21 October 2025
Project: INVENTOR (Innovative design of installed airframe components for aircraft noise reduction)
15 October 2025
Presented at the EASN International Conference in Madrid, the two aerospace research centres NLR and DLR published a joint guidance for Life Cycle Assessment in the Air Transport System. This uncovers the fundamental gap between in-flight emissions and a comprehensive view of the environmental impact of flying.
03 September 2025
The HYDRA II, an innovative hydrogen-powered drone of Royal NLR, has made its first successful flights using liquid hydrogen as a fuel carrier. This marks an important step towards developing more sustainable aviation by making hydrogen technology suitable for commercial applications.
29 August 2025
Project: ENODISE (Enabling optimised disruptive airframe-propulsion integration concepts)
24 June 2025
Project: BRAVA (Breakthrough fuel cell technologies for aviation)
23 June 2025
VÆRIDION, a Munich-based aviation start-up developing 100% electric aircraft for regional travel, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with NLR. The collaboration aims to advance research in sustainable aviation and support the introduction of VÆRIDION’s all-electric Microliner aircraft.
28 May 2025
Electric flight offers promising prospects for aviation, whether using batteries or liquid hydrogen as an energy carrier. During a joint flight, Michel Peters of NLR and Evert-Jan Feld of E-Flight Academy reaffirmed their partnership to conduct further research in this area.
