To take all of these phenomena into consideration, ONERA is developing models coupling fluid mechanics and solid mechanics... In numerical simulations of aircraft, fluid mechanics specialists model the motion of air around the wings or in the engines, and structural mechanics researchers analyze the behaviour of the mechanical parts
In 1997, 17 thematic scientific departments were created at ONERA, grouped into 4 branches under the supervision of a general scientific directorate... In addition, to meet the needs of the Armée de l'Air, ONERA created in 1992 a center in Salon de Provence, devoted to research and teaching activities in the fields of radar, optronics and flight mechanics
