Author name: Kirsten Propitius

MERS coronavirus

15 July 2020

Latest information concerning NLR measures related to Coronavirus

Dear Visitor, It is our objective to provide you with a safe environment during your visit to Royal NLR.Please find below the safety precautions in relation to COVID-19. Feel free to reachout to your main NLR-contact in case you have any questions or concerns. When visiting NLR-facilities, please make sure that you: At NLR-facilities, protocols […]
Exceptional drone trial near Schiphol
Air Traffic Management

26 June 2020

Blog: A flight into the future

It is not a secret that the drone world is up and coming. Urban Air Mobility (UAM) and U-space are resounding terms for anyone in the aviation industry. While U-space refers to services and procedures to support drone operations and integration with manned aviation, UAM entails the application of drone operations in an urban environment. […]
Two airplanes against clear blue sky with contrails
Safety and Human performance

29 May 2020

Aerospace after COVID-19

The world is in the grip of the coronavirus. The human, social and economic consequences are huge. The crisis is also having an impact in the aviation sector and for Royal NLR. Michel Peters is speaking about the period after the coronavirus: survival first, followed by innovation with a new focus on ‘green recovery’. Michel […]
Aircraft vehicle flying through contrails
Sustainability and Environment

11 May 2020

Blog: Back to the future: towards sustainable aviation

A good two months ago, I read Delta’s announcement to mitigate all its CO2 emissions from March 2020. With such a statement from one of the world’s largest airlines, 2020 seemed to me to be a great year for sustainability in aviation. Back to the future: towards sustainable aviation How different are things now. While sceptics rightly […]
Norwegian-Dutch research mission for radar signals
Defence and Security

21 April 2020

Norwegian-Dutch research mission for radar signals

The Netherlands and Norway are developing two intelligence nanosatellites that will orbit the Earth in tandem formation. This is a bilateral research mission to investigate the sources of radar signals. The consortium of research institutes Royal NLR, TNO and the Norwegian Defence Research Institute FFI (Forsvarets Forskningsinstitutt) are developing a demonstration mission for a space […]
Sunset landscape with contrails
Sustainability and Environment

31 March 2020

Blog: Explaining aviation and nitrogen

Nitrogen is a complex subject that you’ve probably heard and read a lot about lately. Aviation plays a part in it and the experts at Royal NLR are working hard on the challenges this creates. We’re happy to share the knowledge we gain doing this, which is why we’ve answered various questions about this hot topic […]
Desert military vehicle aviation - USA Arizona
Sustainability and Environment

07 February 2020

Blog: A piece of cake?

Reducing emissions and curbing broader climate impact are currently hot topics in aviation, and rightly so. However, only considering flight emissions is like wanting to bake a cake, but only using one ingredient. Although essential, flight emissions do not cover the full life cycle of an aircraft. They are a limited amount of the overall […]
Dutch Drone Delta
Air Traffic Management

04 December 2019

Facilitating MALE RPAS integration in non-segregated European airspace

NLR is performing a multi-year study in partnership with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems UK (GA-UK), to develop the procedures needed to safely and efficiently integrate Medium Altitude, Long Endurance (MALE) Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) into European Airspace and to ultimately develop a data-driven Concept of Operation (CONOP) […]
3D metal printed fusee
Construction and Manufacturing

18 November 2019

Metal additive manufacturing programme for certification of critical components

Join our Metal Additive Manufacturing certification programme. After the first successful metal Additive Manufacturing programme, the Netherlands Aerospace Centre now offers a follow-up programme to support participants in their ambition to introduce certified metal AM parts. A new four years Additive Manufacturing (AM) technology programme has started at the Metal Additive Manufacturing Technology Centre (MAMTeC) […]