Developer of the first all-electric vertical take-off and landing jet, today announced the start of wind tunnel testing on a complete 1 to 2.5 scale (40% size) Lilium Jet model, including working engines and flap actuators, at the German-Dutch Wind Tunnels (DNW) facility in Marknesse, Netherlands.
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At our low speed facility DNW-NWB in Braunschweig the aerodynamic investigation of the large scale DISPROP wind tunnel model, built by our project partners, has just been completed. The aeroacoustic measurement campaign in the open test section of DNW-NWB will continue in August and September 2023.
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The latest issue of Aerospace Testing International contains an interview with DNW directors Andreas Bergmann and Joost Hakkaart about the current and future developments at DNW.
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The DNW directors Joost Hakkaart and Andreas Bergmann would like to thank Airbus Defence and Space for hosting a wonderful visit of an NLR/DNW delegation to their facility in Manching on 02 February 2023.
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On 12 January, our Head Projects and Customer Relation Management, Koen Artois, gave a guest lecture at the TU Delft reinforcing the already good relationship between the university and DNW.
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This month NLR AVVA executed airflow measurements on a ship model in the DNW-NWB in Braunschweig. Landing a helicopter on a moving ship at sea is a very demanding task. To guarantee safety and maximum operational capabilities, Ship-Helicopter Operational Limitations (SHOL) are essential.
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On 09 November 2022, most DNW Advisory Committee members
could finally meet again in person after Covid. This year
the meeting was hosted by SAFRAN at their facility in
Villaroche. Thank you to...
On 28 September 2022, the supervisory Board of Royal NLR visited DNW for a meeting with NLR. The supervisory board members advise and supervise the work of the executive board.
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After pre-tests in the low speed wind tunnel LST,
aerodynamic and aero-acoustic validation of low-noise
propellers developed within the IRON project have been
performed successfully at DNW-HST and LLF at cruise- and
low-speed respectively....
Last month, within the UHURA project, the DLR-F15LS-LLE wind tunnel model was successfully tested in the DNW-LLF. This complex wind tunnel model is equipped with a dynamically deploying and retracting Krueger leading edge high-lift device.
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On 30 March 2022, the maiden flight of a scaled version of a single-aisle aircraft, known as the Scaled Flight Demonstrator (SFD), took place. The flight took place in Deelen (NL) and lasted 9 minutes, achieving a height of 400 meters (1,400 feet).
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On 08 April 2022 Mr. Daniel Koerhuis, member of Parliament
responsible for aviation, visited NLR and DNW. At DNW, Mr.
Koerhuis visited the Large-Low Speed Wind Tunnel and was
very interested to hear...
Mia wrote the winning thesis during her third-year internship at DNW. The assignment focused on improving the Heyson’s wall interference methodology and enhancing it with present day aircraft configurations.
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A major milestone within the Clean Sky 2 project ALVAR has been achieved by successfully completing wind tunnel testing in the DNW-LLF. The ALVAR project aims at demonstrating technology readiness for a novel suction skin structure, the tailored skin single duct (TSSD).
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On 26 October 2021 the Mayor and councilors of the
municipality of Noord Oost Polder visited NLR and DNW.
During a presentation they were informed by NLR’s CFO Mr.
L. Esselman about the...
To improve both flow quality and test productivity, three major components of our large transonic wind tunnel were upgraded. The next phase is the upgrade to further enlarge the Ma-AoA envelope.
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The Police have indicated to investigate whether the Centre for Enforcement and Mobility can be moved from Lelystad to the MITC Marknesse and, together with NLR, DNW and RDW, build the innovative knowledge and test centre in the field of smart mobility and infrastructure.
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On 11 June 2021, a delegation of the Ministry of Economic
Affairs and Climate Policy visited the Large Low-Speed
Facility LLF of DNW during an introductory site visit hosted
by NLR. The delegation,...
