Commission of aeronautical research
History
The Commission of aeronautical research (), is a commission established in 1919 by the British government to coordinate research and teaching in Aéronautique, following the First World War. Its mission recovered at the same time the civil and military applications.
Because of the degradation of the international situation in the years 1930, the commission finds a new dash with the nomination of Sir Henry Tizard at his head. One of the more important decisions of the commission is to accelerate the development of a national system of air defense based on the Radar.
Waited its creation
The summary of the report/ratio leading to its creation is translated Ci-après :
To plan the stages to be now taken to organize teaching and research in aeronautics after the war, and to give an account of it. The commission will have to on the matter pay attention to the already existing agencies, or that it is proposed to set up, and in particular the relation of the Zaharoff Pulpit with these agencies. To examine the decisions of the Government in connection with research, teaching in aeronautics, etc, to submit a report/ratio and to subject recommandations.
It is essential that the advance acquired in aeronautical research during the war is preserved. Industry is too small to be able to maintain office a sufficient number of experts. The action of the government is necessary as well to the profit of the civil aviation as of defense nationale ; an action of the government in favor of research was already décidée.
A Commission of aeronautical research must be setting-up under the auspices of the Ministry for the Air to take the place of the advisory commission for aeronautics. It will deliver its opinions on the engineering problems, will supervise the research task and of tests, will promote the teaching of aeronautics, will assist industry, and will submit its reports/ratios with the Council of the Air.
Aeronautics perhaps will find a place in the courses of engineering of first cycle, but principal insistence is put on the training of the qualified engineers. The Imperial College will have to be the principal center for higher education, the Zaharoff Pulpit forming the center of a department of aeronautics, of coordination with the existing structures, after opinion of the Commission. The teaching personnel must, as far as possible, also have responsibilities in the centers for tests. Farnborough will continue to be the principal site of research, and seeks it on the models will continue with the National Physical Laboratory. Estimates will be made on the operating costs of the research or educational establishments which will be proposed.