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: […]
100th birthday of Tadeusz Sołtyk
On 9 – 10 September, the Institute of Aviation were organized commemorations 100th birthday anniversary of Professor Tadeusz Sołtyk. Professor Tadeusz Sołtyk was one of the famous polish constructor of airplanes. He designed such airplanes like TS-Bies, TS-Iskra or TS-Grot.
AEROFAST consortium meeting
On 9 July the Institute of Aviation hosted the consortium meeting of AEROFAST project (AEROcapture for Future spAce tranSporTation). On the first day of visit, guests visited the Space Research Center Polish Academy of Science. On the second day, delegates gathered at the Institute of Aviation. The meeting participants presented reports on ongoing work on […]
Ambassador of People’s Republic of China visited Institute of Aviation
On 3 September the Institute of Aviation hosted delegation from People’s Republic of China embassy with Ambassador Mr. Sun Rongmin. During the visit, representatives of Institute presented laboratories research potential and detailed research offer. After the official meeting, delegation visited laboratories and aerodynamic tunnels.
Institute of Aviation supports the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity
The Institute of Aviation participated in this year’s Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity. On January 14th, 2010 on Zalew Zagrzyński, near Warsaw, the winners of a charity auction enjoyed a flight in an Institute hovercraft together with the designer. All proceeds of the auction were donated to the foundation. A technical team from the Institute […]
Journal of Polish-American Science and Technology
Scientific Publications of Institute of Aviation was published the first number of “Journal of Polish-American Science and Technology”. The publication presents the proceeding of the 9th Polish – American Conference on Science and Technology. The papers deal with issues of entrepreneurship, opportunities and challenges posed by The US-Poland cooperation, as well as issues connected with […]
Polish – American Conference on Science and Technology
On 3-4 December, 2009, in Washington, DC, the 10th Polish – American Conference on Science and Technology was held. This was a jubilee meeting of scientists, entrepreneurs and government representatives of Poland and the USA. The conference was organized by: the Institute of Aviation of Warsaw, the USA National Academy of Sciences, the Polish Academy […]
Christmas Eve for Institute of Aviation Employees
On December 21st, 2009 a solemn Christmas Eve for employees was held in the Institute of Aviation. The meeting was opened by Witold Wiśniowski, Director of the Institute of Aviation who thanked all staff of the Institute for their contribution to the development of the facility and for their professional accomplishments during 2009. The meeting […]
Helicopter Research Laboratory at the Institute of Aviation
On the 1st August 2009 on the Institute of Aviation were started working Helicopter Research Laboratory. Laboratory will be work in the structure of New Technologies Center. High qualified staff having modern equipment will be conduct of dynamic rotors research and helicopter structures. Among the tasks is to design specialized equipment for testing helicopters. The […]