It is our pleasure to announce that as per 01 May 2021 Joost Hakkaart has been appointed director of DNW. Together with Andreas Bergmann, DLR director of DNW, they form the management of DNW.
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NIFTI (Non-Intrusive Flow distortion measurements within a Turbofan Intake) is an action launched under Grant Agreement 864911 of the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. NIFTI aims to advance the state of the art in non-intrusive inlet flow distortion measurements for modern, civil aero-engines.
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It is with great sadness and deep regret that we received the news of the passing of our director Christophe Hermans on Sunday 24 January 2021.
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Following our previous work on the visualization of aerosols in July, DNW has participated in an episode of the Topdoks TV programme that aimed to show the effectiveness of different mouth masks.
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On 02 December 2020, Director Christophe Hermans was a ‘guest’ on a radio show of Omroep Flevoland. The subject of this broadcast was “high speed”.
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In September 2020, the German Aerospace Center DLR celebrated the forty years anniversary its formal cooperation with the Chinese Aeronautical Establishment CAE.
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On 12 September 2020, Director Christophe Hermans was interviewed by Ronald ter Voert in his broadcast EASY FM Tech & Innovatie” about his view of technical developments and innovative sustainability projects.
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Three hydrogen endurance racing teams, Eco-Runner Team Delft, HAN Hydromotive, and Green Team Twente competed in our LST (Low-Speed Tunnel) to find out who has the most aerodynamically efficient design and looked for new insights to unlock further aerodynamic performance.
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The intelligent lockdown is gradually being lifted by the
authorities. The measures to control the spread of the
COVID-19 virus focus on good hygiene practices (hand
washing) and social distancing (staying 1.5 metres...
DNW has taken measures to ensure the health and safety of its employees, whilst maintaining business continuity as far as possible and justified. DNW follows the guidelines of its parent institutes DLR & NLR and protocols of the German & Netherlands governmental agencies.
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Propulsion integration is becoming increasingly important as
new aircraft concepts attempting to reduce emissions and
noise receive more and more attention. In light of these
developments, DNW's ambition is to strengthen its knowledge
and...
Although our customers come mainly from the aerospace
industry, we also provide test capabilities for sport
aerodynamics. Dutch track cyclists Matthijs Büchli and
Laurine van Riessen came to DNW to prepare for the...
Director of DNW Christophe Hermans was one of the key
industrial partners in BLADE to attend the ceremony.
Airbus has signed an accord with representatives of the
numerous stakeholders to not only mark the...
The aircraft manufacturer Embraer, the German Aerospace Center (DLR), the Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR) and German–Dutch Wind Tunnels (DNW) have succeeded in testing an innovative method for examining the safety of future aircraft. In another first, they have been able to analyze the flutter behavior of a wing in real time.
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It gives us great pleasure to announce that Andreas Bergmann took up his position as Director of DNW. Andreas is the successor of Georg Eitelberg, who retired on 01 April 2018. The Management of DNW now consists of two Directors of equal standing, appointed by each one of the parent companies German Aerospace Center DLR and the Netherlands Aerospace Centre NLR.
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Due to renewed need for testing in the supersonic regime,
DNW decided to bring the maintenance level of the SST back
up to the testing requirements. That included the process of
recalibration of...
The Chinese Aeronautical Establishment CAE and DNW have been
engaged in informal and formal cooperative research for some
time now. The first formal agreement was signed at the Paris
Air Show in June...
On 12 October 2017, at the 40th Panel Business Meeting of
the Applied Vehicle Technology Panel of the NATO in Utrecht,
the AVT Panel Young Contributor Award was bestowed on
Kerstin Huber, Project...
During the last General Assembly meeting of the Council of
European Aerospace Societies CEAS, Christophe Hermans, Board
of Trustee member on behalf of the Netherlands Aeronautical
Society NVvL, was elected CEAS president for...
At this symposium - at the same time being a farewell to
director Georg Eitelberg - a number of specialists in
aeronautics will elaborate their views on aerodynamic
disciplines. The symposium is also providing...
