Research and development
Research and development
We develop what we install. Our own development centres, test aircraft and university partners turn new avionics and ISR ideas into certified equipment, and the same infrastructure is open to your project.
- Own flying test platforms
- Partner of Brno University of Technology
- EU co-financed development centres
Projects
Projects that built our capabilities
- 2021 · OP PIK Potenciál VII
Development Centre for Advanced Aviation ISR Technologies
A new development centre for universal, multifunctional IP ISR pods with an optical sensor head and Wave Relay data transmission, also acting as an airborne relay for tactical MANET voice and data. Project CZ.01.1.02/0.0/0.0/20_338/0024231, co-financed by the European Union.
- 2016 · OP PIK Potenciál
Avionics Development Centre
Avionics development for general aviation aircraft: changes to electrical system architecture, instrument panel layouts for each aircraft generation and the documentation for approval. Project CZ.01.1.02/0.0/0.0/15_002/0000027, co-financed by the European Union.
- 2017 · OP PIK Školicí střediska
AIR TEAM Training Centre
Four classrooms, two practical and two theoretical, with training avionics for pilots, maintenance staff and new technicians. Project CZ.01.2.07/0.0/0.0/16_048/0009326.
- 2006–2009 · MPO FI-IM3/041
VUT 001 Marabu
Avionics integration on the VUT 001 Marabu research aircraft with the Institute of Aerospace Engineering, Brno University of Technology, together with PBS Velká Bíteš and Jihlavan Airplanes. The aircraft validated technologies for unmanned aerial vehicles.
- EU 7th Framework Programme · 284859
ESPOSA
Supplier in Efficient Systems and Propulsion for Small Aircraft, led by PBS Velká Bíteš: new turbine engines up to 1,000 kW for small aircraft and the avionics that run them.
- 2023 · National Recovery Plan
Photovoltaic power plant
An 18 kWp photovoltaic plant with 17.4 kWh of storage for our own operations. Project CZ.31.3.0/0.0/0.0/22_001/0003279, financed by the European Union, NextGenerationEU.
Research infrastructure
Test aircraft, workshop and EMC lab for your project
The infrastructure built in these projects is available to external users as a commercial service. Bring a sensor, a radio or a prototype and test it under EASA Part 21, Part-145 and CS-23 conditions.
- Flying test platforms: Cessna T182T Skylane with TKS and a BRS parachute, and a Cessna 172S with Garmin avionics
- Pod and equipment testing: sensors, radios and data links in flight
- Rigol RSA3045N spectrum analyser for electromagnetic compatibility
- AVX-10K communication and navigation test set
- NVIS display test system spectroradiometer
- IFR 4000 ELT testing (121.5–406 MHz) and IFR 6000 ADS-B testing
- CNC portal milling for aluminium, plastics, wood and foam; column drill and press
- 3D printing up to 350 × 350 × 400 mm
- Engineering Base cable harness design
Co-financed by the European Union
The development centres and the training centre were co-financed by the European Union through the Operational Programme Enterprise and Innovation for Competitiveness, and the photovoltaic plant through the National Recovery Plan, NextGenerationEU.
Planning a research or test project?
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