Jerzy Merkisz received title of doctor honoris causa
30th of June, professor Jerzy Merkisz received title of doctor honoris causa from senate of the University of Bielsko-Biala. Title was also supported by senates of Warsaw University of Technology, Lublin Unversity of Technology, Kielce University of Technology and Akademia Marynarki Wojennej. His promoter was professor Kazimierz Romaniszyn and reviewers professors Andrzej Teodorczyk and Leszek […]
Video coverage of the Jubilee Gala
27th of May 2011 at the Legions Fort in Warsaw, Gala and Great Jubilee ball was held because of 85-th anniversary of the Institute of Aviation. During the gala, medals and statues were handed to the most honorable employees of the Institute of Aviation, as well as present and former directors. In the less official […]
Medals for the employees of the Institute of Aviation
President of the RP, Bronisław Komorowski, decorated directors and regular employees of the Institute of Aviation, which were handed during 85th Anniversary of the Institute of Aviation Gala on 27th of May 2011. Knight’s Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta 1. Pan Wojciech POTKAŃSKI 2. Pan Grzegorz SZYMANOWSKI 3. Pan Witold WIŚNIOWSKI Gold Cross […]
Results of the Scientific Council election
26th May 2011, Election of the members to the Scientific Council of the Institute of Aviation was held. Among seventeen candidates, employees of the Institute of Aviation chosen eight who will sit in the Scientific Council for the next term from 2011 to 2015. Results of the election (first eight candidates will be a members […]
Results of the contest for the project of medal
“History for medal” contest has eneded.
European KONES 2011
KONES is the largest Scientific Congress in Central Europe on power systems and means of transport. The first KONES conference dates back to 1975. The Institute of Aviation has been one of the main supporters and co organizers of the event. Over the course of 36 meetings, KONES has made a massive contribution to advancing […]
Happy Easter!
Wishes for a bright and cheerful Easter!
Journal of Polish-American Science and Technology no. 4 published
4th volume of the Journal of Polish-American Science and Technology is published. Publication depicts outputs of the 5th Polish-American Conference on Education of Engineers, which was held between 20th and 21st of May 2010. Last year edition reviewed the engineering education improvement over 2005-2010 period.
Ambassador of the USA visits the Institute of Aviation
On March 28, Ambassador of the USA in Poland, Lee Feinstein visited the Institute of Aviation in Warsaw, a premier Polish research institution that supports advance research with U.S. partners like General Electric (GE), Pratt & Whitney, Boeing and United Technologies Corporation (UTC). With CEO Witold Wiśniowski as his guide, the Ambassador toured GE’s state-of-the-art […]
Great EDC Runners at Warsaw Halfmarathon
23 EDC runners completed the 21.1 km, very tough route.
“Fly Like Birds” – the international Poster Competition dedicated to aviation
To mark its 85th anniversary the Warsaw Institute of Aviation has announced an international competition for a poster relating to aviation entitled ”Fly Like Birds”. The Competition opens on 16th March 2011 and closes on 31st July 2011.
Jubilee Gala
27th of May 2011, because of the 85th Jubilee of the Institute of Aviation, Gala and Great Jubilee Ball will be organized by the Institute of Aviation, for present and former employees and invited guests. The place of the event is Fort Legionów near Zakroczymska street 12 in Warsaw.
Inauguration of the 85th jubilee of the Institute of Aviation
Inauguration of the 85th jubilee of the Institute of Aviation, one of the oldest research institutes in Poland.
Small Air Transport – Roadmap project kick-off meeting
12th-13th January 2011 at the Institute of Aviation took place kick-off meeting of Small Air Transport – Raodmap project. Coordinator of the project, on behalf of Institute of Aviation is Krzysztof Piwek, and the main goal of the project is to communicate those regions of Europe, which have poor land transport but, at the same […]
Institute of Aviation celebrates this year 85th jubilee of its existence
Jubilee celebrations are planned for the entire year. Special events will occur in every month to mark work and efforts of thousands of polish scientists, who worked for the aviation for last 85 years. The main jubilee gala day will be on 27th of May 2011 in Warsaw.
