Author name: Olaf Blankendaal

Take-off KLM vliegtuig vanaf Schiphol Airport
Sustainability and Environment

11 January 2024

Dutch aviation calls for joint action

Aerospace companies, centres of expertise, manufacturing industry, sector organisations and unions presented their joint vision of the future of aviation today. Through ten concrete commitments, we are playing our part in creating a future-proof aviation sector for all Dutch people. Together with the Dutch people, political circles, partners and sector players, the thirty-one parties are […]
NLR Pipistrel at Rotterdam The Hague Airport
Sustainability and Environment

21 December 2023

Renewed cooperation for cleaner, quieter and smarter flying

Last Thursday at the RHIA Take-off Event, a renewed cooperation undertaking was signed. Over the coming year, the RHIA community will be emphasising six projects. The regional governments, the municipalities of Rotterdam and The Hague, and the province of Zuid-Holland are all behind the new course that the cooperative venture will take. After four years of […]
Platform System Design

07 December 2023

Experimenting in a simulated urban area with Drone DigiCity

Drones are becoming increasingly useful in our society – just think of all the drone flights for research, inspections and transport. The practical applications seem inexhaustible. There are still challenges for using this technology in urban areas and the added value that drones provide is by no means a given in terms of public acceptance. […]
TO2 federation Top Sector Policy

10 November 2023

Joint impact report on applied research

What is the intended impact of applied research? Last week, the outgoing Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy (EZW) received the new TO2MORROW. The magazine features some exceptional results from the five applied research organisations (TO2), a group consisting of NLR along with Deltares, MARIN, TNO and WUR. At the Innovatie Expo 2023 in Rotterdam, […]
NLR Marknesse - June 2018
Sustainability and Environment

03 November 2023

NLR and ROGER are developing a production and testing facility for green hydrogen

NLR and ROGER have signed an agreement to establish a small-scale hydrogen production and testing facility at NLR’s Marknesse location. Both partners share the vision that green hydrogen will emerge as a versatile and clean alternative to fossil fuels for mobility and heavy machinery. The combined production and testing facility enables ROGER, NLR, and external parties […]
Sustainability and Environment

11 July 2023

Fewer delays and less noise nuisance at and near airports

It’s far from unknown for peak crowding at airports to hit the headlines. And it’s not only the passengers who are stuck in queues: it’s busy in the air too. That’s why the ITARO project has bundled various solutions together to reduce the delays for flights, including gains that can be made in terms of […]
Construction and Manufacturing

26 June 2023

NLR and ECOMAT join forces in the field of innovative and sustainable aviation

During the Paris Air Show, the German ECOMAT and Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre signed a Memorandum of Understanding. With this, the two parties want to combine their scientific and business expertise with regard to lightweight constructions, hydrogen developments, materials research and virtual product development in the aircraft manufacturing industry. The 54th International Paris Air Show […]
Flight testing NLR Citation above DNW wind tunnel
Airport Operations

12 May 2023

Measurement flights for a revised landing system at Schiphol

LVNL has revised the navigation system at Schiphol for letting aircraft land safely on the Zwanenburg runway. To check that the system works correctly and accurately, NLR will be carrying out measurement flights. They are planned for the evenings of 13, 15 and 20 May. During maintenance work on the Zwanenburg runway, Air Traffic Control Netherlands […]
Taxi testing DEP SFD at Deelen air base
Flight Operations and Certification

11 May 2023

Setback for research project with electric scale model

During a ground test, a scaled, unmanned aircraft caught fire. Despite the disappointment, the project partners are determined to persevere. The cause of the incident has not yet been determined, but it serves as a reminder that extensive testing remains necessary. On Thursday evening, May 11, the DEP-SFD (Distributed Electric Propulsion Scaled Flight Demonstrator) caught […]