EMIR is a system used to map electromagnetic fields using infrared. James Maxwell, the founder of electromagnetism, would surely have loved it...

A scientific first for Onera in understanding the impact of deforestation on climate change

Onera, the French aerospace research center, is developing a surface wave radar that will revolutionize our ability to survey coastal zones. This video, filmed during a series of tests in June 2010 at Biscarosse in southwest France, will give you a broader understanding of this new technology.

And what if we could reduce the consumption of aeronautic engines by controlling the evaporation of micro-droplets of kerosene?

On March 8, 2010, Onera received its ISO 9001 quality certificate from Bureau
Veritas for “directing and conducting research in aerospace and defense”.
Onera joins the very select club of public research organizations having earned
ISO 9001 certification for all of its activities.

Dominique Vernay, Technical Director of the Thales group is also a member of Onera's Board of Directors and President of the System@tic competitive cluster. Here he talks about the benefits a partnership with Onera brings to an industrial company.

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L’image représente le domaine de calcul pour simuler l’écoulement autour d’une maquette d’hélicoptère installée en soufflerie.

Today, drones are generally piloted by ground-based operators. But a number of research organizations, including Onera, are trying to make them more autonomous, in order to increase their operational effectiveness. We asked Claude Barrouil, head of Onera’s Information Processing and Systems branch, to shed some light on drone autonomy…

Since its invention in 1960, applications of the laser have multiplied constantly. Research in aeronautics hasn't been left out, and lasers are now an essential tool for studying and understanding turbulence, analyzing combustion and observing pollution. A short tour around laser research at Onera.