Polymeric foams, used in the production of aircraft, are consideredin the article. Thermogravimetric analysis and differential scanning calorimetry were used to conduct thermal studies of rigid polyimide foam materials. It was shown, that the process of thermal destruction of these foams hadthree stages of different intensity: the destruction of rigid segment with the formation of initial components and the emission of volatile elements; the activation of thermo-oxidative processes; the decomposition, accompanied by considerable heatrelease. Infrared spectroscopy was used to estimate the influence of the content of volatile components on the glass transition temperature of rigid polyimide foams. It was found, that the presence of volatile substances led to a decrease in the glass transition temperature of the foam materials.