ASTRON, the Netherlands institute for radio astronomy, and NLR have recently completed a research experiment to determine whether it is possible to measure the ionosphere with the LOFAR radio telescope. The results of this experiment mark a first step toward […]
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Entries by Rachelle Meijer
On Monday 7 December, His Majesty the King has visited the wind tunnel of the German-Dutch Wind Tunnels DNW in Flevoland Marknesse at the invitation of the Netherlands Aerospace Centre NLR. During the visit, the king studied the wind tunnel […]
The challenges of equipment integration on future aircraft engines — particularly next-generation Ultra-High Bypass Ratio (UHBR) powerplants — is the focus of a three-year European Union-funded technology project now underway with 10 companies and organisations. Called NIPSE (Novel Integration of […]
I/ITSEC, the world’s largest training systems and simulation event. But how can you find your way through this overwhelming showcase of innovative training and simulation programs? Which training program, in the field of aerospace, is most cost effective and safe, […]
RUG and NLR support Aircraft Manufacturers in their quest RUG and NLR developed new pioneering computer methods and models for the accurate simulation of airflow around aircraft. This supports aircraft manufacturers in their quest for greener and more efficient airplanes. […]
On November 19, during the NIDV fair in Ahoy Rotterdam, NLR signed three different agreements aimed at saving maintenance costs for Defence. Establishment of a maintenance centre for composites First, the founding act of the “Dutch Composites Maintenance Centre” (DCMC) […]
NLR became the country’s first approved training organisation for commercial operators of remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) on 10 November 2015. These systems are often called drones. Successful completion of approved RPAS flight training is a precondition for applying for […]
The noise simulator of the Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR) received the Golden Decibel Award last week. The simulator won the jury prize in the category for best “company, product and/or service’. Moreover, the noise simulator came in second place in […]