NIAR quietly develops technology for aviation
Mention Wichita, and most people in the business aviation industry immediately think of Cessna, Raytheon/ Beech, Learjet or Boeing.
Mention Wichita, and most people in the business aviation industry immediately think of Cessna, Raytheon/ Beech, Learjet or Boeing. Aviation history buffs and old-timers are likely to add Laird Airplane, Culver Aircraft, Travel Air or Stearman
to the list. But it’s a good bet that very few, if any, would even mention the National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR).
What a shame. If it weren’t for NIAR, many aerospace companies in the air capital of the world–or elsewhere in the U.S.–probably would not have the array of technologies that they now possess. After all, NIAR integrates university, government and business entities in cooperative efforts to advance technologies for aviation and other industries.
