About NRC Aerospace

As Canada's national aerospace laboratory, the NRC Institute for Aerospace Research (NRC Aerospace) undertakes and promotes research and development in support of the Canadian aerospace community, in matters affecting the design, manufacture, performance, use and safety of aerospace vehicles. Located in Ottawa and Montreal, Canada, NRC Aerospace has for over 50 years helped this vital Canadian industry develop globally competitive products and services through partnerships and collaborations with industry, government, and university partners and clients from around the world.

Its professional, technical and support personnel offer strategic capabilities in and operate national facilities for:

• aeroacoustic and structural dynamics research
• aerodynamic research, testing and evaluation
• aeropropulsion research
• aerospace components manufacturing (forming, joining)
• aerospace products machining and finishing
• airborne sensing
• airborne simulation
• aircraft and aeroengine life assessment and extension
• avionics and flight mechanics
• flight test
• gas turbine aerodynamics and combustion
• icing research
• materials processing
• non-destructive testing
• robotic applications in aerospace manufacturing
• structures and materials research, and
• other related areas.

Research is conducted in five laboratories:

• The Aerodynamics Laboratory
• The Aerospace Manufacturing Technology Centre
• The Flight Research Laboratory
• The Gas Turbine Laboratory, and
• The Structures and Materials & Performance Laboratory.

Facilities include eight wind tunnels, air compressor / exhauster facilities, engine test cells, a full-scale structural fatigue rig, aeroacoustics chambers, a Flight Data Recorder Playback Centre, and a fleet of eight research aircraft.

NRC Aerospace undertakes R&D contracts, consulting, fee-for-service testing, and calibrations for hundreds of companies and organizations from around the world and develops and transfers technology through collaborative research contracts and licensing arrangements. The Institute actively seeks out clients, collaborators and licensees for its services and expertise.