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26 September 2023

Newsroom

Filter Stay up to date with the latest developments Welcome to our Newsroom. Here you can find the latest news, articles, and blogs from NLR. We also showcase a range of videos and publications here. For more video content, please visit our YouTube channel, NLRmedia. The NLR Repository provides access to our public library of […]

03 August 2023

NLR People: Ellen van Leeuwen, Using data to comply with noise standards and regulations

In the series ‘NLR People’, we show you who the experts at the Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre are, what drives them, and what they are working on behind the scenes.In this second episode: Ellen van Leeuwen, principal engineer at the Sustainability and Environment department Using data to comply with noise standards and regulations When Ellen […]
Artist Impression of a UAM air taxi
Maintenance and Repair

20 July 2023

Extending aircraft service life is more relevant than ever

ICAF Conference: fatigue and the integrity of structural materials. To make flying as efficient and sustainable as possible, the aviation sector is always on the lookout for ways of making aircraft as light as possible. Fatigue – the point at which a material gives way under a low but varying load – plays an important […]
Construction and Manufacturing

11 April 2023

Innovative solutions from a new technology for sustainable aviation

Royal NLR is aiming to improve two things at the same time: saving weight for aviation structures and speeding up their production processes. NLR is therefore exploring a relatively new technology called large-scale additive manufacturing of fibre-reinforced thermoplastic materials. Sustainable aviation is a hot topic nowadays and it is being addressed with the main focus […]
Flight Operations and Certification

29 August 2022

First demonstration flights for AMU-LED successful

Drones delivering packages, flying out emergency medical supplies or carrying out inspections of buildings in the city: it sometimes sounds like science fiction, but before drones can genuinely fly through airspace in large numbers, an air traffic control system for unmanned aircraft must be set up. Together with its European project partners, Royal NLR is […]
Multi-Ship Multi-Type Helicopter Simulation Training Capability
Training and Simulation

11 April 2022

R&D case: Multi-Ship Multi-Type helicopter simulation training

Acquisition and Deployment Support. The challenge The RNLAF is currently acquiring and deploying a unique multi-ship multi-type (MSMT) helicopter simulation training capability to support the fight, tactical and whole-task mission training of CH-47F and AH-64E crews at all operational levels. The MSMT capability will incorporate a large number of high-end simulation training devices, a tactical […]
Cross section of turbofan jet engine isolated on light blue background
Maintenance and Repair

14 February 2022

R&D case: Engine condition monitoring for predictive maintenance

An important trend in the sustainment of aircraft engines is the transition from preventive maintenance to predictive maintenance. This concept aims to minimise the engine down-time and maintenance costs while preserving its required performance level and airworthiness. For this it is necessary that the momentary engine condition can be established and that this condition can […]
Chinook helicopter
Training and Simulation

12 January 2022

R&D case: Redesign of helicopter training

A common, modernised approach for platform qualification training The challenge The Defence Helicopter Command of the Royal Netherlands Airforce expressed a need for a common, modernised approach for qualification training on all of their platforms. The solution The project produced actual MQT for AH-64 and CH-47 crews. Additionally, user requirements, a system concept and a […]
Flight testing NLR Citation above DNW wind tunnel
Sustainability and Environment

01 October 2021

Innovations in aviation to preserve the environment and the climate

The Dutch aviation sector is investing in clean and smart mobility. To do that, various consortiums under the auspices of the sector organisations LRN and NAG have submitted ten project proposals to the Netherlands Enterprise Agency, RVO. Royal NLR has played an essential role in that. Given the aim of improved sustainability in aviation, the sector […]