AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY - FLIGHT TESTS, AIR ARMAMENT, AVIONICS, AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING, UTILITY-FLUID TESTING, SIMULATION

Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) is an R&D organization, supervised by the Ministry of National Defence. AFIT provides its scientific support into problems of operating products of aeronautical engineering. More than 300 highly qualified and skilled engineers, using modern scientific base, work on innovative research projects and constructional solutions in the field of aeronautical engineering. Within years, hundreds of AFIT solutions have been introduced into service with Polish Armed Forces. The Institute cooperates with many R&D entities in Europe and around the world. AFIT participates in realization of international projects within European Framework Programmes and European Defence Agency.

The Institute provides aeronautical engineering research and development services in the following fields:

• Ground and flight tests
• Air armament
• Simulation and modelling
• Reliability and safety
• Reconnaissance and command-and-control systems
• Avionics
• Diagnostics of aeronautical engineering, and airfield and road infrastructure
• Fuel and utility-fluid testing

Ground and Flight Tests
AFIT provides a wide variety of complex ground and flight tests, including aircraft and helicopters certificate tests. Flight tests also includes testing of individual pilot's equipment and airborne high-altitude and rescue systems, airborne and ground systems to transmit or display flight parameters, and the design and development of flight tests dedicated measuring and recording systems.

The Institute provides certification tests of aeronautical products introduced into service with the Air Force, including air armament, as well as simulation tests based on models of aircraft flight dynamics. AFIT additionally develops and tests aerial rocket targets used for training Armed Forces in air-defence.

Aircraft Weapon Systems
AFIT can upgrade weapon systems for aircraft, as well as develop new designs of air armaments and aerial targets (bombs, airborne rocket launchers and bomb fuses) and new ground-based and flying testing systems for Air Forces.

AFIT tests air weapons after warranty periods guaranteed by deliverers to extend service-life, and upgrade the on-board attack avionics systems for aircraft and helicopters.

Aircraft Simulation, Training and Modelling
The aircraft simulation and modelling capabilities of AFIT include formulation of mathematical models of aircraft-flight dynamics, air weapons, performance of radar stations and missile-guiding stations, certification tests of aircraft-flight simulators; and the development of multimedia training systems (e-learning).

The company also provides training systems and flight simulators for flying control officers, interception navigators, pilots, and air-traffic controllers.

Aircraft Safety and Reliability Testing
An emphasis on reliability and safety means that AFIT provides air-accident investigation development, computer-aided systems to assist aircrafts' operational-phase management, and testing of materials used in aeronautical structural components.

AFIT also supply systems to record parameters of aero-engine performance, non-destructive testing of structures engineering objects, service-life tests of structural components, and flight-data decoding systems.

In addition, examination of operational damage and failures to aeronautical structures are provided, and can help extend aircraft service-life and the time necessary between overhauls;

• Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVS)

AFIT provides new UAVs and applications, UAV software, air-reconnaissance-delivered imagery analysis and distribution systems, and UAV operator training.

• Aircraft Surveillance Systems

AFIT supplies stationary and mobile terrain aircraft surveillance systems, and systems to protect widespread areas (e.g. airbases and harbours).

• Avionics Systems

AFIT works on avionics system ground, airborne equipment and integration of avionics systems into aircraft and helicopters. Its avionics system is also responsible for development of operational-phase assisting diagnostic instruments and systems, integration and maintenance of LINK, GPS and CSAR systems and integrated self-protection systems.

• Aeronautical and Airfield Systems Diagnostics

Aeronautical engineering services from AFIT conducts aircraft engine certification tests, and geological and engineering surveys of soils. The company also develops diagnostic software, design diagnostic stations to test components of aeronautical structures and predict the service lives of aeronautical structure materials.

• Aircraft Fuel and Utility Fluid Testing

AFIT supplies quality assessment of engine fuels, lubricating oils, lubricating greases, preservatives, engine coolants, break fluids, industrial (processing) fluids, bio-fuels and bio-components for fuels and oils. We also develop technologies for operating fluids of synthetics, minerals and bio-components.

A Certified Aircraft Company
AFIT holds NATO NCAGE code 0481H. In addition, they have State Concession B-404/2003, granted by the Ministry of the Interior and Administration for economic activities in the manufacture and trading of weapons, munitions, and other military and police-intended products and technologies. AFIT possesses Industry Safety Certificate.