Search Results for: helicopters

Construction and Manufacturing

27 February 2025

Full scale testing – certification testing

NLR offers comprehensive testing capabilities for components and full-scale structures, providing support throughout the entire testing process. Our expertise includes setting up tailored test plans that meet specific requirements, as well as ensuring that tests are certification-ready when necessary. We can advice you on finite element modelling and damage tolerance, and assist with processing, interpreting, and correlating test results. Over the years we have built a track record on the (certification) testing of full-scale structures and components for various aircrafts and helicopters. We are used to work both in a research environment and according to a certification and conformity regime.

Flight Operations and Certification

26 February 2025

Certification support

NLR has a proven track record in supporting our customers in developing their
system in a realistic environment, from experimental to production stages (TRL 5-7), as well as qualifying and certifying your product for aeronautical use (TRL 7-9). We understand the process to be followed to reach a certified product, in compliance with the appropriate flight safety requirements. We can also assist in interpreting requirements, in designing aircraft modifications to integrate new capabilities, up to new aircraft types, and provide any necessary support in the airworthiness certification domain, helping you navigate the complex process of bringing your product to market.

Flight Operations and Certification

24 February 2025

Rotorcraft performance and handling

Ensuring the safe and efficient operation of rotorcraft requires rigorous testing and evaluation. NLR offers expert consultation services for Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) of rotorcraft performance, helping you to assess flight performance, extend flight envelopes, and evaluate engine failure conditions. Our expertise also extends to accident investigation, stability and control analysis, including sling load operations.

Flight Operations and Certification

24 February 2025

Flight procedure validation

Ensuring the safety and efficiency of flight procedures is crucial for modern air traffic management. When it comes to implementing Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) procedures, such as RNAV/RNP, RNP APCH or RNP AR, a thorough validation process is essential. NLR's Flight Procedure Validation can support you in substantiating your decision to perform a Ground or Flight validation, conducting a 'desktop', simulator or in-flight validation of PBN procedures.

Realising performance based training for military ATC training

11 December 2024

Training and Simulation

NLR is the strategic knowledge partner of the Royal Netherlands Air Force in this research area and also works closely with other parts of Defence. We are working with the Air Force to modernise the education and training programme. There is a particular focus on learning ecosystems and data-driven training (Performance Based Training). With our facilities, knowledge and expertise, we support Defence in the field of Concept Development & Experimentation (CD&E). And we work with industry on innovative simulation applications for education and training.

18 February 2025

Platform technology and system design

The aerospace industry is innovating in every possible way. NLR develops the knowledge that enables companies to develop new, more sustainable aircraft. This includes new aircraft concepts (including vertical flight platforms and drones), more efficient aerodynamic shapes and new methods of propulsion, aeroacoustics, avionics systems, and power and thermal management.

project ARBI (Automated Robot for Blade Inspections).

07 February 2025

Autonomous Robot for Aircraft Inspections

Aircraft inspections can be tedious. They require highly trained technicians with a sharp eye to detect defects. Aircraft inspections can also be difficult. Some defects are very small or hidden and difficult to detect, with or without inspection tools like mirrors, looking glasses, multi-meters, non-destructive testing devices, and so on. Royal NLR has spent the last years searching for technological solutions to improve the detection of multiple defect types using multi-sensor technology and automated defect recognition software.

Running to helicopter

07 February 2025

Failure Diagnostics using XAI

What if we can tell you, how your component or system is going to fail, before it fails? Does it help you with your troubleshooting? Or does it help you with your repair planning or to scope repairs if you preventively removed a working component?