the Institute of Aviation to the members of the delegation. The Institute representatives delivered the following speeches: ‘New projects – […]

Tadeusz Królikiewicz honoured with an anniversary award

The Institute of Aviation honoured 90-years-old Tadeusz Królikiewicz for his historic monographs and long-term cooperation with the Institute. Mr. Królikiewicz received a statuette during the session of the Scientific Council of the Institute of Aviation, which took place on 21 December 2016. Tadeusz Królikiewicz is the author of several books in the field of aviation, […]

Conferment of doctoral degrees at the Institute of Aviation

On 21 December 2016 the Scientific Council of the Institute of Aviation approved conferring of doctoral degrees in technical sciences to three employees of the Institute of Aviation: Bartosz Dziugieł, Edyta Słupecka and Piotr Kalina. Bartosz Dziugieł „Badanie bezpieczeństwa systemu transportu lekkimi samolotami” – PhD thesis with distinction. Edyta Słupecka „Analiza i badanie ryzyka w […]

Christmas wishes

With best wishes for a wonderful Christmas Season and much success and prosperity in the New Year 2017 from the Institute of Aviation employees.

Opening of the Heat Transfer and Fluid Mechanics Laboratory

December 14, 2016, marked the grand opening of Heat Transfer and Fluid Mechanics Laboratory at the Institute of Aviation. The laboratory will run tests for the technical teams at Engineering Design Center (EDC), the biggest engineering center in Europe, ran together by GE and the Institute of Aviation in Warsaw. It will also cooperate with […]

ELECTRICX Cairo 2016

This year the Trade and Investment Promotion Section at the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Egypt organized a promotional event for Polish companies operating in energy and lightening industry sectors, which took place from 4th until 6th December 2016 in Cairo, Egypt. The director of the Center of Transportation and Energy Conversion, Sylwester […]

Public defence of a doctoral dissertation by M.Sc. Eng. Piotr Kalina

The Institute of Aviation in Warsaw informs that on December, 21st 2016 (Wednesday) at 9 a.m. at the Institute of Aviation, al. Krakowska 110/114 in conference room no 4 in the Center of the Innovative Aeronautical and Space Technologies (X2 building) a public defence of mgr inż. Piotr Kalina will be held. The doctoral dissertation is titled: […]

Public defence of a doctoral dissertation by M.Sc. Eng. Edyta Słupecka

The Institute of Aviation in Warsaw informs that on December, 19th 2016 (Monday) at 1 p.m. at the Institute of Aviation, al. Krakowska 110/114 in conference room no 4 in the Center of the Innovative Aeronautical and Space Technologies (X2 building) a public defence of mgr inż. Edyta Słupecka will be held. The doctoral dissertation is titled: […]

The Best Technical Achievement in 2015

The team of the Institute for Sustainable Technologies – National Research Institute in Radom in co-operation with the Institute of Aviation in Warsaw took second place in a national competition of the Association of Polish Mechanical Engineers for the technical achievement ” DPZ-250 Cannon air”. A distinction was awarded to a team composed of: Andrzej […]

General Assembly of the Polish Academy of Sciences

The 133th session of the General Assembly of the Polish Academy of Sciences was held on 1st December 2016 at the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw. Members of the meeting took part in a scientific panel under the title: “Scientific research and the space industry in Poland”. The chairman of the panel was […]

Institute of Aviation has new patents

The Polish Patent Office has conferred five patents to the Institute of Aviation. The patented inventions are: A wide fuselage cargo plane – Włodzimierz Gnarowski Modular ballistic shield – Włodzimierz Gnarowski Doubled manual controls – Mirosław Delega, Tomasz Szczepanik Hovercraft skirts air  bag type with additional elements at the bottom applied to small and medium hovercraft […]

Seminar on the COMOZ statutory work

Seminarium projektu statutowego COMOZ

The Remote Sensing Division organized a seminar summarizing previous activities within statutory work: “The start-up of the Earth Observation Mission Control Center (EOMC2) with the use of the available infrastructure, in order to develop methods and procedures for the processing of satellite data (including EUMETSAT, Sentinel, Landsat image data)”. The seminar was held at the […]

