The International Conference "New Challenges in Aeronautics" was held in the frame of 9^th International Symposium "Aviation Technologies of XXI Century" from 19 to 23 of August, 2007.

Conference was hosted by Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute named after Prof. N.E. Zhukovsky (TsAGI) with participation and support of:

• Federal Agency for Industry (Rosprom)
• Ministry for Industry and Energy of RF
• Federal Air Navigation Authority (FANA)
• United Aircraft Corporation
• Russian Academy of Science
• Commission of RF for UNESCO
• MAKS-2007 Aviasalon JSC
• European Commission
• EADS
• ISTC
• EUCASS
• Alenia Aeronautica
• VIAM
• GFRI
• CIAM
• NIIAO
• GosNIIAS
• NIAT
• Sukhoi Company
• Kamov Company
• RAC “MiG”
• Mil MHP

It is a tradition that TsAGI organizes scientific forums attracting a wide range of the specialists and scientists for discussion of various issues of the aviation science.

The International Conference "New Challenges in Aeronautics" was held with the key purposes for international cooperation development, experience exchange, new contacts establishment as well as for search of the effective ways of international aviation enterprises cooperation.

The following themes were be discussed in the framework of the conference:

• Aircraft aerodynamics
• Flight dynamics and control systems
• Modern materials and technologies
• Aircraft structures and strength
• Flight testing and safety
• Challenges in propulsion
• Avionics
• Rotorcrafts
• Prospective projects

The Organizing Committee of Symposium is confident that the better future of aviation can only be due to the processes of merging the efforts, partnership development and cooperative projects realization.