Platform System Design

Platform System Design

03 July 2023

Facing thermal and electromagnetic challenges due to electric propulsion (EASIER)

Hybrid electric flight is one of the pillars towards sustainable aviation. However, bringing on-board electric propulsion significantly increases the electric power levels. This yields thermal and electromagnetic challenges. The Horizon2020 EASIER project, has developed electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) solutions for power EWIS (electrical wiring interconnection system), power electronics and filtering to mitigate the challenges in electromagnetic […]
Screenshot AURA (ATM U-space InteRfAce)
Air Traffic Management

05 June 2023

R&D case: ATM U-space interface (AURA)

The AURA (ATM U-space InteRfAce) project (SESAR 2020 project PJ34 ) investigated the development of concepts and technologies that are necessary to allow existing ATM systems and future U-space operations to interact in a safe, predictable and seamless way. One of the basic assumptions of the project is that manned and unmanned movements take place […]
ATTILA: Advanced Testbed for Tiltrotor Aeroelastics
Platform System Design

15 May 2023

R&D case: Advanced Testbed for Tiltrotor Aeroelastics (ATTILA)

The challenge Rotor blade designs have to be sufficiently strong for wind tunnel testing and must have dynamic characteristics that resemble the full-scale behaviour. This implies that the blade design should have a closely matching stiffness and mass distribution along its entire span in comparison with the target properties of the aeroelastically scaled blades. In […]
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 […]
SFD mission flight Italy - Taranto-Grottaglie Airport
Sustainability and Environment

05 December 2022

Accelerating the development of future aircrafts

Aviation needs to become more sustainable and the requirements for that include innovative aircraft models and alternative means of propulsion. To accelerate those developments, Royal NLR is working with Airbus and the Italian and French knowledge institutes CIRA and ONERA to investigate the potential of scale models that mimic the dynamic movements of full-size aircraft. “We’re […]
SFD mission flight Italy - Taranto-Grottaglie Airport
Flight Operations and Certification

28 November 2022

How to accelerate development for future aircraft

Aviation needs to become more sustainable and the requirements for that include innovative aircraft models and alternative means of propulsion. To accelerate those developments, Royal NLR is working with Airbus and the Italian and French knowledge institutes CIRA and ONERA to investigate the potential of scale models that mimic the dynamic movements of full-size aircraft.  […]
SFD mission flight Italy - Taranto-Grottaglie Airport
Flight Operations and Certification

23 November 2022

Clean Aviation’s scaled flight demonstrator completes its mission flight tests

Between 17 October and 31 October 2022, the Scaled Flight Demonstrator (SFD) developed in the frame of Clean Aviation made 19 flights for a total of 8 flight hours, taking off from and landing at Aeroporto di Taranto-Grottaglie in Italy. During the missions, about 70 automated manoeuvers have been executed in order to carry out […]
NLR BVLOS technology demonstrator drone
Platform System Design

26 October 2022

R&D case: Detect And Avoid system (ADACORSA)

To enable safe airspace integration of unmanned aircraft, a Detect And Avoid (DAA) system is required to evade other (manned) aircraft. One solution is to use a Cooperative Traffic Sensor based on transponder signals. Such a sensor is not yet available with a small form factor suitable for unmanned aircraft. Within the Airborne Data Collection […]