NIWeek 2018 Conference
On May 21-24, 2018 in Austin, Texas, USA, the world’s largest conference organized by National Instruments – NIWeek 2018 took place. The Institute of Aviation was represented at the event by Tobiasz Mayer (Center of Space Technologies), who received an invitation to participate in the NIWeek as a reward for a NI Engineering Impact awarded […]
Meeting with the Ministry of Science and Higher Education and the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
On June 5, 2018 the Institute of Aviation held a meeting with representatives of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland regarding Łukasiewicz Research Network. Participants from the Polish and Finnish side participated in workshops devoted to the Łukasiewicz Research Network. The meeting provided information about Polish research […]
18th Polish-American Conference on Science and Technology – 100 years of Polish science and industry cooperation
On May 24-25, 2018, the Institute of Aviation hosted the “18th Polish-American Conference on Science and Technology -100 years of Polish science and industry cooperation”. The event was attended by 200 experts from Poland, Europe and the United States. The honorary patronage over the conference included: the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, the Ministry […]
The Institute of Aviation signed a letter of intent regarding the construction of the ILX-34 aircraft
On 24 May 2018, at the headquarters of the Institute of Aviation in Warsaw, a letter of intent was signed expressing the will to cooperate in the construction of the innovative multi-task turboprop aircraft ILX-34. The signatories of the letter under the honorary patronage of the Ministry of Enterpreneurship and Technology are: the Institute of […]
Space Propulsion 2018
On May 14-18, 2018, representatives of the Institute of Aviation participated in the largest European conference on space propulsion. The event organized by ESA and 3AF (Association Aéronautique et Astronautique de France) was held in Seville. The conference topics related to chemical and electrical rocket propulsion. Over 700 participants represented 29 countries and nearly 100 […]
Jerzy Jędrzejewski passed away
On May 12, 2018 at the age of 87, an outstanding test pilot Jerzy Jędrzejewski passed away. The Holy Mass will be celebrated on Friday, May 18, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. in the church of Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church on the corner of Domaniewska Street and Niepodległości Alley in Warsaw. The funeral will […]
The Institute of Aviation initiates the construction of a Polish innovative turboprop aircraft ILX-34
On 24 May 2018, representatives of the Institute of Aviation and leading aviation and armaments companies will officially sign a letter of intent under the patronage of the Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Technology and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education expressing their will to cooperate in the construction of the next-generation multipurpose turboprop aircraft […]
The Institute of Aviation signed an agreement on cooperation in safety management in civil aviation
On May 11th, 2018 the President of the Civil Aviation Authority, Piotr Samson and the Director of the Institute of Aviation, Paweł Stężycki, signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of safety management in civil aviation. The agreement is a continuation of previous actions in the area of conducted analyzes of aviation occurrences performed […]
Sonda 2 visited the Engine Training Laboratory
The Institute of Aviation has made its laboratory spaces available for the TV crew of the popular science program, Sonda 2. In the episode devoted to all types of drives, the interior of the Engine Training Laboratory was the background for a conversation about the principle of jet engines operation. The engineers of the Institute […]
Institute of Aviation at ILA Berlin 2018
The Institute of Aviation marked its presence at the largest event for aviation and space sector in Europe – ILA Berlin 2018 that was held at the EXPO Center Airport in Berlin on April 25-29, 2018. The event was attended by over 1,000 exhibitors from 37 countries and 150,000 visitors. The importance of the fair […]
Helicopter pilots at the Institute of Aviation
On May 8th, 2018 the Institute of Aviation held a meeting with a helicopter pilot Marcin Szamborski and a retired helicopter pilot, Ryszard Witkowski. The event was organized by the Warsaw Aviation Seniors Club. The meeting has started with the presentation of the FAI Gold Rotorcraft Medal by Ryszard Witkowski, who is the fifteenth person […]
Meeting with the pilot Marcin Szamborski
The Institute of Aviation and the Warsaw Aviation Seniors Club invite you to a meeting with Marcin Szamborski – a Polish delegate and a vice president of the Rotorcraft Commission (CIG) of the FAI World Air Sports Federation. The theme of the meeting will be “Helicopter circumnavigation by Bell 407”, in which Marcin Szamborski participated […]
Project representatives of the European LIFE program met in Luxembourg
On April 17-21, 2018, representatives of the HESOFF project from the Institute of Aviation – project manager Mariusz Kacprzak and dissemination manager Hubert Skoneczny participated in the conference and in meetings with other LIFE projects in Luxembourg. The aim of the delegation was to disseminate knowledge about the HESOFF project through meetings with representatives of […]
EREA meeting: “Security for Aviation Group”
