Press Releases

2007

• NRC aircraft "demolition" test showcases security technologies, helps train emergency response teams (Paris, France, June 18, 2007)
• NRC to install new captive trajectory simulation system in its Trisonic Blowdown Wind Tunnel (Paris, France, June 18, 2007)
• NRC seeks to establish facility for alternate fuels R&D (Paris, France, June 18, 2007)
• NRC Aerospace test helps qualify RADARSAT-2 for 2007 launch (Ottawa, May 24, 2007)

2006

• NRC Aerospace supports flight tests on Diamond Aircraft's personal jet (Farnborough, July 17, 2006)
• NRC Aerospace test flies modified CT-133 in wake vortex flows behind enroute commercial aircraft (Farnborough, July 17, 2006)
• NRC Aerospace transfers breakthrough composites manufacturing process to Delastek (Farnborough, July 17, 2006)

2005

• NRC Aerospace studies wakes of enroute commercial aircraft (Ottawa, November 9, 2005)
• NRC Aerospace to collect emissions data from enroute commercial aircraft flying over Canada (Ottawa, November 9, 2005)
• Modified Sikorsky S-76 helicopter tested in new NRC Aerospace icing facility (Paris, June 13, 2005)
• NRC Aerospace flight tests prototype video-based automatic station-keeping system (Paris, June 13, 2005)
• MDS/NRC Aerospace to build turbine engine cold weather ice-testing facility (Paris, June 13, 2005)
• Sikorsky and NRC Aerospace win award for helicopter Fly-by-Wire flight control system (Paris, June 13, 2005)
• Canadaā€™s National Research Council completes nacelle icing tests for Eclipse 500 Jet (Ottawa, April 15, 2005)

2004

• Government agencies to cooperate in advancing Manitoba's composites industry (Winnipeg, November 23, 2004)
• Canada's National Research Council to explore MM-wave (NBAA, Las Vegas, October 11, 2004)
• Canada's National Research Council helps Marinvent develop new flight display concept (NBAA, Las Vegas, October 11, 2004)
• Canada's National Research Council extends engine certification tests to BizJets (NBAA, Las Vegas, October 11, 2004)
• National Research Council of Canada wind tunnel helps Bombardier optimize aircraft performance (NBAA, Las Vegas, October 11, 2004)
• Canadian scientists take part in major international study on air pollution (Ottawa, July 15, 2004)
• Canadian agencies provide complete turnkey service for under-wing stores clearance tests (Farnborough, July 19, 2004)
• Canadian helicopter verifies night vision system with Ascension's laserBIRD (Burlington, Vermont, January 29, 2004)

2003

• Major study of winter storms and aircraft icing launched in the Ottawa/Montreal area (Ottawa, November 18, 2003)
• NRC tests technology to improve pilot orientation through touch (Ottawa, July 30, 2003)
• NRC upgrades engine testing capabilities (Paris Air Show, June 12, 2003)
• NRC to upgrade 1.5 m high speed wind tunnel capabilities (Paris Air Show, June 12, 2003)
• NRC developing helicopter auto-land systems and surrogate UAVs (Paris Air Show, June 12, 2003)
• NRC testing new cockpit technologies in vintage aircraft (Paris Air Show, June 12, 2003)
• Tacoma Narrows bridge models tested in NRC wind tunnel (Ottawa, May 2, 2003)

2002

• NRC designs world-first pilot-scale facility — licenses technology to Aiolos Engineering Corporation (Ottawa, July 22, 2002)
• NRC, Pratt & Whitney Canada enter long-term engine testing service agreements (Ottawa, July 22, 2002)
• Canada's National Research Council scientist proposes a theory for the crash of American Airlines flight 587 (Ottawa, January 30, 2002)

2001

• Collaboration with NRC helps air quality study fly (Vancouver, August 31, 2001)
• NRC marks first fly-by-wire engagement of Bell 412 helicopter (Ottawa, March 25, 2001)

2000

• Prime Minister announces new NRC Aerospace Manufacturing Technology Centre at the Université de Montréal (Montreal, October 10, 2000)