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01 Dec 2023

ADD and DNW sign MoU

On 22 November 2023 the Vice President of the South
Korean Agency for Defence Development, ADD visited
the DNW HST and SST facilities in Amsterdam.
During this visit ADD and DNW signed a Memorandum of
Understanding reinforcing the good...

28 Nov 2023

DNW host of 28th ECARA meeting

DNW was proud to host the 28th European Car
Aerodynamic Research Association (ECARA) meeting at
the LLF facility in Marknesse on 15 and 16 November
during which the ECARA members could see the recently
certified Automotive Test...

24 Nov 2023

DNW-LLF Automotive Test Section certified

The Automotive Test Section (ATS) of DNW's LLF-wind
tunnel has been certified by the TÜV for so called WLTP
measurements. WLTP stands for World Harmonised Light
Vehicle Test Procedure. Testing according to this
procedure is mandatory for...

20 Oct 2023

DISPROP Aeroacoustic test in DNW-NWB

At our wind tunnel in Braunschweig the DISPROP
aeroacoustic test campaign has successfully been
completed. The DISPROP project is dedicated to
aerodynamic and aeroacoustic modelling of closely
operating propellers. A 2D high-lift wing model equipped
with three electrically driven...

19 Oct 2023

ADaMant project tests at DNW-NWB

Our colleagues from the DLR Institute for
Aerodynamics and Flow Technology are leading the
ADaMant project. ADaMant stands for adaptive
data-driven physical modelling towards border
of envelope applications. In a joint effort with
colleagues from NASA, they investigated the so-called
Common Research High-Lift...

02 Oct 2023

NIFTI Consortium achieves final milestone at DNW Large Low-Speed facility

A wind tunnel test at off-design flow conditions for an Ultra-high bypass ratio turbofan inlet was performed at the German-Dutch Wind tunnel Large Low-Speed facility.

26 Jun 2023

DNW and SAFRAN sign framework agreement

During the Paris Airshow, DNW and SAFRAN officially signed a research framework agreement strengthening the ties between the two companies. This partnership agreement will enable both parties to jointly further develop their knowledge and expertise in the field of aeronautical engine simulation techniques.

04 May 2023

Lilium Jet enters powered test campaign at DNW

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.

25 Apr 2023

DNW is proud to take part in the Horizon 2020/#CleanSky DISPROP project

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.

28 Mar 2023

Article Aerospace Testing International

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.
To read the article, click here.

07 Feb 2023

Visit Airbus Defence and Space

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.

30 Jan 2023

DNW guest lecture at TU Delft

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.

25 Nov 2022

Successful airflow measurements on a ship model in the DNW-NWB in Braunschweig

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.

15 Nov 2022

Visit of DNW Advisory Committee

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...

28 Sep 2022

Visit of Royal NLR supervisory Board to DNW

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.

16 Jun 2022

Low-noise propellers tested at DNW

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....

17 May 2022

UHURA wind tunnel test successfully completed in DNW-LLF

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.

19 Apr 2022

Maiden flight of Clean Sky 2’s scaled flight demonstrator

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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14 Apr 2022

Visit Member of Parliament Daniel Koerhuis

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...

13 Apr 2022

Mia Jovetic wins the “HBO Techniek prijs 2020-2021” with “Implementing novel model aircraft configurations into the Heyson’s method for lift interference”.

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.

09 Mar 2022

ALVAR Laminar Flow Control Wind Tunnel Test Completed

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).

15 Nov 2021

Visit mayor and councilors of the municipality of Noord Oost Polder

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...

04 Nov 2021

Phase 1 upgrade of the DNW-HST completed!

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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24 Aug 2021

Police and Police Academy partners in smart mobility centre in Marknesse

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.

21 Jun 2021

Visit of the Ministry of Economic Affairs

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,...

30 Apr 2021

Joost Hakkaart Director of DNW

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.

28 Apr 2021

DNW coordinating Horizon 2020 NIFTI R&I programme

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.

28 Jan 2021

In Memoriam Christophe Hermans

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.

04 Jan 2021

DNW's flow visualization expertise on TV to show the effectiveness of different mouth masks

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.

16 Dec 2020

Christophe Hermans on radio show of Omroep Flevoland

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”.

09 Oct 2020

40 Years anniversary of formal cooperation between DLR and CAE

In September 2020, the German Aerospace Center DLR celebrated the forty years anniversary its formal cooperation with the Chinese Aeronautical Establishment CAE.

23 Sep 2020

Interview with Christophe Hermans

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.

26 Aug 2020

Aerodynamic Eco Competition 2020

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.

12 Jul 2020

Visualization of aerosols: Potential role of COVID-19 virus transmission via small droplets

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...

26 Mar 2020

DNW Measures Corona Virus

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.

12 Feb 2020

Course on Propulsion Integration

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...

21 Oct 2019

Dutch track cyclists in our Low-Speed Wind Tunnel

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...

18 Oct 2018

Airbus presents ‘Flight Lab’ BLADE aircraft, extensively tested in the DNW-LLF, to EU Clean Sky partners at ILA

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...

18 Oct 2018

Aircraft of the future – researchers conduct first real-time flutter analysis

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.

09 Apr 2018

Andreas Bergmann Director of DNW

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.

20 Feb 2018

Supersonic blow-down wind tunnel SST operated successfully after a long break

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...

20 Feb 2018

CAE and DNW sign follow-up agreement on cooperative research

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...

16 Nov 2017

AVT Panel Young Contributor Award for Kerstin Huber

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...

13 Nov 2017

Christophe Hermans President of CEAS

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...

13 Nov 2017

14 March 2018: Symposium at DNW on "Future needs for experimental verification in aerodynamic disciplines – The next 20 years"

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...

23 Jun 2017

CAE and DNW sign project MoU at Paris Air Show

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...

02 Jun 2017

Real-time tracking of payload drops in low-speed wind tunnel testing at DNW

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...

19 Sep 2016

2nd Polish-Brazilian Conference on Science and Technology

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...

16 Aug 2016

Georg Eitelberg interviewed by Luchtvaartnieuws

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,...

30 Jun 2016

DNW celebrates 40th anniversary

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...

24 Mar 2016

Speed skating suits tested in LST

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...

23 Mar 2016

HST control room refurbished

Since the beginning of this year, the HST control room underwent a total refurbishment place that was finalized in week 11/2016.

04 Mar 2016

Clean Sky highlights at a glance: facts & figures

DNW 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.

05 Feb 2016

King Willem Alexander visiting the LLF

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...

17 Nov 2014

ARI and DNW signed a Memorandum of Agreement on cooperation.

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

12 Nov 2014

CAE and DNW announce a workshop on CFD-wind tunnel correlation study during Zhuhai Air Show

DNW, founded and jointly owned by DLR and NLR, is the operator of a globally renowned group of wind tunnels in Germany...

03 Nov 2014

Press Release ESWIRP TNA

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 ...

27 Oct 2014

Meeting 14 October 2014

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...

06 May 2014

Validation of interference correction procedures

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....

22 May 2013

Trade Mission to China Minister Ploumen

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...

25 Apr 2013

Ground Simulation Symposium at DNW

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...

13 Dec 2012

MoU signing during Dutch Trade Mission to Brazil

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...

01 Apr 2012

Christophe Hermans is the new Deputy Director of DNW

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...

15 Jun 2011

Visit of President Jin of COMAC

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...