HST upgrade successfully completed
New 4-stage fan, new data-acquisition system, improved Mach control and many new faces.
see moreNew 4-stage fan, new data-acquisition system, improved Mach control and many new faces.
see moreOn 22 November 2023 the Vice President of the South Korean Agency for Defence Development, ADD visited the DNW HST and SST facilities in Amsterdam.
see moreDeveloper of the first all-electric vertical take-off and landing jet, today announced the start of wind tunnel testing on a complete 1 to 2.5 scale (40% size) Lilium Jet model, including working engines and flap actuators, at the German-Dutch Wind Tunnels (DNW) facility in Marknesse, Netherlands.
see moreAt our low speed facility DNW-NWB in Braunschweig the aerodynamic investigation of the large scale DISPROP wind tunnel model, built by our project partners, has just been completed. The aeroacoustic measurement campaign in the open test section of DNW-NWB will continue in August and September 2023.
see moreThe latest issue of Aerospace Testing International contains an interview with DNW directors Andreas Bergmann and Joost Hakkaart about the current and future developments at DNW.
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The DNW directors Joost Hakkaart and Andreas Bergmann would like to thank Airbus Defence and Space for hosting a wonderful visit of an NLR/DNW delegation to their facility in Manching on 02 February 2023.
see moreOn 12 January, our Head Projects and Customer Relation Management, Koen Artois, gave a guest lecture at the TU Delft reinforcing the already good relationship between the university and DNW.
see moreThis month NLR AVVA executed airflow measurements on a ship model in the DNW-NWB in Braunschweig. Landing a helicopter on a moving ship at sea is a very demanding task. To guarantee safety and maximum operational capabilities, Ship-Helicopter Operational Limitations (SHOL) are essential.
see moreOn 09 November 2022, most DNW Advisory Committee members could finally meet again in person after Covid.
see moreOn 28 September 2022, the supervisory Board of Royal NLR visited DNW for a meeting with NLR. The supervisory board members advise and supervise the work of the executive board.
see moreAfter pre-tests in the low speed wind tunnel LST, aerodynamic and aero-acoustic validation of low-noise propellers developed within the IRON project have been performed successfully at DNW-HST and LLF at…
see moreLast month, within the UHURA project, the DLR-F15LS-LLE wind tunnel model was successfully tested in the DNW-LLF. This complex wind tunnel model is equipped with a dynamically deploying and retracting Krueger leading edge high-lift device.
see moreOn 30 March 2022, the maiden flight of a scaled version of a single-aisle aircraft, known as the Scaled Flight Demonstrator (SFD), took place. The flight took place in Deelen (NL) and lasted 9 minutes, achieving a height of 400 meters (1,400 feet).
see moreOn 08 April 2022 Mr. Daniel Koerhuis, member of Parliament responsible for aviation, visited NLR and DNW. At DNW, Mr.
see moreMia wrote the winning thesis during her third-year internship at DNW. The assignment focused on improving the Heyson’s wall interference methodology and enhancing it with present day aircraft configurations.
see moreA major milestone within the Clean Sky 2 project ALVAR has been achieved by successfully completing wind tunnel testing in the DNW-LLF. The ALVAR project aims at demonstrating technology readiness for a novel suction skin structure, the tailored skin single duct (TSSD).
see moreOn 26 October 2021 the Mayor and councilors of the municipality of Noord Oost Polder visited NLR and DNW. During a presentation they were informed by NLR’s CFO Mr.
see moreTo improve both flow quality and test productivity, three major components of our large transonic wind tunnel were upgraded. The next phase is the upgrade to further enlarge the Ma-AoA envelope.
see moreThe Police have indicated to investigate whether the Centre for Enforcement and Mobility can be moved from Lelystad to the MITC Marknesse and, together with NLR, DNW and RDW, build the innovative knowledge and test centre in the field of smart mobility and infrastructure.
see moreOn 11 June 2021, a delegation of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy visited the Large Low-Speed Facility LLF of DNW during an introductory site visit hosted by…
see moreIt is our pleasure to announce that as per 01 May 2021 Joost Hakkaart has been appointed director of DNW. Together with Andreas Bergmann, DLR director of DNW, they form the management of DNW.
see moreNIFTI (Non-Intrusive Flow distortion measurements within a Turbofan Intake) is an action launched under Grant Agreement 864911 of the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. NIFTI aims to advance the state of the art in non-intrusive inlet flow distortion measurements for modern, civil aero-engines.
see moreIt is with great sadness and deep regret that we received the news of the passing of our director Christophe Hermans on Sunday 24 January 2021.
see moreFollowing our previous work on the visualization of aerosols in July, DNW has participated in an episode of the Topdoks TV programme that aimed to show the effectiveness of different mouth masks.
see moreOn 02 December 2020, Director Christophe Hermans was a ‘guest’ on a radio show of Omroep Flevoland. The subject of this broadcast was “high speed”.
see moreIn September 2020, the German Aerospace Center DLR celebrated the forty years anniversary its formal cooperation with the Chinese Aeronautical Establishment CAE.
see moreOn 12 September 2020, Director Christophe Hermans was interviewed by Ronald ter Voert in his broadcast EASY FM Tech & Innovatie” about his view of technical developments and innovative sustainability projects.
