Paris 2011: Canada’s R&D hothouse germinates programs
Keen to promote its expertise and capacity to help technological developments, Ca

Keen to promote its expertise and capacity to help technological developments, Canada’s National Research Council (NRC) is here at Le Bourget (Canadian pavilion, Hall 3 E69) to offer its services to the international aerospace community. “We offer one-stop shopping to meet research and technology development needs,” said NRC Institute for Aerospace Research (IAR) director-general Jerzy Komorowski. 

Last year, the NRC Aerospace Flight Research Laboratory (AFRL), which conducts research ranging from basic aerodynamics to product development and certification, launched a program to offer flight-test capacity to smaller Canadian and foreign companies. For example, working with Quebec-based manufacturer AeroNautic Development Corp. (ADC), the AFRL is helping with certification flight-testing of the prototype Seawind 300C single-engine amphibious aircraft.