Jubilee calendar for 2011
Institute of Aviation published jubilee wall calendar for 2011. On every page you can find short briefs about history the Institute of Aviation. The calendar is very popular.
New name of the tramway stations
On 1st February 2011 the names of the group of the bus stops and tramway stations near Institute of Aviation will be changed for “Instytut Lotnictwa”. Official opening of the new names will be a part of press conference, which is planned to initiate Jubilee Year.
Golden Heart of the Great Orchestra Of Christmas Charity at the Institute of Aviation
Institute of Aviation became an owner of the Golden Heart of The Great Orchestra Of Christmas Charity. We are delighted that again we could contribute to Jurek Owsiak’s charity action during its 19th Finale. Siema!
Another hoovercraft from Institute of Aviation goes on duty
Between 7-8 December 2010, Krzysztof Szafran, Ph. D. Eng, devolved to WOPR hoovercraft PRC-600M. Its another, yet third hoovercraft manufactured at the Institute of Aviation, which was bought by WOPR. After long trek to Giżycko, hoovercraft was fetched over the frozen Niegocin lake.
XIth Polish – American Conference on Science and Technology
On 13-14th December, 2010, in Warsaw, was held the 11th Polish – American Conference on Science and Technology. The conference was organized by: the Institute of Aviation of Warsaw, Ministry of Economy, American Chamber of Commerce, the Polish Academy of Sciences, the foundation Activity for Innovation and Economic Growth and the Foundation for Innovations Exchange […]
Official YouTube channel of the Institute of Aviation
With great pleasure we encourage you to visit official YouTube channel of the Institute of Aviation. You will find there, among others, reportages form events and conferences organized by the Institute of Aviation, interviews and other interesting video materials. Channel can be found here.
Baltic.AirCargo.Net kick off meeting in Berlin
On 18.-19.11.2010 the kick-off meeting for the Baltic.AirCargo.Net project was held in the premises of the Representation of Mecklenburg – Western Pomerania in Berlin.
Hoovercraft 09 tests near the Zegrze Lake
In November 2010, Krzysztof Szafran, Ph. D. Eng, tested latest hoovercraft manufactured at the Institute of Aviation – PRC-600M. It is the first model of the new production series PRC, numbered 09. Experience gained with the prototype – commonly known as “zero” or “silent” – allowed to create hoovercraft which is 130 kg lighter, with […]
Polish Scientific Conference “Marketing of the Science and Research Institutions”
Between 17th-18th November 2010, Institute of Aviation organized Polish Scientific Conference “Marketing of the Science and Research Institutions”. The main goal of the conference was to create forum for exchange of experiences, research results, ideas and concepts, which will be then overdevelop. Conference also allowed for discussions between scientists, researchers and practicians in the field […]
New laboratory opened at the Institute of Aviation
15th November 2010, at the Institute of Aviation, was opened newest and second biggest subsea laboratory. It was thank to cooperation between Institute of Aviation and General Electric. This laboratory will test products, which will be used in the oil and gas industry, especially under the sea. It is one of three such laboratories of […]
14th CEAS-ASC Workshop at the Institute of Aviation
Between 7th and 8th October 2010, Institute of Aviation will hold 14th CEAS-ASC Workshop & 5th Scientific Workshop of X3-Noise. The scope of the workshop will be to review recent developments in the prediction and measurement of the aerodynamic noise generated by aircraft propellers and open-rotors. Particular emphasis will be given to the realistic operating […]
NATO RTO Lecture Series
Between 28th-29th October, Institute of Aviation will hold the NATO RTO Lecture Series AVT-181.In 2004, NATO RTO (Research and Technology Organization) established an Applied Vehicle Technology (AVT) Task Group to review the status of technologies that contribute to a “More Intelligent Gas Turbine Engine” and recommend technology development needs with an emphasis on the type […]
Renovation of Jak-23 is done
Work on renovation of the one of the most precious relics of the Museum of Polish Army in Warsaw – a plane Jak-23 – is done. The initiative of the cooperation with the museum was the idea of engineers, who work on the designing of jet engines. Shortly other volunteers from Engineering Desing Center and […]
GE and Institute of Aviation Engineering Design Center in Warsaw celebrates its 10th anniversary
On 30th June 2010 in Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw, took place celebration of 10th anniversary of cooperation between Institute of Aviation and General Electric. At the event were present, Jeff Immelt, President and CEO of GE, and Waldemar Pawlak, Deputy PM.
