DLR Portal - News Archive

Migratory locusts in a wind tunnel

Wed, 02 May 2012 10:58:05 +0200

Insects are capable of masterful feats of flying; whenever they witness locusts flying long distances or moths hovering over flowers, aerodynamicists can only marvel.

Biokerosene proven in flight operations

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 11:54:49 +0100

Lufthansa AG has conducted a long-term test of biokerosene on 1187 scheduled flights. This involved one of the engines of an Airbus A321 being powered by a fuel mixture containing 50 percent biosynthetic kerosene.

Helmet mounted display for safer helicopter flight

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:17:45 +0100

Helicopter flights and landings in poor visibility conditions always present pilots with special challenges. The German Aerospace Center (DLR) has now completed a series of tests with a new helmet mounted display and has brought it into use a flight simulator.

DLR at the Singapore Airshow

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:30:00 +0100

The Singapore Airshow, the largest aerospace trade fair in Asia and an important meeting place for the global aviation industry, will be held from 14 to 19 February 2012.

Falcon – measurement flights in Malaysia

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0100

The coastal regions of Malaysia are major source areas of biogenic halogen compounds capable of damaging the ozone layer. This was the verdict reached by scientists from the German Aerospace Center (DLR) together with partners from the SHIVA project.

Helicopters set to become more manoeuvrable - using humpback whales as the prototype

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:40:00 +0100

Modern helicopters could be significantly faster and more manoeuvrable - if aerodynamics did not impose limitations on them. Researchers at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Göttingen have now discovered and flight-tested a way to increase manoeuvrability using an idea they got from observing humpback whales.

DLR 2012 – Research is an important investment for the future

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0100

As one of Europe's leading research institutions, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) will continue to align its research work with key issues concerning environmental protection, mobility, energy supply and security in 2012.