Kick-off meeting for the “Detection and monitoring of invasive species using unmanned aircraft” project has been held on 3/9. IAE is partnering with ASCR Institute of Botany (http://www.ibot.cas.cz/en/) and Gisat (http://www.gisat.cz/content/en) company in the frame of this project. We have already acquired multispectral data on selected locations during the summer.
Highlights
Chicken Wings
Today, Chicken Wings BUT is actively preparing for its next competition, tackling a new set of engineering and logistical challenges. To succeed, the team is working tirelessly to refine aircraft designs, improve performance, and push the boundaries of student-driven innovation.
New Addition: Piper PA28-181 Archer III
The Institute of Aerospace Engineering has expanded its fleet with a new Piper aircraft. The university acquired it in response to the increasing interest in the Professional Pilot program.
Simulator
At the turn of 2024/2025, the Director of the Aeronautical Institute took over the FNPT II simulator from ELITE Simulation Solutions AG. The simulator was successfully certified on 12.02.2025.