On April 18, 2018 in Brussels at CLORA’s headquarters another meeting of members of the “Security for Aviation Group” working group of the EREA association (Association of European Research Establishments in Aeronautic) of the European Union took place. The meeting concerned the European way of civil aviation protection (Comprehensive European Approach to the Protection of […]
Drones in the city. U-Space consultancy
On 4 April 2018, the Institute for Market, Consumption and Business Cycles Research and the Mikromakro Institute Foundation organized, under the patronage of the Polish Chamber of Unmanned Systems, a conference entitled “Drones in the city. U-Space consultancy”. The head of the Remote Sensing Division of the Institute of Aviation – Mariusz Kacprzak took part […]
Conference on Safety in Civil Aviation
On 18-19 April 2018, at the Lazarski University in Warsaw, the Civil Aviation Safety Conference was organized by the Civil Aviation Authority. The Institute of Aviation marked its presence during the event in the part devoted to general issues and General Aviation organizations, during which the issues of increasing the level of flight operations safety […]
New Generation Aviation: Institute of Aviation presented latest aerospace solutions
On April 17, 2018, the 2nd “New Generation Aviation – strategies, technologies, solutions” International Conference and Exhibition was held at the Warsaw Sangate Airport Hotel. The event was attended by the director of the Institute of Aviation, Paweł Stężycki, PhD Eng. and the director of the Center of Space Technologies, Leszek Loroch, PhD Eng. The […]
The first HondaJet landed in Warsaw. Its engine has been partially designed in Poland
On April 12, 2018, a official appearance event for one of the most advanced Business and General Aviation aircraft – HondaJet HA-420 was held at Okęcie airport. The organization of the promotional campaign for this new product at the Okęcie airport with the participation of the Institute of Aviation and GE Aviation results from the […]
Happy Easter
For the upcoming Easter we wish you an abundance of tasty eggs on the holiday table and a spring mood in the family. Management and employees of the Institute of Aviation
The Institute of Aviation delegation in Turkey
On March 19-22, 2018 a delegation from the Institute of Aviation: Mr. Paweł Stężycki – Director of the Institute of Aviation, Mr. Jerzy Żółtak – Director of the Center of New Technologies, Mr. Borys Łukasik – Research Associate from the Center of Transportation and Energy Conversion and Ms. Agata Wierzbińska – Coordinator for EU Relations went to Turkey, […]
Program of the Polish communication satellite – a debate at the Institute of Aviation
On March 22, 2018, the Institute of Aviation hosted the participants of the seminar “Program for the Polish communication satellite – vision and possibilities”. The meeting was organized by the Military Research and Analyzes Team. The seminar gathered a large group of guests from the military milieu, public administration and representatives of major foreign companies […]
Gold Medal for the Institute of Aviation at the INNOVA 2018 Exhibition in Valencia
During the International Exhibition of Innovation, Research and New Technologies INNOVA 2018 held in Valencia, the Institute of Aviation was awarded the Gold Medal of Invention, for developing a tool for processing satellite images, data aggregation and creating easy-to-interpret maps of physical phenomena. The tool has been developed by the engineers of the Remote Sensing […]
Baraguar: new UAV for HESOFF project
A model of Stratospheric Long Endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (SLE UAV) “Baraguar” is being created as part of the HESOFF project. The 1:8 model built by uAvionics will be transferred to the Remote Sensing Division of the Institute of Aviation in the second quarter of 2018. The model will be used for the purposes of […]
Institute of Aviation tightens cooperation with Nevada Institute For Autonomous Systems. Joint UAV tests in the Nevada desert
On March 5-9, 2018, the Institute of Aviation delegation participated in tests of the ILX-32 MOSUPS unmanned system in Nevada, USA. The maneuvers were observed by representatives of the Nevada Institute For Autonomous Systems (NIAS), NASA, Switch, Drone America, AiRXOS, Citadel and ANRA Technologies. The ILX-32 MOSUPS is an experimental unmanned aircraft in a in […]
CIVIL & MILITARY AEROMIXER 2018
The Institute of Aviation will participate in the first edition of the international meeting for producers and investors of the aviation sector CIVIL & MILITARY AEROMIXER 2018, which will be held in Wroclaw, Poland on March 20, 2018. CIVIL & MILITARY AEROMIXER 2018 brings together production and service companies from the aviation industry, both Polish […]
13th Safe Flying Forum – Aeronautical phraseology in uncontrolled space
The thirteenth edition of the Safe Flying Forum will be held on March 29, 2018 (Thursday) at 6 p.m. in a building of the Institute of Aviation in Warsaw. The meeting will be devoted to aeronautical phraseology in uncontrolled space. You will: receive instructions how to communicate correctly on air frequencies, know the significance of […]
HESOFF project: the latest research publication by scientists of the Institute of Aviation for “Forests
Resistance to negative factors related to climate change on the Earth of mixed Central Europe forest stands is higher than oak monocultures – according to research conducted at the Remote Sensing Division of the Institute of Aviation, published by “Forests” in a special issue devoted to the increasing intensity of drought “Remotely Sensing of Drought-Induced […]
