Warsaw University of Technology

Flying high! Meet the Warsaw ‘club’ taking remote controlled aircraft to new heights

Inside the basement of one of the Warsaw University of Technology buildings lies the workshop of the SAE Aero Design Warsaw club and the birthplace of their award winning unmanned aircrafts. Kalbar/TFN

Warsaw University of Technology’s SAE Aero Design club is hard at work, finishing preparations before flying their remote controlled aircrafts to another set of victories. TFN’s Joanna Jasińska sat down with four of the students – constructors and engineers – to find out what it’s all about, before they depart for California and the SAE Aero Design West contest on April 5-7.

Computer boffs send filmmakers wild with their new comic-strip maker

In just four weeks the Comixify website, which allows visitors to convert video into a comic strip, has been flooded by over 180,000 viewers and has generated over 22,000 comics.

It’s off! Elon Musk launches Polish satellite to battle space junk

A retractable system will slowly cause the satellite to burn up, helping reduce the satellite’s lifetime from over fifteen years down to a dozen or so months. If the experiment works it will be a major victory in the fight against space debris.

Come fly with me: Fascinating exhibition shows off some of the best in Polish aviation

A newly-opened exhibition at the Warsaw University of Technology tells the fascinating history of Polish aviation. Running from October 22-23, the ‘Per aspera ad astra’ exhibition shows off some of Poland’s greatest aerial achievements, from fighter aircraft to rockets.

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