Entries by Rachelle Meijer

A local partner of the National Aerospace Laboratory of the Netherlands (NLR) recently performed aircraft noise measurements at a school in New Delhi in India. An Indian employee of the team who completed his graduation at NLR gave a presentation […]

The NLR has developed a tool that will be able to statistically reveal the reliability of satellite navigation. In December 2012, this tool, called GIMAT (GNSS Integrity Monitoring and Analysis Tool), will be deployed at the Eelde airport to check […]

His Royal Highness the Prince of Orange of the Netherlands visited NLR on Wednesday 5th december to find out about NLR’s activities in aerospace. During his visit, the Prince of Orange spoke to staff members about projects in which NLR is involved […]

‘Sensorchute’ winner of Defence Innovation Game ‘Improved Perception in Large Operation Areas’ has recently been chosen as the best technology project of the Innovation Game 2012. The project is a collaborative effort involving NLR, Thales Netherlands and Defence Material Organisation […]

DNW German-Dutch Wind Tunnels recently completed the aerodynamic testing of an advanced wind tunnel model of the EMBRAER KC-390, a new aircraft being developed by Brazilian manufacturer EMBRAER. The wind tunnel model was designed and manufactured by NLR. An official […]

Op donderdag 15 november organiseert het NLR voor de 6e keer het Gas Turbine Symposium. In overleg met de Dutch Gas Turbine Association (DGTA) zal het thema dit jaar zijn: ‘Gas Turbine Design Improvements’. Om de kosten voor het gebruik […]

A European Union project called ASCOS recently got underway. The purpose of the project is to make flying even safer by improving the certification of new safety systems and air traffic operations. NLR, the project leader, organised a meeting for […]

Start of the first verification and validation expertise centre for models, simulations and serious games On Tuesday, October 30, the National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR) and TNO are opening ‘Q-tility’, a verification and validation (V&V) expertise centre for simulation developers and […]

Innovative developments in aerospace often lead to spin-offs in other industries. The NLR presents twelve proposals for the development of new tools for manufacturers of electric cabling systems (also called wiring harnesses), which can also provide   profits in other sectors. The […]