By Marianna Braza, Director of Research at CNRS, Toulouse Institute of Fluid Mechanics Our activities on the theme of morphing, which consists of optimizing the shape and vibrational behavior of aircraft using intelligent active electro materials and advanced aerodynamic concepts, have proven the effectiveness of new aircraft wing designs of the future. Inspired by the […]
The 3AF International Conference on Applied Aerodynamics is an annual event organised by the French Aeronautics and Aerospace Society (3AF) at French venues known for their activity in the field of aeronautics and/or aerospace technology. The Conference is an excellent opportunity for scientific exchange between scientists from industry, research institutions and academia. Scientists and engineers from […]
By Bernard Chemoul, General Inspector, CNES. The Guiana Space Centre was the result of the national political will in the mid-1960s to endow France with an autonomous space policy. With its exceptional location, the CSG is the spaceport of Europe, an essential asset of the European Space Agency and the flight base of all European […]
The Air and Space Academy is a content partner of the Global Supply Chain Summit organised by Aéro Montréal. Aéro Montréal is proud to announce that registration is now starting for the 6th edition of the Global Supply Chain Summit 2021 Aerospace under the theme Shaping the future of a more sustainable supply chain. One […]
In partnership with the City of Science and Industry Drones have now invaded the sky, but usually small. Two examples of large drones are presented here: a stealth vehicle demonstrator, the nEUROn and an operational tactical drone, the Patroller. Demonstration of the nEUROn, stealth combat drone byThierry Prunier, former director of the nEUROn program, Dassault […]
By Prof. Laurence Hubert-Moy, member of the Scientific Programmes Committee (SPC) of CNES, University of Rennes, AAE correspondent Deforestation, urbanization, drainage and cultivation of wet grasslands, melting glaciers, advances in deserts... are all changes that are happening all over the world. In the context of climate change, monitoring these landscape dynamics is an important challenge […]
By Frances Westall, geologist, astrobiologist, director of the exobiology group of the Centre for Molecular Biology in Orleans, president of the European Association of Astrobiology. Has life appeared on Earth only, or is it a "cosmic phenomenon", as thinks the Nobel laureate, Christian de Duve ? Can it appear everywhere or are there certain constraints? […]
THE FIFTH EDITION OF THE SPACE FESTIVAL 2021 WILL TAKE PLACE IN BUSALLA IN VILLA BORZINO FROM 8 TO 11 JULY. The 2021 Space Festival will remain faithful to its vocation of scientific dissemination; speakers, experts and researchers, engineers from agencies and the space industry will tell us as every year chapters of the history, […]
Public Lectures Registration required before September 24, 2021 - (form at the bottom of the page) | The health pass is mandatory at the entrance of the site for face-to-face registrants Pierre ANDRIBET, former Eurocontrol R&D Manager, AAE fellow, elected on 25 September 2020, on: "European Air Traffic Control in its various states" Alain CASSIER, […]
By Prof. Roger-Maurice Bonnet, astrophysicist, director of research emeritus at the CNRS (Paris Institute of Astrophysics), former Scientific Director of ESA, former Executive Director of the International Space Science Institute in Bern (Switzerland), member of the Royal Academy of Swedish Science, an honorary member of the AAE. For thirty years Hubble, remains the largest space […]
This conference has been postponed. We will inform you of the next date as soon as it is known. By Michel Wachenheim, President of the Air and Space Academy The lecture will present the conclusions of the conference “Air transport in crisis and the climate challenge” organised by the Air and Space Academy in March […]
The Air and Space Academy is a content partner of the Global Supply Chain Summit organised by Aéro Montréal. Aéro Montréal is proud to announce that registration is now starting for the 6th edition of the Global Supply Chain Summit 2021 Aerospace under the theme Shaping the future of a more sustainable supply chain. One […]