A team under the leadership of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry (MPIC) wants to find out how the…
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Garmin Autoland now certified on Piper M600/SLS
Piper‘s newest aircraft, the Piper M600/SLS, has become the world’s first plane to receive type certification for the new Garmin Emergency Autoland system. The Federal…
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Zeppelin NT as Platform for Air Quality Research
How is air quality affected by the ongoing corona crisis? Atmospheric researchers from the Forschungszentrum Jülich in Germany are investigating this question and have launched…
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First A380 to be converted into Cargo Aircraft
Technical and engineering services for temporary operational changes from passenger to cargo aircraft have seen great interest in the aviation market lately. For example, the…
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DLR works on Concept for sustainable Air Transport
Over the next four years, DLR (German Aerospace Center) wants to develop a concept that brings together visions for sustainable air transport. The focus is…
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Biotechnology to enhance Aviation Security
Airbus and Koniku Inc. have made a significant step forward in the co-development of a solution for aircraft and airport security operations. The two companies…
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SpaceShipTwo of Virgin Galactic performs First Flight
Virgin Galactic announced the successful completion of its first SpaceShipTwo test flight from Spaceport America. This glide flight marks the inaugural solo flight of VSS…
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Digital Aircraft Cabins – New Research Project
DLR (German Aerospace Center) is launching a project for the digital linking of design and layout for cabin concepts. Radically new research approaches are putting…
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Aircraft Icing: Detecting supercooled Water Droplets
In the SENS4ICE project, DLR (German Aerospace Center) and its partners are exploring icing caused by supercooled large droplets and its impact on flight characteristics.…
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Integration of Drones into Airport traffic
Drones can be a valuable tool at an airport, but can they fit safely into regular traffic? Eurocontrol, DSNA (the French air navigation service provider (ANSP))…
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Controller-Pilot Datalink Communications (CPDLC)
Most European Area Control Centres have started to operate controller-pilot datalink communications (CPDLC) over the past years to help mitigate the shortcomings of traditional voice…
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Are physical Air Traffic Control Towers dead?
Remote towers may be all the rage, but classical physical towers are most likely set to continue in enhanced digital form. Much has been written about…
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SOFIA – The Flying Observatory
SOFIA, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, is a Boeing 747SP aircraft modified to carry a 2.7 meter reflecting telescope with an effective diameter of…
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Super-Efficient Wing takes off
In a joint effort by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the German Aerospace Center (DLR), researchers have successfully developed new technologies for lighter…
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Cirrus Vision Jet: Autonomous Emergency Autoland feature
Cirrus Aircraft announced the introduction of ‘Safe Return’ – a revolutionary emergency autoland system that enables passengers to land their Vision Jet with just the…
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Wright Electric begins Engine Development Programme for 186 Seat Electric Aircraft
Wright Electric announced on its engine development programme for its flagship 186 seat electric aircraft, named Wright 1. Wright is engineering electrical systems at the…
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Project fs36: World’s First FlyByWire Glider
A new Dimension of Performance and Safety A new glider prototype is being built at Akaflieg Stuttgart, Germany. The most important feature of the fs36…
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T3CAS selected as future Standard on A320 Family
T3CAS is a standardized integrated surveillance solution It reduces aircraft weight and lowered cost of ownership for airlines Included are advanced safety features like integrated…
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‘VoloCity’ to become Next Generation Air Taxi
Volocopter reveals design for new Urban Air Mobility aircraft Designed according to the SC-VTOL category enhanced specifications of EASA VoloCity incorporates learnings of over 1,000…
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Successful Automatic Landing with a Diamond DA42
Automatic landings have long been standard procedure for commercial aircraft. While major airports have the infrastructure necessary to ensure the safe navigation of the aircraft,…
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