see moreThree hydrogen endurance racing teams, Eco-Runner Team Delft, HAN Hydromotive, and Green Team Twente competed in our LST (Low-Speed Tunnel) to find out who has the most aerodynamically efficient design and looked for new insights to unlock further aerodynamic performance.
see moreThe intelligent lockdown is gradually being lifted by the authorities.
see moreDNW has taken measures to ensure the health and safety of its employees, whilst maintaining business continuity as far as possible and justified. DNW follows the guidelines of its parent institutes DLR & NLR and protocols of the German & Netherlands governmental agencies.
see morePropulsion integration is becoming increasingly important as new aircraft concepts attempting to reduce emissions and noise receive more and more attention.
see moreAlthough our customers come mainly from the aerospace industry, we also provide test capabilities for sport aerodynamics.
see moreDirector of DNW Christophe Hermans was one of the key industrial partners in BLADE to attend the ceremony.
see moreThe aircraft manufacturer Embraer, the German Aerospace Center (DLR), the Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR) and German–Dutch Wind Tunnels (DNW) have succeeded in testing an innovative method for examining the safety of future aircraft. In another first, they have been able to analyze the flutter behavior of a wing in real time.
see moreIt gives us great pleasure to announce that Andreas Bergmann took up his position as Director of DNW. Andreas is the successor of Georg Eitelberg, who retired on 01 April 2018. The Management of DNW now consists of two Directors of equal standing, appointed by each one of the parent companies German Aerospace Center DLR and the Netherlands Aerospace Centre NLR.
see moreDue to renewed need for testing in the supersonic regime, DNW decided to bring the maintenance level of the SST back up to the testing requirements.
see moreThe Chinese Aeronautical Establishment CAE and DNW have been engaged in informal and formal cooperative research for some time now.
see moreOn 12 October 2017, at the 40th Panel Business Meeting of the Applied Vehicle Technology Panel of the NATO in Utrecht, the AVT Panel Young Contributor Award was bestowed on…
see moreDuring the last General Assembly meeting of the Council of European Aerospace Societies CEAS, Christophe Hermans, Board of Trustee member on behalf of the Netherlands Aeronautical Society NVvL, was elected…
see moreAt this symposium - at the same time being a farewell to director Georg Eitelberg - a number of specialists in aeronautics will elaborate their views on aerodynamic disciplines.
see moreThe Chinese Aeronautical Establishment CAE, the Netherlands Aerospace Center NLR and the German-Dutch Wind Tunnels DNW have reinforced and extended bilateral agreements on aeronautical R&D at the Paris Air Show…
see moreDNW has successfully developed a non-contact, accurate, reliable, non-intrusive measurement technique to precisely capture in real-time the dynamics and trajectory of objects during testing of wind tunnel models.
see moreOn 07 and 08 September 2016 the 2nd Polish-Brazilian Conference on Science and Technology was organized by the Polish Institute of Aviation ILOT in Warsaw.
see moreVliegtuigfabrikant Airbus was lang de grootste klant van German-Dutch Wind Tunnels.
see moreToday, the Netherlands and Germany celebrate 40 years of collaboration in aeronautical research at the DNW in the Netherlands (Marknesse).
see moreSince the beginning of this year, the HST control room underwent a total refurbishment place that was finalized in week 11/2016.
see moreDNW is playing an essential role in supporting the European aeronautics industry to develop innovative, cutting-edge technology aimed at reducing CO2, gas emissions and noise levels produced by aircraft.
see moreOn 07 December 2015, King Willem Alexander of the Netherlands paid a working visit to the large low-speed wind tunnel of DNW, the LLF.
see moreOn Wednesday 29 October 2014 the AVIC Aerodynamic Research Institute (ARI) and the German-Dutch Wind tunnels (DNW) signed a Memorandum of Agreement on cooperation on several subjects
see moreDNW, founded and jointly owned by DLR and NLR, is the operator of a globally renowned group of wind tunnels in Germany...
see moreThe ESWIRP project has been funded by the European Framework Programme 7 to support the integration of and access to research infrastructure of pan-European interest. It has significantly enhanced the interoperability of 3 key world-class aeronautical wind tunnels, and harmonised, improved and optimised the scientific access conditions thereto ...
see moreOn 14 October 2014 a meeting between the Chinese Aeronautical Establishment CAE, the Northwest Polytechnic University NPU, the DNW and the TU Delft took place.
see moreThe DNW High Speed wind Tunnel HST is a closed-circuit, pressurized transonic facility used by industry to support the development of new aircraft and launch vehicles at close to actual…
see moreIn the framework of a Dutch trade mission under the ministerial responsibility of the Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade Mw.
see moreOn the occasion of the successful commissioning of the new moving belt in the DNW-LLF, an international symposium on ground proximity simulation was held on 25 and 26 April 2013.
see moreDuring the Dutch Trade Mission to Brazil (19 to 23 November 2012), the German-Dutch Wind Tunnels DNW and EMBRAER signed a Memorandum of Understanding.
see moreIt gives us great pleasure to announce that Christophe Hermans took up his position as Deputy Director of DNW effective 01 April 2012 after the retirement of Cor Joosen.
see moreOn the 15th of June 2011 Mr. Jin Zhuanlong, President of Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) paid a visit to DNW in Amsterdam.
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