Central Institute of Aviation Motors
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Central Institute of Aviation Motors (also Central Institute for Aviation Motors, CIAM, Russian: Центральный Институт Авиационного Моторостроения) is the only specialized Russian research and engineering facility dealing with advanced aerospace propulsion research, aircraft engine certification and other gas dynamics-related issues.
CIAM operates the largest aerospace engine testing facility in Europe, surpassed only by the USA's Arnold Engineering Development Center and Glenn Research Center.