On 6 March, 2014 at the headquarters of WSK "PZL - Kalisz" SA was held a certificate giving ceremony where the Certificate of aviation piston engine ASZ - 62IR -16E with electronic fuel injection was given. The Certificate was presented by the President of the Civil Aviation Authority - Mr. Piotr Ołowski. The President in his speech congratulated all the employees and the management of WSK "PZL - Kalisz SA" to obtain the certificate for the modernized engine. He also stressed that the engine family ASZ - 62IR have been widely used in aircraft produced in Poland, such as the AN-2, PZL M18 Dromader, PZL-106 Kruk and contributed to the development of the Polish aviation, and in particular agro aviation. After the ceremony, participants have toured the manufacturing facility.
ASz - 62IR -16E is the first engine equipped with an fuel injection system certified by EASA and produced in Poland. The modernized engine has more power, has a higher TBO. It also allows the use of aviation gasoline, automobile gasoline and alternative fuels.
