News Releases
January 2012
CFD - elsA simulates a complete aircraft in high-lift configuration
A first for the CFD software elsA : the calculation of a complete civil transport aircraft in high-lift configuration.
Very Large Telescope - 10 years of adaptive optics with NACO (NAOS-CONICA)Thanks to the atmospheric turbulence correction system NAOS, developed under ONERA management, the discoveries of the VLT have been exceptional: planetary details of our solar system, the first images of an exoplanet, the revelation of a super massive black hole in our galaxy, etc. See our pages on NAOS
Aeroacoustics – Reconciliation of calculation time and complexity
An acoustic propagation calculation with hybrid coupling meshing methods has shown the importance of the process for industrial applications
Soyuz in Kourou - The Activities of ONERA in regard to Lightning Protection
An ONERA team of specialists in electromagnetic compatibility gathered in Kourou in April 2011 to qualify the Soyuz launch site in regard to lightning protection.
Radar Imaging - Success of the Ramses-NG Validation Campaign
The new Ramses-NG system, designed according to the requirements of the DGA, represents a major development of the SAR Ramses imaging/imagery system. The new radar imaging performance are currently being validated.
Space environment – A new tool to characterize the atmospheric radiation environment
Collaboration between ONERA, the Midi-Pyrénées Observatory and the IRSN to improve knowledge of natural radiation environments and their dynamics.
Metrology – Understanding the Turbulence that Causes Jet Noise
Velocity measurements using high-repetition-rate stereoscopic PIV make it possible to observe the large scale dynamics of jet turbulence in a wind tunne, opening the way to progress in the understanding of jet noise generation.
December 2011
Quasicrystals – at ONERA, a CNRS researcher involved with the Nobel Prize for Chemistry 2011
Denis Gratias, associate director of the Microstructures Research Laboratory (LEM), is one of the pioneers in quasicrystals. He is in fact one of the co-authors of the publication that made Dan Shechtman’s discovery public (Nobel Prize winner for Chemistry 2011).
Laser - A World First with the achievement of an ultra-short pulse fibre laser emitting at 2 µm
More reliable and more efficient, this laser will have direct application in gas spectrometry. Other application fields: ophthalmic surgery.
Fundamental Physics - the Microscope Mission has been confirmed for 2017
ONERA Palaiseau - September, 19th. Theoreticians and investigators in fundamental physics in space came to support the Microscope space mission. Microscope is a satellite (Cnes project) designed to confirm or invalidate the principle of equivalence which is the basis of the theory of general relativity of Einstein. The decision to launch Microscope in 2017 has been confirmed by the French space agency CNES in December 2011.
Fundamental Physics – A First for a Cold Atom Accelerometer
Onera is taking part in ICE, a project to verify the principle of equivalence on the microscopic scale, using measurements with a cooled atom accelerometer. The instrument was developed in parabolic flight, a first that earned the partners a publication in the journal Nature Communications.
Maritime surveillance - Aeromaritime evaluation of the Ressac UAV
Campaign to assess the behavior of the Ressac helicopter UAV demonstrator over the sea, for the monitoring of surface ships.
Quantum physics – To What Extent are Twin Photons Really Twins?
Joint work by Onera and the Kastler Brossel laboratory is leading to progress in knowledge of “twin” photons, with the promise of new quantum applications.
November 2011
Engines – A New Tool for the Design of Combustion Chambers
A reduced-scale combustion chamber model is used for the precise reproduction on a test rig of the ignition performances of a complete configuration.
Aerospace Lab Journal - Issue 3 "High Temperature Materials"
The third issue of Aerospace Lab, the Onera International Journal, is on line on www.aerospacelab-journal.org.
It is devoted to High Temperature Materials.
Materials – Transparency under High Thermo-Mechanical Stresses
Onera is developing perfectly transparent ceramics for applications in the aerospace and defense sectors where requirements are rigorous in terms of mechanical and thermal resistance.
Aerodynamics – Special prize from the ESA for Sébastien Deck
A special prize from the European Space Agency (ESA) was given to Sébastien Deck, a CFD specialist at Onera, for his contribution to the understanding of flows around launcher afterbodies.
Drones – Infra-Red Cameras for Anti-Collision
A campaign conducted with gliders to collect infrared signatures and background measurements, in order to draw up optronics specifications for anti-collision sensors.
Combustion – Progress in Optical Diagnostics
A new optical method for the observation and measurement of the combustion of aluminum particles in solid propellant engines.
