Entries by Rachelle Meijer

The National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR) has conducted research of low-frequency noise and vibrations in the municipality of Zuidhorn. The measurements detected low-frequency signals present at various homes, although the signals did not consistently match those of signals measured at possible […]

Dr. Eri Itoh (ENRI, Japan) recently won the ‘ICAS John J. Green Award’. She received this impressive award for her international activities and scientific contribution in aviation, specifically in Air Traffic Management (ATM). The award was presented at the 27th […]

Recently, the National Aerospace Laboratory museum celebrated its 25th anniversary with a symposium for special guests and donors. NLR has a unique company museum, said Michel Peters, General Director of NLR, speaking during the anniversary symposium. And this is foremostly […]

The Dutch ESA astronaut André Kuipers will likely remain in contact with this operations centre during his second space journey (mission) in 2012. USOC is a high-tech ‘ground control’ for space missions. Shots from various camera angles, large video screens […]

At the National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR), the month of September was largely devoted to Purple NECtar 2010 (PN10), a joint military exercise involving the various Dutch armed services. NLR supported this exercise with its Fighter 4-Ship simulator, data links, Multi-UAV […]

On Saturday September 18, 2010, nine seriously ill children enjoyed a very special day, as the National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR), with the support of Erasmus Medical Center-Sophia, hosted a Highflier’s Day. The Highfliers Foundation (Stichting Hoogvliegers) helps handicapped and chronically […]

Over the past two decades Fokker Landing Gear and the National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR) have developed composite components for aircraft landing gear. The Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) will now be equipped with such a component: polymer matrix composite landing gear […]

At the World Expo in Shanghai, the Netherlands Aerospace Group (NAG) has organised a symposium on ‘Aerospace expertise in the Netherlands’. NLR gave a presentation on the use of composites in the aerospace industry in the Netherlands. Because of the […]

On 6-7 October 2010 the National Aerospace Laboratory NLR in Marknesse, The Netherlands will be the host of the 5th International Symposium on Composites Manufacturing (ISCM). ISCM is a biennial event organised by NLR and the German Aerospace Center DLR […]