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TRANSCEND - SMR-H2

20 December 2024

Sustainable aerospace

Henk van Dijk, Vice President of the Aerospace Operations division

05 June 2024

Programmes

NLR knowledge programmes To implement the strategic themes Sustainable aviation, Competitive aerospace and Safe and secure society, NLR works with a programme-based approach. There are ten programmes, all of which have been meticulously developed on the basis of Dutch public and private stakeholder roadmaps and visions. Within these ten NLR programmes, the necessary knowledge is […]

28 November 2024

Focus areas

The three strategic NLR themes are closely interlinked. More than that: they should be seen as inseparable. The changing geopolitical situation and the increased interdependence of the themes means that we will concentrate explicitly during this strategy period on the areas where the themes converge, with more emphasis on a safe and resilient society, along with reinforcement of the competitive capacity of our aerospace. The importance of sustainability remains undiminished.

Safety and Human performance

15 July 2025

Fatigue Risk Management

In aviation operations, managing fatigue is essential as it diminishes an individual’s ability to perform almost all operational tasks. This clearly has implications for operational efficiency, but in situations where individuals are undertaking safety-critical activities, fatigue-effected performance can also have consequences for safety outcomes.

Maintenance and Repair

28 March 2025

Force Life Management

With a unique combination of expertise and state-of-the-art facilities, we are equipped to design and execute comprehensive on-board loads and usage measurement campaigns for a wide range of military assets, from aircraft and helicopters to engines, landing gears, and supporting subsystems. Our capabilities extend beyond data collection, as we also possess the necessary hardware, expertise, and experience to store, process, analyse, and interpret the vast amounts of data generated by these campaigns. By leveraging advanced tools and techniques, such as modal analysis, fatigue strength calculations, and finite element modelling, we can provide actionable insights into the dynamic behaviour and structural integrity of these complex systems, ultimately informing maintenance, repair, and overhaul strategies to ensure optimal performance and longevity.

11 March 2025

ATM real-time simulator (NARSIM)

NARSIM is a real-time, human in the loop (HITL) Air Traffic Control (ATC) simulator capable of simulating the full working environment and working conditions of air traffic controllers in detail. As such, it provides a platform for training, validation and conducting research in a controlled environment on all aspects of air traffic control and the air traffic controller. These facilities are used for research and development of new user-interfaces, user-interaction, ATC system support, new and revised concepts of operation and development & assessment of ATC training and its effectiveness.

11 March 2025

NLR Drone Centre

The NLR Drone Centre provides a dedicated environment for conducting (experimental) flight tests, evaluations, and demonstrations of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and sensor applications, as well as facilitating UAS concept development. The NLR Drone Centre in Marknesse has its own restricted airspace with the necessary authorisations and exemptions to facilitate these activities. It offers developers, manufacturers and business users, both civil and military, the opportunity to carry out test flights needed to take advantage of the opportunities offered by UAS developments.