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Annales 2001-2007 Académie de l’air et de l’espace ANNALES 2001-2007 Tome 2 – Communications Académie de l'Air et de l'Espace Air and Space Academy En couverture : La médaille de l’Académie avec texte extrait de l’Énéide de Virgile, Les Bienheureux des Champs-Élysées : “Ils connaîtront leur soleil et leurs étoiles” © Académie de l’air et de l’espace, 2011 – Tous droits réservés ISBN 2-913331-44-0 Impression : Evoluprint Parc industriel Euronord, 10 rue du Parc, 31150 Bruguières Académie de l’air et de l’espace Ancien Observatoire de Jolimont B.P. 75825 – 31505 TOULOUSE CEDEX 5 tél : +33 534 250 380 – fax : +33 561 263 756 [email protected] www.academie-air-espace.org - TABLE DES MATIÈRES - Avant-propos ..................................................................................................7 1-CONFÉRENCES 2001 • La réparation du télescope spatial Hubble ; l’expérience personnelle, Jean-François Clervoy ....................................................13 • Le transport de passagers par aéronefs à voilures tournantes à l’aube du 21e siècle, Jean-Pierre Dubreuil ..........................................17 • La restructuration de l’industrie européenne de l’aéronautique et de l’espace : Essor, résultats et perspectives Dr. Peter Fichtmüller ............................................................................25 • Le Soleil sous l’œil des satellites, Roger-Maurice Bonnet..................31 2002 3 • Jason, Jean-Claude Husson et Anny Cazenave ..................................39 • Faisabilité du transport de charges industrielles par dirigeable, le cas de l’A380, Jesus Morales et Frédéric Pochet ............................43 • Assurance aviation après le 11 septembre, André Clerc ..................49 • Ozone stratosphérique : les effets du protocole de Montréal sont-ils discernables ?, Gérard Mégie ................................................57 • L’avion de combat futur et le JSF Joint Strike Fighter Bruno Revellin-Falcoz ..........................................................................59 2003 • Le missile ASTER, Alain Charmeau ..................................................61 2004 • Robert Esnault-Pelterie : pionnier français de la propulsion-fusée, Jacques Villain ........................................................75 • Clément Ader, l’épilogue, Claudius La Burthe ..................................85 • Kyoto, où en est l’Europe ? ou l’Est au secours de l’Ouest et le nucléaire au secours des éoliennes, André Berger ........................89 2005 • Le séisme de Sumatra du 26 décembre 2004 : de la rupture sismique au tsunami, Annie Souriau ................................................101 • Le Tsunami de l’Océan Indien observé par altimétrie satellitaire, Pierre-Yves Le Traon, M. Ablain, P. Vincent..................103 • Présentation du collectif Espace/Terre, Michel Lefebvre ..............105 • L’approche d’anticipation en matière de risques aériens Jean-Pierre Magny ..............................................................................107 • Glaces continentales et réchauffement climatique Frédérique Rémy ................................................................................109 • Jules Verne : inspirateur de la conquête de l’espace Jacques Villain ....................................................................................111 2006 • Pour une relance de la politique spatiale européenne ; propositions et recommandations, Gérard Brachet..........................119 • Exoplanètes et astérosismologie : deux pas de géant pour l’humanité. Un bilan avant le lancement du satellite Corot Sylvie Vauclair ....................................................................................123 4 2007 • Airbus : première expérience de mondialisation Georges Ville ......................................................................................125 • L’Everest en hélicoptère ! Le 14 mai 2005, Bernard Fouques ........129 • Des hommes, des avions et des technologies : du virtuel au produit économique, Pierre-Claude Perrier ......................................135 2-ALLOCUTIONS DE RÉCEPTION 2001 • Mon chemin vers les étoiles, Georges Estibal ..................................147 • Allocution de réception, Pierre Madon ............................................157 • Allocution de réception, Marie-Lise Chanin ....................................159 • Allocution de réception, Jean-Marc Weber ......................................163 2002 • Le développement des activités opérationnelles dans le secteur spatial, Marius Le Fèvre........................................................171 • Allocution de réception, Jean-Paul Perrais ......................................183 2003 • La politique de recherche européenne dans le domaine aérospatial, Jean-Marc Thomas ........................................................189 • De la géodésie spatiale en passant par SPOT, quelques réflexions sur la politique spatiale française entre 1970 et 2002 Gérard Brachet ....................................................................................203 • Les essais en vol et leurs problèmes, Yves Kerhervé ......................213 • Propulsion et environnement, Dominique Paris ..............................219 2005 • Discours de réception, Frederik Abbink ..........................................231 • Regards sur la médecine aéronautique d’aujourd’hui Jean-Pierre Crance ..............................................................................237 • Bringing the benefits of space technology to the common citizen, Luis Mayo ..............................................................................239 • My early life in aerospace (and some later adventures) Lennart Lübeck....................................................................................247 • 50 ans au service des voilures tournantes, Charles Schmitt ..........249 2006 • Discours de réception, David Southwood ........................................255 • Discours de réception, Robert Feuilloy ............................................257 5 • Une carrière heureuse dans la recherche aerospatiale ou De la rentrée dans l’atmosphère… aux planches du théâtre !, Philippe Cazin ....................................................................................265 • 40 ans dans l’industrie aéronautique..., Pierre Dubois ..................269 • 38 ans de passions aéronautiques, Brigitte Revellin-Falcoz............273 2007 • Aéronautique en Italie, Notes historiques, Massimo Rizzo............277 • L’ingénierie cognitive et l’évolution de l’interaction Homme- Machine, Guy Boy ............................................................................283 • De Concorde à Ariane : 40 ans au service de l’Europe aéronautique et spatiale, Jacques Durand ........................................291 • Des missions de la FSF et des possibilités de coopération avec l’Académie, Stuart Matthews ............................................................299 3-HOMMAGES • Robert Aubinière, par André Lebeau ..................................................307 • Robert Auffret, par Valérie André ......................................................309 • Michel Bignier, par Yves Sillard ........................................................310 • Seymour Bogdonoff, par Philippe Poisson-Quinton ..........................312 • Serge Boudigues, par Paul Kuentzmann ............................................313 • Elisabeth Boselli, par Valérie André ..................................................314 • Edmond Braure, par Jacques Naveau ................................................316 • Albert Brenet, par Lucien Robineau ..................................................318 • Pierre Clostermann, par François Maurin ..........................................319 • Gilbert Cormery, par André Turcat ....................................................321 • Hubert Curien, par Yves Sillard ..........................................................322 • Albert Ducrocq, par Lucien Robineau ................................................323 • Alexandre Favre, par André Turcat ....................................................325 • Jean-Gérard Fleury, par Lucien Robineau ..........................................325 • Jean Forestier, par Pierre Lecomte......................................................326 • Pierre Giraudet, par Robert Espérou ..................................................329 • Jean-Pierre Laborie, par Jean Pinet ....................................................330 • Georges Libert, par Jacques Noetinger ..............................................331 • Dominique Maunoury, par Lucien Robineau......................................332 • Gérard Mégie, par Marie-Lise Chanin................................................333 • Geoffrey Pope, par Philippe Poisson-Quinton....................................335 6 • Philippe Poisson-Quinton, par Marc Pélegrin ....................................336 • André Rousset, par Jean Carpentier....................................................339 • Robert Roux, par Lucien Robineau ....................................................342 • Jean Soissons, par Jean Carpentier ....................................................343 • Pierre Vellas, par Habib Slim..............................................................345 • Pierre Vellas, par Jean Pinet................................................................347 AVANT-PROPOS L’objet d’annales est de donner une image des événements survenus au cours de l’année écoulée. Cependant celles de l’Académie ont temporairement interrompu leur parution en l’an
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