The Institute of Aviation is a strong brand of the Polish space sector
The European Space Foundation has published a “Report on the image of the space sector in Poland” commissioned by the Industrial Development Agency JSC. The aim of the study was to obtain a picture of the current image situation of the Polish space sector together with the analysis of media activity of entities associated in […]
Meeting at the University of Oxford with representatives of the LIFE NaturEtrade project
On February 26, 2018 representatives of the HESOFF project from the Remote Sensing Division of the Institute of Aviation: Mariusz Kacprzak and Marcin Spiralski met at the University of Oxford with a delegation from the NaturEtrade project (LIFE12 ENV/UK/000473). Both projects are being implemented as part of the European Commission LIFE Programme. Meeting was initiated in regards of the project management and monitoring process […]
HYPROGEO project completion
At the end of January 2018, the Institute of Aviation successfully completed tasks under the European project “Hybrid Propulsion System for LEO, MEO and GEO transfer” (HYPROGEO) co-financed by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 programme. The main aim of the project was to develop a satellite propulsion module based on a hybrid rocket […]
New Director of the Institute of Aviation
On March 5th, 2018 the Minister of Entrepreneurship and Technology Mrs. Jadwiga Emilewicz appointed Paweł Stężycki as the Director of the Institute of Aviation in Warsaw. Paweł Stężycki started working at the Institute of Aviation in 2002. During his career he worked in managerial positions in GE Aviation, Energy, Oil & Gas and Aviation Systems […]
The Institute of Aviation became a partner of the “Drones – Fly Safely” campaign
The Institute of Aviation became an official partner of the social campaign “Drones – Fly Safely”, which aims to promote the safe use of unmanned aerial vehicles. The information campaign is carried out using billboards throughout Warsaw and via the www.lataj.pro website, where you can test your knowledge of aviation law in the context of unmanned […]
The Sonda 2 program crew visited the Institute of Aviation in the largest vacuum chamber in Europe
On February 11, 2018, in the popular science program, Sonda 2, broadcast on TVP1, an episode devoted to the vacuum phenomenon was aired. The program crew came to the largest vacuum chamber in Europe, which is located at the Institute of Aviation in Warsaw. The entire episode is already available on the VOD platform at […]
Closing seminar of the first group of students from the University of Brasilia
On Thursday, 8th February 2018, the Institute of Aviation farewelled the first group of students from Brazil who came to the Institute for a six-month-long internship. During the seminar closing their internship, the students of Universidade de Brasília: Lucas Santos de Morais Silva, Luiz Fernando Rocha de Carvalho, Marcia Aline Ribeiro Silva, Daniel Back da […]
Institute of Aviation, an official partner of the 23rd Aviators and Polish Defense Ball
On February 10, 2018 the Polish Aviation Museum in Krakow was the venue for the 23rd Aviators and Polish Defense Ball. The Institute of Aviation was the official partner of the event. The event gathered many distinguished guests associated with Polish aviation and defense. The Institute of Aviation was represented at the event by the […]
ESA delegation at the Institute of Aviation
On February 2, 2018 the Institute of Aviation held a meeting with the European Space Agency representatives along with the acting director of the Institute of Aviation, Leszek Loroch, PhD Eng. and representatives of the Department of Space Technology. The meeting was attended by three employees of the Institute who have work experience at the […]
Working meeting with the Ministry of Science and Higher Education delegation
On January 29th, 2018 the Institute of Aviation hosted a working meeting with a delegation from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. The special guest of the meeting was the Undersecretary of State, Piotr Dardziński. The representatives of the Institute of Aviation was leaded by the Acting Director of the Institute of Aviation, Leszek […]
The interview with professor Piotr Wolański in the “Sprawy nauki” magazine
The January issue of the magazine “Sprawy nauki” published an interview with professor Piotr Wolański, the chairman of the Committee on Space Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the initiator of the ILR-33 “Amber” rocket (ILR-33 “Bursztyn”) at the Institute of Aviation. The interview recalled the history of the “Meteor” rocket program, the […]
The Institute of Aviation expert commented on qualification round of the FIS Ski Flying World Championships in Oberstdorf
On January 18th, 2018 the head of the Aerodynamics Research Laboratory – Grzegorz Krysztofiak, M.Sc. Eng, commented the qualification round for the Men’s individual Ski Flying at the FIS Ski Flying World Championships. The competition took place in Oberstdorf in Germany and was broadcasted live by the Polish Television. The invitation for representative of the […]
The creators of the ILR-33 “Amber” rocket on Polish Radio
The latest “Eureka” broadcast on Jedynka in Polish Radio, hosted the creators of the ILR-33 “Amber” rocket from the Institute of Aviation. The guests of the program were: professor Piotr Wolański (chairman of the Committee on Space Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences), Leszek Loroch, PhD Eng. (acting director of the Institute of Aviation) […]