It is the first experimental LTA prototype developed at the Department of Aerospace Science and Technology – Politecnico di Milano and marks an important step in both the project and further collaboration with industry.

This vision for greener aviation was recently featured on 26th May 2025 in La Repubblica, the most widely read newspaper in Italy, thanks to an interview with Marco Belan, professor of fluid dynamics at Politecnico di Milano, leader of the IPROP project. The article available at this link: https://quotidiano.repubblica.it/edicola/edicola.jsp

The IPROP project has been featured in the 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 of APRE Magazine, thanks to the collaboration with Fondazione Politecnico di Milano.

A novel design technique, where an airship featuring ion-plasma thrusters is sized for a low-altitude demonstration mission has been published on ICAS 2024 “34th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences conference” proceedings.

Interesting progress has been made on the IPROP project in 2024, pushing the boundaries of ionic thruster technology for atmospheric and stratospheric applications. Here the project achievements so far:

The Politecnico of Milano Department of Aerospace Science and Technology (DAER), latest experimental campaign, within the IPROP project, focuses on optimizing EAD thrusters by testing nonuniform emitter arrangements.