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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 should be feasible for the full-scale aircraft.
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 for alternative energy sources and novel propulsion techniques have been developed to ensure that the potential contributions become reality.
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
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.
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.
Sustainability and Environment
11 January 2024
Dutch aviation calls for joint action
Aerospace companies, centres of expertise, manufacturing industry, sector organisations and unions presented their joint vision of the future of aviation today. Through ten concrete commitments, we are playing our part in creating a future-proof aviation sector for all Dutch people. Together with the Dutch people, political circles, partners and sector players, the thirty-one parties are aiming to use these commitments as the foundations for creating a common action agenda for making Dutch aviation cleaner, quieter and more robust. Following on from that, the Dutch aerospace manufacturing industry has produced further details of one of the commitments.
Sustainability and Environment
21 December 2023
Renewed cooperation for cleaner, quieter and smarter flying
Last Thursday at the RHIA Take-off Event, a renewed cooperation undertaking was signed. Over the coming year, the RHIA community will be emphasising six projects. The regional governments, the municipalities of Rotterdam and The Hague, and the province of Zuid-Holland are all behind the new course that the cooperative venture will take.