In 2010, a total of 816 people worldwide lost their lives in accidents involving aircraft, which is a slightly lower number than the annual average of 830 deaths, according to the NLR-Air Transport Safety Institute (NLR-ATSI). 2010 was an average […]
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NLR and ARCADIS Netherlands B.V. recently signed a two-year partnership agreement for developing and hosting geo-information infrastructures. Through this agreement, the partners expect to gain a larger market share of the geo-information sector. In this sector, geo-information is increasingly exchanged […]
NLR, Europoles (a German manufacturer) and Select Engineering Services (SES) have developed and tested the first frangible composite Instrument Landing System (ILS) tower. The test equipment was designed and the tests were performed by CW Concept Technologie (Graz, Austria). ILS […]
The Position-Determination Support System (POS) team representing TNO, Dutch Space and the National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR) was a recent winner at the Defence Innovation Game 2010. The team’s winning project proposal involves a partnership between TNO, Dutch Space and NLR. […]
The National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR) will conduct joint research with KLM airlines and Air Traffic Control the Netherlands (LVNL) to determine if it is possible to expand the number of Continuous Descent Approaches, or glide flights, performed at night. NLR […]
Do current airline pilot training methods actually meet the standards required for modern aviation? That is a question that the aviation industry and airlines worldwide are grappling with. Research shows that the role human error plays in incidents and accidents […]
The Transport and Water Management Inspectorate (IVW) and the National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR) have signed an agreement aimed at reducing administrative and oversight costs. According to the agreement, the IVW empowers NLR to engage inspectors from within its own organisation […]
Future test pilots and flight test engineers from Britain’s prestigious Empire Test Pilot’s School (ETPS) recently visited the National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR) to participate in a special Helmet Mounted Display (HMD)Â education programme in the Fighter 4-Ship (F4S) simulator. Among the […]
EU initiative promotes scientific and technological collaboration between EU and US in the aeronautics sector The ‘COOPERATEUS’ (Conditions of success for R&T Open Options through a Platform of communications and for Expressing Recommendation Actions to Team-up Europe and U.S.) initiative […]