NRC Institute for Aerospace Research (NRC-IAR)

(Ottawa, Ontario, and Montréal, Quebec)

Taking Canadian Aerospace Research to New Heights

NRC-IAR's vision is to be recognized as Canada's foremost centre for aerospace research and as the leader in aerospace innovation through R&D programs, partnerships and collaborations with stakeholders.

NRC-IAR develops and maintains the core competencies and knowledge base critical to the needs of the Canadian aerospace community. It fosters innovation in the design, manufacture, performance, use and safety of aerospace vehicles and supports the development, commercialization and implementation of leading-edge technologies through world-class research, technologies and networking, nationally and internationally.

NRC-IAR focuses on six strategic areas of critical importance to Canada's aerospace industries:

• Development and use of national aeronautical facilities
• Advanced design and manufacture
• Transportation safety
• Aerospace and the environment
• Human resources development
• International programs and strategic intelligence

NRC's Bell 412 helicopter used for simulation tests

NRC-IAR provides the major national facilities used to design, develop and certify Canadian aerospace products, and the core competencies to maintain and develop the facilities and interpret the data they supply. The Institute's facilities include eight wind tunnels, air compressor/exhauster facilities, engine test cells, a full-scale structural fatigue test rig, aeroacoustics chambers, a Flight Data Recorder Playback Centre, manufacturing facilities, and a fleet of research aircraft.

NRC-IAR is also responsible for the Aerospace Manufacturing Technology Centre on the campus of the Université de Montréal.