Modane-Avrieux Center

Created just after the Second World War at Avrieux near Modane in Savoy, this Center houses a set of wind tunnels for simulating flows ranging from subsonic to hypersonic velocities. It has the particular feature of receiving its energy essentially in hydraulic form through a forced pipe 850 m high coming from the Aussois dams (reserve of 12 millions m3) and with a maximum flow rate of 15 m3/s. The Center includes a set of wind tunnels simulating flows from subsonic to hypersonic velocities.

The test facilities are described on the GMT wind-tunnels page

Access

Welcome to Modane - Center booklet

Access map only

useful @ddresses

to get by train : www.sncf.fr
to get by car : www.iti.fr

travel time (by car)

From	Time	From	Time
Chambéry-Voglans :	1h30	Grenoble - St Geors :	2h15
Lyon-St Exupéry :	2h15	Annecy :	1h45
Genève :	2h30	Turin :	1h30

Last Update: 9 December 2008 - © ONERA 2009 - Terms of use