German DLR tests Australian spacecraft

15.12.2011

Can new types of engine make spaceflight easier and more economical? This question is being investigated by researchers at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) using one of Europe’s leading hypersonic wind tunnels, located in Göttingen. The engine is being tested for an Australian Scramjet-based Access-to-Space Systems (SCRAMSPACE) experimental spacecraft – SCRAMSPACE I – scheduled for launch in 2013. [more...]

DLR and Airbus flight-test new aircraft ventilation system

20.10.2011

The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) and Airbus have flight-tested a new ventilation system for aircraft for the first time, with the objective of improving passenger comfort while saving energy and fuel. Achievement of the predicted benefits was confirmed with the help of 63 test dummies and 12 volunteers. [more...]

DLR and Airbus test electric nose wheel in taxiing test at Hamburg airport

07.07.2011

On July 1st 2011, DLR’s A320 ATRA (Advanced Technology Research Aircraft) taxied around Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport propelled by an electric nose wheel. In the taxiing tests, researchers and engineers from the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR), Airbus and Lufthansa Technik demonstrated a fuel cell-powered electric nose wheel. [more...]