Established | 1911 |
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Mission | Research |
Location | Saint-Cyr-l'école , France |
Coordinates | 48°47′52″N 2°03′17″E / 48.7976941°N 2.0546247°E |
Website | iat.cnam.fr |
The Institut aérotechnique (IAT) is a French public research laboratory part of the Conservatoire national des arts et métiers, specializing in aerodynamic studies, located in Saint-Cyr-l'École ( Yvelines). [1]
The creation of this institute is thanks to an initiative of Henri Deutsch de la Meurthe, also founder of the Aéro-Club de France. Its inauguration took place on July 8, 1911. [2] It currently has several wind tunnels, some of which specialize in the automotive, railway and aerospace sectors. Concerning aeronautics, the laboratory has a partnership with the Institut polytechnique des sciences avancées. [3]