Association Aéronautique et Astronautique de France (3AF or AAAF) is the French national

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and astronautical association. It is located in

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. It has been created in 1971 from the ''Association Française des Ingénieurs et Techniciens de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace'' (AFITAE) created in 1945 and the ''Société Française d'Astronautique'' (SFA) created in 1955. The 3AF activity is to bring together people interested, for professional or personal reasons, in the

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sector to represent their point of view and to help the development of scientific and technological knowledge related to the

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and its history. Its members are mostly

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and

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. Its industrial partners are the largest industries in national and European industry, such as

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and

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. It also has honorary members. 3AF is a founding member of the Confederation of European Aerospace Societies (CEAS) together with the equivalent German association '' Deutsche Gesellschaft für Luft - und Raumfahrt Lilienthal - Oberth eV'' ( DGLR), Britain's

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(RAES) and the Italian ''Italian Association of Aeronautics and Astronantica'' (AIDA).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Association Aeronautique Et Astronautique De France Aerospace engineering organizations Clubs and societies in France Organizations established in 1971 1971 establishments in France