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The Institute of Aviation
The Institute of Aviation
is one of the oldest
research centres in
Europe. It was formally
established in 1926 but its roots
date back to 1918. Over 89 years
of its history, researchers and
engineers working at the Institute
of Aviation have made outstanding
contributions to the economy and
defence of Poland. Before World
War Two, all Polish airplanes were
manufactured or tested by the
Warsaw Institute of Aviation.
Currently, the Institute employs
more than 1,700 engineers,
scientists, researchers, of which
1,250 are in their late 20s or early implementation of joint activities.
30s.
In recent years, new laboratories
have been established within the
Institute including the world’s
second largest laboratory of
pressure testing of equipment
for the petroleum and natural
gas extraction industry. The
Institute’s key research areas
include: space technology,
aviation and rocket engines,
materials science, aerodynamics,
composite material technologies,
engineering and testing of
aircrafts, noise from aviation and
research in the area of petroleum
and natural gas extraction. The
Institute of Aviation is also a host opened up more opportunities
of international conferences and
symposiums and a facilitator of
global research projects.
The Institute of Aviation is
a member to Polish and
international research and
technology organisations and
associations. Since February
2005, the Institute is a partner of
the AERONET “Aviation Valley”
project, a consortium of high
profile academic units. In April
2008, the Institute of Aviation
was accepted as a member of
the association of European
Research Establishments (EREA),
an organisation aimed at
consolidation, coordination and
On 7 June 2010, in Luebbenau,
Germany, the International Forum
for Aviation Research (IFAR)
was established. The Institute of
Aviation, as a representative of
Poland in the organisation, played
an important role in its formation
as one of the co-founders.
The Institute of Aviation defines its research papers and scientific and
strategy as “provision of services
in the global research market”.
The global market demands
the highest competitiveness of
the offered research services
leading to the development
of new technologies. Poland’s
accession to the European Union
of co-operation with universities,
scientific institutions, research
institutes and industrial
laboratories in Europe, Americas,
Asia, Australia and Africa. The
Institute closely co-operates with
global leaders of the aviation
industry including General Electric,
Boeing, Airbus, Pratt&Whitney,
Sikorsky and Rolls-Royce.
The Warsaw Institute of Aviation
co-operates with the Ohio State
University in Columbus, Ohio,
USA. Both partners found it
mutually beneficial to implement
joint projects in the areas of
research co-operation, exchange
programmes for students,
teachers and researchers,
(lectures, studies, scientific
research) as well as workshops,
symposiums, etc. on topics of
common interests. They also
release joint publications,
technical literature. l
There are five research departments in the
Institute:
Centre of New Technologies, Engineering
Design Center, Materials and Structures
Research Centre, Centre of Space Technologies,
Centre for Composite Technologies.
Director of the Institute of Aviation
Professor Witold Wiśniowski Ph.D. Eng.
Tel: (+48) 22 846 09 93
Fax: (+48) 22 846 29 12
Email: witold.wisniowski@ilot.edu.pl
www.ilot.edu.pl
www.facebook.com/instituteofaviation
https://twitter.com/AviationPoland
Address: The Institute of Aviation
al. Krakowska 110/114, 02-256 Warsaw, Poland
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