Author name: Olaf Blankendaal

NLR Hybrid Electric Plane

01 July 2022

New NLR Vice President Aerospace Operations

As of 1 July, Henk van Dijk will be strengthening the NLR management team as Vice President Aerospace Operations. This means that Henk is taking over the position of Paul Eijssen. The NLR organisation has three divisions: Aerospace Systems, Aerospace Operations and Aerospace Vehicles. As of 1 July, Henk van Dijk has taken over the […]
ESA Galileo constellation
Construction and Manufacturing

03 May 2022

NSO awards €500k for research into manufacturing of satellite propellant tanks

In close collaboration with the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), the Netherlands Space Office (NSO) challenges entrepreneurs to develop space applications. Their products must contribute to the ESA programs. Dawn Aerospace has been awarded €500k for this through the phased innovation competition ‘Small Business Innovation Research’ (SBIR). NSO, the Netherlands Space Office, has […]
Sustainability and Environment

15 April 2022

Large National Growth Fund contribution to sustainable aviation

The Dutch aviation sector has submitted a joint proposal to appeal to the National Growth Fund. With the ‘Aviation in Transition’ proposal, the sector focuses on research and development geared towards climate neutral aviation. It has since been announced that € 383 million has been awarded (partly conditionally). Thursday 14 April, the Nationaal Groeifonds announced […]
Sustainable aviation in the Netherlands
Sustainability and Environment

12 April 2022

Top players in the aviation sector aim to accelerate transition to sustainable aviation

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Royal Schiphol Group, Airbus, Royal NLR and TU Delft are entering into a close co-operation to develop the technology needed for climate-neutral flights in 2050. To mark the start of the Flying Vision joint initiative, the five parties signed a partnership agreement on Monday evening, 11 April. Climate change is a […]
The NLR SCALAIR and Orange Aircraft teams
Flight Operations and Certification

07 April 2022

Maiden flight of Clean Sky 2’s scaled flight demonstrator

On 30 March 2022, the maiden flight of a scaled version of a single-aisle aircraft, known as the Scaled Flight Demonstrator (SFD), took place. Under the Clean Sky 2 Joint Undertaking, co-funded by the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme and private industry, stakeholders will use the SFD to test and mature disruptive technologies that will enable […]
Environmental structure testing
Construction and Manufacturing

21 March 2022

'Sharp' designing with a world first

NLR was the first to purchase a testing machine that helps to map the behaviour of material under specific loads much faster than was possible up to now. This enables NLR to draw up stricter design rules. Not only does this save on costs, but it also reduces resource consumption and thus waste while maintaining […]
NLR Pipistrel at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
Sustainability and Environment

16 February 2022

Sustainable challenges for Brussels

The Member of the European Parliament Caroline Nagtegaal talked to Royal NLR about the challenges in aviation. The climate challenge does not stop at national borders. It is a complex issue that concerns the whole of Europe. A lot needs to be done outside the aviation sector too to make the continent climate-neutral by 2050. […]
TO2 federation Top Sector Policy

14 December 2021

The added value of applied research

What results does applied research achieve and what is its intended impact? The collaborating organisations in applied research are once again using magazine articles to put the spotlight on various exceptional pieces of research. Once a year, the TO2MORROW magazine presents some of the exceptional results of the research and collaboration between the five TO2 […]
Flight testing NLR Citation above DNW wind tunnel
Sustainability and Environment

01 October 2021

Innovations in aviation to preserve the environment and the climate

The Dutch aviation sector is investing in clean and smart mobility. To do that, various consortiums under the auspices of the sector organisations LRN and NAG have submitted ten project proposals to the Netherlands Enterprise Agency, RVO. Royal NLR has played an essential role in that. Given the aim of improved sustainability in aviation, the sector […]