The facility's activities focus on providing design, engineering and research services in the field of aviation and space. The Institute conducts international cooperation with European Union and transatlantic countries in the field (primarily with General Electric as part of the Engineering Design Center): aircraft engines, aerodynamics, aircraft structures and material research. The Łukasiewicz Research Network - Institute of Aviation also cooperates with Boeing, Airbus and Pratt & Whitney and conducts research for other sectors of the economy. In 2019, the Institute joined the Łukasiewicz Research Network
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The history of the Institute of Aviation dates back to the beginnings of Poland's independence, but the official date of commencement of the Institute's activity is August 1, 1926. In the initial phase of its operation, the Institute operated as the military Institute of Aviation Technical Research, then the Aviation Technical Institute. This name survived until the beginning of World War II. The profile of activity in the years 1926–1939 focused primarily on testing and certifying aircraft. All Polish pre-war military aircraft were tested and certified at the Institute. In the period before the outbreak of World War II, the Institute tested PZL P.11, PZL.23 Karaś, PZL.37 Łoś, PZL.38 Wilk, PZL.44 Wicher and RWD aircraft. The Institute published scientific journals, which included translations of professional foreign aviation literature, methods of aerodynamic calculations, and tips and regulations for the construction of aviation equipment.
During the war, the Institute ceased its activities, but the staff remained closely connected to aviation, taking up jobs in renowned foreign institutions, especially in England, and developing strategies for the reactivation of the center after the war.
In April 2000, the Institute of Aviation and GE signed an agreement that initiated cooperation between Polish engineers and the American corporation. The agreement established the Engineering Design Center.
On July 3, 2024, using the Norwegian Andøya Space Sub-Orbital test complex, the Institute of Aviation with financial support from the Polish Space Agency successfully launched the first Polish suborbital rocket ILR-33 BURSZTYN 2K, which reached a ceiling of 101 km. The rocket used a propulsion system developed at the Institute of Aviation as part of the GRACE program of the European Space Agency, burning ecological fuel (TMPDA (tetramethyl-1,3-propanediamine) as a fuel and HTP as an oxidant).
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