The Chinese Aeronautical Establishment CAE, the Netherlands
Aerospace Center NLR and the German-Dutch Wind Tunnels DNW
have reinforced and extended bilateral agreements on
aeronautical R&D at the Paris Air Show on 20 June...
DNW has successfully developed a non-contact, accurate,
reliable, non-intrusive measurement technique to precisely
capture in real-time the dynamics and trajectory of objects
during testing of wind tunnel models. In the above animation
sample results...
On 07 and 08 September 2016 the 2nd Polish-Brazilian
Conference on Science and Technology was organized by the
Polish Institute of Aviation ILOT in Warsaw. The objective
of the conference was to bring...
Vliegtuigfabrikant Airbus was lang de grootste klant van
German-Dutch Wind Tunnels. Maar de laatste jaren zijn
Chinezen en Brazilianen steeds belangrijker als
opdrachtgevers voor de Nederlands-Duitse organisatie, die
dit jaar veertig jaar bestaat. ’’Om de beste ter wereld
te blijven,...
Today, the Netherlands and Germany celebrate 40 years of
collaboration in aeronautical research at the DNW in the
Netherlands (Marknesse). On the 30th of June 1976 DNW was
established by the Netherlands and...
Early March 2016 SportConfex and Team Lotto.NL Jumbo, of
among others Dutch champion Sven Kramer, conducted wind
tunnel tests in DNW-LST to support the development of a new
fast speed skating suit for...
Since the beginning of this year, the HST control room underwent a total refurbishment place that was finalized in week 11/2016.
see moreDNW is playing an essential role in supporting the European aeronautics industry to develop innovative, cutting-edge technology aimed at reducing CO2, gas emissions and noise levels produced by aircraft.
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On 07 December 2015, King Willem Alexander of the
Netherlands paid a working visit to the large low-speed wind
tunnel of DNW, the LLF. This visit was an aftermath of the
recent signing...
On Wednesday 29 October 2014 the AVIC Aerodynamic Research Institute (ARI) and the German-Dutch Wind tunnels (DNW) signed a Memorandum of Agreement on cooperation on several subjects
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DNW, founded and jointly owned by DLR and NLR, is the operator of a globally renowned group of wind tunnels in Germany...
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The ESWIRP project has been funded by the European Framework Programme 7 to support the integration of and access to research infrastructure of pan-European interest. It has significantly enhanced the interoperability of 3 key world-class aeronautical wind tunnels, and harmonised, improved and optimised the scientific access conditions thereto ...
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On 14 October 2014 a meeting between the Chinese
Aeronautical Establishment CAE, the Northwest Polytechnic
University NPU, the DNW and the TU Delft took place. This
was one of a series, which had...
The DNW High Speed wind Tunnel HST is a closed-circuit,
pressurized transonic facility used by industry to support
the development of new aircraft and launch vehicles at close
to actual flight Reynolds numbers....
In the framework of a Dutch trade mission under the
ministerial responsibility of the Dutch Minister for Foreign
Trade Mw. Ploumen to China a high level visit to the Beijing
Aerodynamic Science and...
On the occasion of the successful commissioning of the new
moving belt in the DNW-LLF, an international symposium on
ground proximity simulation was held on 25 and 26 April
2013. The symposium, sponsored...
During the Dutch Trade Mission to Brazil (19 to 23 November
2012), the German-Dutch Wind Tunnels DNW and EMBRAER signed
a Memorandum of Understanding.
With the signing of this MoU both companies underline...
It gives us great pleasure to announce that Christophe
Hermans took up his position as Deputy Director of DNW
effective 01 April 2012 after the retirement of Cor Joosen.
With the appointment of...
On the 15th of June 2011 Mr. Jin Zhuanlong, President of
Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) paid a
visit to DNW in Amsterdam. Members of his delegation were,
amongst others, President Guo...