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) […]
Public defence of a doctoral dissertation by M.Sc. Eng. Paweł Grygorcewicz
The Institute of Aviation in Warsaw informs that on January, 17th 2018 (Wednesday) at 11 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 MSc. Eng. Paweł Grygorcewicz will be held. The doctoral dissertation is titled: […]
Public defence of a doctoral dissertation by M.Sc. Eng. Adam Sieradzki
The Institute of Aviation in Warsaw informs that on January, 15th 2018 (Monday) at 11 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 MSc. Eng. Adam Sieradzki will be held. The doctoral dissertation is titled: […]
Public defence of a doctoral dissertation by M.Sc. Eng. Tomasz Seredyn
The Institute of Aviation in Warsaw informs that on January, 11st 2018 (Thursday) at 12 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 MSc. Eng. Tomasz Seredyn will be held. The doctoral dissertation is titled: […]
Public defence of a doctoral dissertation by M.Sc. Eng. Paweł Stężycki
The Institute of Aviation in Warsaw informs that on January, 10th 2018 (Wednesday) at 10 a.m. at the Institute of Aviation, al. Krakowska 110/114 in conference room no 2 in the Center of the Innovative Aeronautical and Space Technologies (X2 building) a public defence of MSc. Eng. Paweł Stężycki will be held. The doctoral dissertation is titled: […]
Alfred Baron has passed away
We are saddened to announce the passing of Alfred Baron, a chief constructor of the Polish jet trainer I-22 Iryda and a composite plane I-23 Manager. Mr Baron passed away on December 10, 2017 at age of 85. The ceremony combined with the cremation will take place on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at 2:15 p.m. […]
Contest for MEiL students and researchers has started
A GE Challenge for students-scientists, researchers, scientific circles and PhD students has started on December 1st, 2017. The aim of this contest will be to promote talented young scientists. Participants will look for unconventional solutions that can contribute to the development of advanced technologies. It will be held in cooperation with the Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering […]
10th edition of the “Development Trends in Space Propulsion Systems” conference
The 10th edition of the scientific conference ” Development Trends in Space Propulsion Systems” was held on 30th November – 1st December 2017 in the Centre for Innovation and Technology Transfer Management of Warsaw University of Technology. The latest edition gathered about 90 participants from both Research & Development and Industrial sectors. Representatives of key […]
Successful demonstration of Polish rocket technology. The flight of the ILR-33 “Amber”
The ILR-33 “Amber” (“Bursztyn”) rocket of the Institute of Aviation which utilises innovative green propulsion, underwent a demonstration flight at the firing range in Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland in October 2017. The test was a success, reaching the 15 km ceiling. The maximum possible reach of the rocket, however, is several times higher, and the maximum […]
NI Engineering Impact Awards for engineers of the Space Technologies Department
The Space Technology Department engineers, Kamil Sobczak and Tobiasz Mayer, received the NI Engineering Impact Awards for the most innovative solution presented at the NIDays conference in Warsaw on October 10, 2017. The distinction was awarded for the software used in the tests of the main engine of the Polish rocket ILR-33 “Amber”. The laureates […]
Deputy Minister of Economic Development Jadwiga Emilewicz met Polish participants of ESA YGT program
Polish beneficiaries of the Young Graduate Trainee internship program of the European Space Agency met Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Jadwiga Emilewicz during the celebration day of the five-year anniversary of Poland’s presence in the European Space Agency that was held at the Ministry of Economic Development. The event was organized by the Industrial Development […]