On Thursday, August 25, a topping out ceremony was held at the highest point of the PCSS Hangar construction. The building will house laboratories and provide space and infrastructure for research, development, and pre-implementation work across various scenarios and fields of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), autonomous robotic systems, flight control, and safe operation of aircraft.
During the event, aerial and ground robotic platforms, operated by the Aerospace Lab team, were showcased.
The ceremony was attended by representatives of local authorities, aviation-related institutions, as well as project partners. The event featured a dynamic drone demonstration by PCSS teams and aerial acrobatics performed by the Żelazny Aerobatic Group.
The hangar and laboratory facilities, which are being equipped with a prototyping machine park, specialized machines for working with carbon fiber materials, components for building experimental flying platforms, and measurement equipment, are part of a project co-financed by the Marshal's Office of the Greater Poland Voivodeship through the Greater Poland Regional Operational Program 2014-2020 and the European Regional Development Fund. The project is led by Poznań University of Technology, with partners including the Poznań Aeroclub named after Wanda Modlibowska and the company LARS.