Brussels Innova 2016: Gold medal for the Institute of Aviation innovation

The 65th International Exhibition of Innovation, Research and New Technologies BRUSSELS INNOVA 2016 took place from 17 November until 19 November 2016.  The Institute of Aviation showcased the innovation “Individual Autonomous Navigation System (IANS)” developed by Stanisław Popowski’s team from the Avionics Department. The innovation was presented by Monika Świech-Szczepańska, the manager of the Coordination […]

7th European Forum for Marketing of Scientific and Research Organizations

The Institute of Aviation hosted this conference, devoted to marketing of European scientific and research organizations. This year’s edition attracted 140 participants from Belarus, Croatia, Spain, Germany, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Sweden, Turkey and Italy. The two-day conference was not only teeming with presentations, but also became a platform for discussions, meetings and experience sharing. […]

7th edition of “Forum Rozwoju Mazowsza”

The Institute of Aviation, among other most innovative companies and institutions, presented its activities during the 7th edition of “Forum Rozwoju Mazowsza” (Mazowsze Development Forum) which was held at the Legia Stadium in Warsaw on 16-17 November 2016. The event was organized by Mazowiecka Jednostka Wdrażania Programów Unijnych (Mazovian Unit of EU Programmes Implementation) The […]

ICAYS Conference 2016

The first session of ICAYS (International Conference in Aerospace for Young Scientists) was held in Beijing in China on 12-13 November 2016. The conference of this conference was to provide a platform for young scientists from all over the world to present their research results and development in aerospace. Among the participants of ICAYS was […]

Safety in Civil Aviation

A conference entitled „Safety in Civil Aviation” organized annually by the Civil Aviation Authority was held at Lazarski University in Warsaw on 16-17 November 2016. The participants were representatives of the organizations supervising national aviation, as well as maintenance organizations, airport boards, aero clubs etc. This year, for the first time, CAA invited representatives of […]

7th edition of Forum Rozwoju Mazowsza

The Institute of Aviation will present its research and publishing offer during the seventh edition of “Forum Rozwoju Mazowsza” which is set to be held from 16th till 17th November at Legia Stadium in Warsaw. This is the most important conference event for the development of the Mazowsze region. The event will promote European funds, […]

Warsaw Industry Week 2016

The Institute of Aviation presented its activity as a member of the Aviation Valley Cluster (“Dolina Lotnicza”) during the Warsaw Industry Week in Nadarzyn on 7-9 November 2016. The Institute presented its research projects: ILX-27 unmanned aircraft, programme of operating aircraft piston engines, HESOFF research programme together with a high-resolution camera, books and scientific publications, […]

CTEC verticalizer now with 1st receipient

Engineers from the Center for Transportation and Energy Conversion (Institute of Aviation) officially transferred a verticalizer for the rehabilitation purposes to parents of a several-years-old girl. The device was built at the Institute of Aviation over the course of several months. The completion of the project in record time was a challenge for the engineers […]

Professor Piotr Wolański awarded by the Kunming University

The Kunming University of Science and Technology in China awarded Professor Piotr Wolański a title of visiting professor with the privileges of the chairman of a department at the Kunming University. The title gives professor Wolański the right to lecture and supervise doctoral students as well as to advise on the range of educational and […]

Cooperative Agreement between the University of Stuttgart and the Institute of Aviation

During the 6th EASN International Conference „Innovation in European Aeronautics Research” in Porto, a cooperative agreement was signed between the Institute of Aircraft Design, University of Stuttgart and the Institute of Aviation. On the basis of the above-mentioned Agreement, the University of Stuttgart and the Institute of Aviation will, in the future, realize joint tasks […]

Presentation of a multisensory platform QUERCUS.6

A multisensory platform QUERCUS.6 built within the HESOFF project at the Center for Space Technologies (Institute of Aviation) will be presented and used during the FPS COST Action FP1401 GLOBAL WARNING workshops: “Fungal taxonomy and fungal identification using traditional (i.e. not molecular) techniques” in Sękocin Stary at the end of November 2016. The purpose of […]

6th EASN International Conference

On the 18th–21st of October 2016, the 6th EASN International Conference „Innovation in European Aeronautics Research” was held in Porto, Portugal. The event gathered about 250 participants from all over the world, mainly representing foreign HEIs, research institutes, but also the European Commission and the aerospace industry enterprises. At the Conference, the Institute of Aviation […]

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