Free Speeches from our members
The texts published in this section allow members of the Academy to express themselves freely on the subjects of their choice.
These documents reflect only the opinion of their authors and do not in any way commit the official word of the Air and Space Academy.
Artemis, jump seats and deconstruction
By Eric DAUTRIAT, Former Director of Launchers at CNES and former Vice-President of AAE As might be expected, Artemis 2 has once again stirred up ...
Résolution du phénomène vibratoire Pogo du lanceur Diamant BP4
By Michel VEDRENNE, Former Director at Dassault Aviation’s Direction Générale Technique and fellow of AAE Diamant launchers, developed by France in the 1960s and 1970s, ...
A few pages on Artificial Intelligence
By Claude ROCHE, Ingénieur en chef de l’Armement, former Program Director at DGA, former Vice President Major Systems at Matra Défense Espace and full member ...
Update on Airline Pilot Hypovigilance and Incapacitation Detectors
By Jean-Jacques SPEYER, member of the Civil Aeronautics Commission of the AAE This note recalls the work carried out up to 2009 by the author ...
TRAIN and PLANE: Decarbonization in the same fight?
By Xavier BOUIS, AAE member and President of the IESF Aeronautics and Aerospace Sectoral Committee… and SNCF “Grand Voyageur” Why this article?I had this article ...
SAF and energy efficiency, inseparable keys to aeronautical decarbonization
By Jean-Paul Herteman, former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SAFRAN, Honorary Member of the AAE. The decarbonisation of air transport is imperative. Admittedly, this ...
The secrets and limits of Ariane 6*’s competitiveness
By Alain Charmeau, full member of the AAE and former Chief Executive Officer of ArianeGroup. [*] Article published in ASAF’s Spring 2022 issue of “Engagement” ...
Air, space and physical travel
By Eric Dautriat, Vice-President of Air and Space Academy What if Air and Space (and thus their Academy) together became the symbol of physical presence, ...
Recovery plan for aeronautics in France following the Covid 19 crisis: assessment of the aid put in place by the State and the regions
By Yann Barbaux,Senior Vice President Airbus SAS, former Executive Chairman Aerospace Valley, AAE correspondent In March 2020, the health crisis linked to COVID-19 plunged air ...
A long-term vision of air transport: a great challenge.
By Jean-Claude Ripoll, Honorary Member. Air Transport is one mobility tool among others. Not every movement of an artifact can be completely “carbon-free”. Moving into ...
Engines and the environment
By Alain Joselzon, Full Member. The engines, and more generally the propulsion system, are a fundamental system for the aircraft, to which they provide the ...
Reflection on the problem of global warming
By Alain Joselzon, Full Member. “Time for reflection is time-saving.” (Publilius Syrus)“One must act as a man of thought and think as a man of ...