October 2011
Aerodynamics- Computing power at the service of measurement
PIV* is a method used to chart speeds in flows. The association of aerodynamicists and data processing specialists has made it possible to boost the performance of the method.
september 2011
Partnership - Signing of an ENAC-ONERA strategic agreement
The signing of a partnership agreement between the National School of Civil Aviation ENAC (Ecole Nationale d'Aviation Civile) and ONERA at the time of the Paris Air-show (Le Bourget) in June, 2011.
Science - Jubilee in honor of Emmanuel Rosencher 30 years of quantum engineering applied to optics
The French Optical Society, the Advanced Research Cluster “Physics Triangle” and ONERA celebrated 30 years of quantum engineering of Emmanuel Rosencher - a physicist, engineer and professor. Report on a conference that was rich in physics.
july 2011
Aeroelasticity – Wing flutter control in S2MA wind-tunnel
A demonstration of active control of wing flutter by control surfaces was successfully confirmed in the ONERA S2Ma wind tunnel.
International - Declaration of the International Forum for Aviation Research IFAR
The second IFAR Summit took place in the frame of the Paris Air show and on invitation of ONERA in Méry-sur-Oise, 18–19 June 2011. The participants represent the heads or the high level representatives from 20 aviation research organisations worldwide.
Launchers - Ariane 5 and Ariane 6 at Onera Fauga-Mauzac Testing Facilities
The ONERA propulsion laboratory is still in charge of issues related to the Ariane 5 solid boosters and is already undertaking those of Ariane 6.
june 2011
Paris Air Show - Competitiveness, security and the environment at the heart of Onera's strategy
Press release. Paris Air Show - Hall 2B, stand G105
Research and innovation – ONERA-ISA labelled a Carnot 2 Institute
ONERA-ISA (Aerospace Systems Engineering) is to continue for 5 years as a result of a call for applications for the Carnot 2 Institute network, and could thus benefit from part of the total funding of 60M€ per year.
Earth Observation – Mission accomplished for GOCE and its ONERA accelerometers
GOCE user meeting in Munich on the 31st of March and 1st of April, to share the very good results of this gravimetry mission between scientists and to announce its success to the press.
Infrared detection - ONERA and Sofradir make innovations
ONERA, and Sofradir - a company specialising in infra-red detectors for military applications - unveiled their new 360° view infra-red detector in Orlando (USA).
may 2011
Fundamental physics - Microresonators for the demonstration of quantum fluctuations
A new design that suggests possible advances in the field of time bases in a Mems (electromagnetic microsystem) configuration.
Academy of Sciences - France Telecom Prize for Emmanuel Rosencher
The winner of the 2010 prize has been recognized for all of his work on quantum opto-electronic components.
Noise pollution - New tools for numerical simulations
First aerodynamic-aero-acoustic chaining created with an exchange surface crossed by a turbulent flow ("LES" CFD - "Euler" CAA).
Aerospace Lab Journal - CFD Platforms and Coupling
Aerospace Lab is an open access electronic journal dedicated to scientific progress in aeronautics and space research. The second issue "CFD Plateforms and Coupling" is now on line.
march 2011
Synergies - The birth of the Flying Capabilities Campus at Salon de Provence
On 2nd March 2011 Onera, with 5 other partners, signed the Flying Capabilities Campus convention, the aim of which is to create a center for research-training-industry open to the world of companies in the aeronautics and space sectors.
february 2011
Satellites - Progress announced for the qualitification of solar panels
Space environment specialists have introduced innovations in the analysis of electrostatic discharge propagation on full-scale panels.
Laser - A world first for infrared ultrashort lasers
The applications are essentially in infrared optical metrology.
january 2011
Environment - Award for a lidar specialist
Jean-Pierre Cariou, lidar specialist, who left Onera in 2007 to join the SME Leosphere, has been awarded with the Chéreau-Lavet 2010 Engineer-Inventor prize.
Materials and structures - Matmeca is winner of the Equipex call for projects
The Matmeca project, supported by Onera with Mines ParisTech, ENS-LMT-Cachan, Centrale Paris and the Polytechnique as partners, has been selected for the Equipex "Excellence Equipment" call for projects, and has been awarded 4.5 million €.
Optics - Characterization of a satellite calibration site
A campaign for the spectral reflectance measurement of a salt lake in Central Anatolia was conducted in 2010. Many countries were involved.
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