IFAR News
Sep 8, 2025
New article on the IFAR ELECTRY-FLY project!
ELECTRI-FLY (atmospheric ELEctricity and Charging characterization ThRough In-Flight measurements) - interview with Project Manager Rafael Sousa Martins (ONERA) in Academic Insight
Jun 18, 2025
IFAR launches international research project into Atmospheric Electrical Phenomena
Paris, June 17, 2025 – A major international study into atmospheric electrical phenomena and what it means for aviation safety has been launched by IFAR (the International Forum for Aviation Research).
Jun 28, 2023
Aviation industry on the way to "green" flying
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Aug 13, 2020
AIAA International Cooperation Award 2020 goes to Prof. Joachim Szodruch and Dr. Jaiwon Shin
Congratulations to IFAR Founder Joachim Szodruch and retired NASA Associate Administrator Jaiwon Shin on your AIAA International Cooperation Award. As it was not possible to celebrate in person the AIAA has made a video to show some of the winners' achievements and honour their long-term achievements within the aerospace community. Enjoy the clip !
Jan 10, 2017
4th IFAR Young Researchers Conference 2016
Eleven young researchers from nine member organizations (NRC, NASA, CAE, TsAGI, KARI, JAXA, DLR, ONERA, INCAS) participated in the YRC 2016, which was organized in parallel to the summit and hosted by KARI, presented the ECEN proposal as one of main themes over their five-day program.
Aviation News
Jul 22, 2026
GRACE x CrossWindBlower: simulating the sea on land
How do you guarantee drone mission success in the most unpredictable environments? You simulate them on land! Welcome to the next step in advanced drone testing. NLR’s GRACE x CrossWindBlower facility bridges the gap between laboratory testing and harsh real-world operations for both defense and civil applications. We combine a highly responsive moving flight deck […] Het bericht GRACE x CrossWindBlower: simulating the sea on land verscheen eerst op Nederlands Lucht- en Ruimtevaartcentrum.
Jul 20, 2026
NASA, GE Aerospace Work Enables Hybrid-Electric Flight Demonstration
An aircraft powered by a megawatt-class hybrid-electric engine developed in collaboration with NASA and built by GE Aerospace, demonstrated flight of an innovation that can inform new generations of fuel-saving aircraft power systems. Mounted to a Saab 340B aircraft, the engine flew at Farnborough International Air Show in the United Kingdom. It was the public […]
Jul 17, 2026
NASA Pushes New Wing Design to Find Structural Limits
NASA researchers recently put a new wing design, appearing long and thin with a lightweight structural design, through a series of grueling tests to find its structural limits. What they found left them encouraged about the wing’s potential, even when they pushed it past its intended limits. The 15-foot Structural Wing Experiment Evaluating Truss-bracing (SWEET-15) […]
Jul 15, 2026
NASA Uses Subscale Aircraft to Accelerate Flight Innovation
Testing new aerospace concepts in flight remains one of NASA’s most effective ways to advance knowledge and reduce risk. The Dale Reed Subscale Flight Research Laboratory at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, supports this mission by using small, remotely piloted and autonomous aircraft as cost‑effective platforms to mature innovative ideas, accelerate learning, […]
Jul 14, 2026
NASA Jets Turn Red, White, and Blue
In honor of America’s 250th birthday, two of NASA’s most iconic aircraft got a fresh coat of red, white, and blue paint ahead of a flyover in Washington on July 4, 2026, with other NASA aircraft. An F-15 and an F/A-18 from NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, recently were repainted in […]
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