2nd Journal of Polish-American Science and Technology
Scientific Publications of the Institute of Aviation published the second number of the Journal of Polish-American Science and Technology. The publication referes to the 4th Polish-American Conference on Engineers’ Education. It was devoted to creation of permanent education system for engineers. The conference was attended by (among others): Representatives of: Ministry of Science and Higher […]
Institute of Aviation – founding member of the IFAR
On 7th of July, 2010 in Luebbenau (Germany) International Forum for Aviation Research (IFAR) was called into being. Institute of Aviation, which is representing Poland in IFAR’s structures, played relevant role in its calling. The idea of IFAR was born at the Berlin Summit 2008 where key leaders of 12 international aeronautical research organizations met […]
Vth Polish-American conference about further education of engineers
Between 20th and 21st of May 2010 in Leszno (near Warsaw) took place V Polish-American conference about further education of engineers. Institute of Aviation and General Electric Company Polska (a division of EDC) were organizers of the event. The most important topic of the conference was an exchange of opinions about revisions in engineers education […]
A new publication in the series of Transactions of The Institute of Aviation
A new issue of Transactions of The Institute of Aviation has been published entitled “Aerospace Techniques And Technologies for Space Rockets,” devoted entirely to space issues, in particular the problems posed by the design of modern ecological rocket engines and launchers, as well as the methods of calculating the flight trajectories of space rockets. The […]
ACRA in the Institute of Aviation
On 23 February 2010, at the initiative of the NET Institute, a meeting was held at which the Irish company ACRA presented its offer to the Institute of Aviation. The event took form of a seminar open to all researchers of the Institute of Aviation and representatives of the aviation industry in Poland. ACRA was […]
Developing Methodologies for Testing Damage Tolerance of Composite Aerospace Structures
The project “Developing Methodologies for Testing Damage Tolerance of Composite Aerospace Structures” aims to develop a standard methodology for assessing the impact of damage on the strength and durability of composite structures. The rapid development of technological processes in Polish enterprises entails the need for certification of all newly created devices and products as well […]
Director of the Institute of Aviation attends the presentation of ‘Black Hawk’
On 15 January 2010, in Mielec, the presentation of the first cockpit produced at PZL Mielec for the helicopter S-70i Black Hawk took place. Witold Wiśniowski, Director of the Institute of Aviation, attended the presentation. The event coincided with opening a modern hall for assembling components. Since 2007 PZL Mielec has been part of United […]
Implementation for a New Type of Rotorcraft
The project aims at developing a rotorcraft that would combine the properties characteristic of the helicopter and the autogiro, capable of vertical take-off and landing, simple in construction, with the cruising speed comparable to the plane’s and no need for runways. The works under the project will include developing, constructing and testing subassemblies capable of […]
Network Laboratory for Flutter Tests
The project is being carried out in cooperation with the Poznań University of Technology and aims at elaborating the method for quick estimation of aeroelastic characteristics during in-flight flutter tests. The goal of the project is to develop a tool applicable in the aircraft production certification to increase safety of in-flight flutter tests and to […]
Turbine Engine with a Detonation Combustion Chamber
The aim of the project is to create a new turbine jet engine, equipped with a detonation combustion chamber. Using a detonation combustion chamber will allow a substantial increase in the engine efficiency, reducing toxic components of exhaust emissions and greenhouse gases, simplifying the design, reducing the engine weight and production costs. The increase in […]
3rd Conference ‘Fatigue of Aircraft Structures’
On 14th and 15th of January, the 3rd Conference “Fatigue Of Aircraft Structures” took place at the Institute of Aviation. The subject of this conference was: integration of industrial, academic and research centers involved in aircraft structural fatigue issues, presentation of research currently being conducted in Poland related to aircraft structural fatigue. Covered topics were: […]