Sustainability and Environment

Sustainability and Environment

13 June 2024

The NORAH2 project helps predict noise nuisance of rotorcraft

Just like other large moving transport vehicles, helicopters and drones produce noise. To reduce nuisance for people in surrounding areas NLR actively researches reducing noise at the source, for example by designing silent propellers. Equally important, is the capability to predict noise of rotorcraft to regulate and ensure people do not experience excessive hindrance due […]
Blu sky Airplane and clouds

04 June 2024

What about CO2 emissions and flight distance?

Over a fortnight ago, PVV, VVD, NSC and BBB presented their Outline Agreement. The Budget Annex shows that the parties want to differentiate the current air passenger tax by distance, with the ticket tax on longer flights becoming higher than that on shorter flights. The agreement does not explicitly specify what the incoming cabinet considers a ‘short’ or […]
Construction and Manufacturing

29 May 2024

Automated Fibre Placement based manufacturing of the lower half of the skin fuselage (MFFD/STUNNING)

Advanced thermoplastic composite technology and smart robotics will significantly reduce weight and manufacturing cost of future aircraft with a high production rate. In April 2024, the European Clean Sky 2 STUNNING project was successfully concluded. GKN Fokker, NLR, Delft University of Technology and SamXLabs, have successfully manufactured and assembled by welding the 8m by 4m […]
Platform Technology

22 May 2024

Optimised power and data networks for more electric aircraft (ADENEAS)

The More Electric and Connected Aircraft (MECA) concept is one of the most promising enablers for achieving the goals of the EU’s Flightpath 2050 for sustainable aviation. However, MECA implies more electrical systems, exchanging more data – that can be safety-critical – and higher electrical power consumption, leading to higher thermal dissipation. ADENEAS developed enablers […]
Sustainability and Environment

03 May 2024

First flight with electric scale model

On the 2nd of May 2024, a scaled version of a large passenger aircraft with distributed electric propulsion undertook its maiden flight. Further testing will follow to qualify and measure its dynamic flying behaviour, aimed at understanding the advantages of this Distributed Electric Propulsion technology for large passenger aircraft. A reduction of 20% energy consumption […]
TRANSCEND - SMR-H2
Sustainability and Environment

11 March 2024

R&D case: Technology review clean energy for next-generation drivetrains (Transcend)

The Clean Sky 2 Coordination and Support Action TRANSCEND (Technology Review of Alternative and Novel Sources of Clean Energy with Next-generation Drivetrains) identifies what alternative energy sources for aviation and novel aircraft propulsion methods can help  mitigate climate change and achieve the environmental goals for 2050. Additionally, as we progress towards 2050 roadmaps and strategic recommendations […]
Construction and Manufacturing

11 March 2024

R&D case: Advanced Laminar Flow tAilplane (ALFA)

Leading edge manufacturing by fibre placement with dry fibres and with prepregs The challenge The reduction of the CO2 emission is an important challenge for all industry and transportation sectors. To create a sustainable aerospace, several European research programmes are initiated within the Clean SKY 2 call. One of these programmes is titled Advanced Laminar […]
Airbus A330 landing op Schiphol Airport.
Construction and Manufacturing

28 February 2024

COMPASS targets 30% waste reduction in aerospace

Co-funded by the European Commission the COMPASS project aims to revolutionise the remanufacturing of end-of-life parts into high quality components. This will lead to significant resource savings and promote a circular economy approach in the aerospace and automotive industries. Airbus predicts a demand for more than 40,000 new passenger and freighter aircraft deliveries over the […]
Take-off KLM vliegtuig vanaf Schiphol Airport
Sustainability and Environment

12 January 2024

Details are not laughable

I will confess right away: I’m not much of a Lubach fan. However justified his coverage of topics, and regardless of how well the editors often research these topics, the jokes and effects do more harm than good with me. That does not matter much, but hopefully it is a good excuse for missing the episode […]