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2 New CEO of DSO National Laboratories, Mr. CHEONG Chee Hoo, welcomed at ONERA on 12 and 13 January 2017
Then, he discovered the CNRS Center for Nanosciences and Nanotechnology (LPN) and its ONERA- joint lab- MINaO. He also visited several ONERA's scientific departments, where he was presented with research activities such as high angular resolution domain, the laser laboratory, or the science mission center of the Microscope experiment -
3 Gust effect control: a European first at ONERA
Within its scientific departments, ONERA brings together all of the skills and resources necessary for these advances. The experimental device (made with the company Aviation Design) consists of an aeroelastic model (at the front) and a gust generator (at the back) -
4 ONERA lifts the veil on 70 years of its history: 1996 to the present day - A period of major changes
In 1997, 17 thematic scientific departments were created at ONERA, grouped into 4 branches under the supervision of a general scientific directorate. An increasing part of the activity turns to the execution of contracts -
5 Model Pressure Measurement
PSP unsteady measurements: in development in the ONERA scientific department. Preliminary wind tunnel tests on-going in research facilities (qualitative results) -
6 Which role Research & Technology must play to ensure France's continued stance as a major aerospace power ?
It's a proven fact that the quality of the tests and experiments carried out in these facilities, coupled with the skills in related areas (physics, computation codes, metrology, etc.) offered by ONERA's scientific departments, makes us stand out. However, some industrial tests are performed elsewhere, under the pressure of achieving short-term savings -
7 Stéphane Andrieux, new Chief Science Officer
The Chief Science Officer of EDF R&D since 2009 and expert leader of the EDF Group, he led all of the research departments of EDF's R&D between 2007 and 2009... He was Secretary of the EDF Scientific Council from 2004 to 2014 and a member of many Scientific Councils belonging to research and educational institutions in France -
8 Death of Emmanuel Rosencher, ONERA's Scientific Director
In 2003, he became Director of the Physics branch where he had a scientific point of view on four departments and more than 350 people. In October 2010, he was appointed Scientific Director of ONERA (DSG) -
9 The events that led to its creation
In 1945, the Air Ministry constituted" a Conseil Supérieur Provisoire Scientifique de l' Air "("Air Scientific Provisional Supreme Council") composed of the most prominent French scientists and aerospace technology specialists... The mission of the Air Scientific Provisional Supreme Council is to reorganize aeronautical research -
10 DAAA - Aerodynamics Aeroelasticity Acoustics
The DAAA (Aerodynamics, aeroelasticity, acoustics department) prepare technological responses for the benefit of industry to improve the Aerodynamics, Aeroelasticity and Acoustics performance of aircraft, and address issues of competitiveness as well as societal, environmental and defence needs... The department also lends its expertise to the public authorities
