‘At ¼ check 125, over to Paddles’ . With this instruction the Helicopter Direction Officer hands over the helicopter to the Flight Deck Officer who effortlessly puts the helicopter on deck. With the introduction of the ‘Flight Deck Officer showcase’, the […]
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Entries by Rachelle Meijer
On Wednesday 4 June 2014, Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer and NLR extended a previously concluded Memorandum of Understanding on collaboration in the area of research and development. The MoU was signed at Embraer’s headquarters in Brazil, in the presence of […]
NLR has developed a tool called QUEST (Questionnaire for Utility Evaluation and Survey Tool) for the collection of large amounts of data. This tool proved to be a key element in data collection during Bold Quest, a military operational test […]
At the request of the Dutch Coast Guard, Austrian company Schiebel recently gave a demonstration of its Schiebel Camcopter® S-100 unmanned helicopter from the helideck of the Dutch patrol vessel Zr. Ms. Friesland. Three scenarios were used to show ways […]
Recently, the European Space Agency (ESA) successfully completed the ‘In Orbit Validation’ of the Galileo Global Navigation Satellite System. There are now four Galileo satellites in orbit around the Earth, two operational Ground Control Centres and a global network of […]
In collaboration with the University of Twente (UT), the National Road Transport Department (RDW) and Auto Recycling Netherlands (ARN), the National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR) is developing a lightweight car part for an affordable, Russian commercial vehicle. The composite part is […]
Thanks to contributions made by the National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR), US President Barack Obama was able to visit Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum on the morning of 24 March 2014. Commissioned by Amsterdam municipality, NLR’s highest profile contribution was the idea of creating […]
Today, 11 March 2014, NLR and Dutch company Airborne Technology Centre signed an agreement at the JEC Composites exhibition in Paris. In addition, a Letter of Intent has been signed between NLR and Fokker Landing Gear. Minister Kamp of Economic […]
VvAA Risk Management for Healthcare and NLR Air Transport Safety Institute have initiated a cooperation with the aim of promoting safety in hospitals. Research by Nivel [1] revealed last year that hospitals have made significant progress in recent years. Hospitals […]