German Aerospace Center (DLR)

By Guy Norris
The aim of the tests was to measure the microphysical properties of the contrails resulting from direct hydrogen combustion under real atmospheric conditions.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris, Jens Flottau
MTU and Pratt & Whitney want a place on the next narrowbodies developed by Boeing and Airbus. The engine-makers now rule out an open fan.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The Exploration Company will test a demonstrator of its Nyx capsule designed to transport cargo to low Earth orbit and back in June, DLR says.
Operations & Safety

By Tony Osborne
Airbus is adapting an A320 airliner to help ready a family of Eurofighter AESA radars.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
DLR is gearing up for flight trials of an AESA radar for German and Spanish Eurofighter combat fleets using a modified Airbus A320 testbed.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Graham Warwick
Uncrewed cargo eSTOL, China’s logistics seaplane and Germany’s megawatt-scale fuel test site.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Deutsche Aircraft and German aerospace center DLR have flown the D328 UpLift testbed for the first time.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Next steps for wake surfing; measuring e-SAF emissions; solar stratospheric UAS upgrade; and uncrewed medical eVTOL.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
German aerospace center DLR and Deutsche Aircraft have conducted the first measurements of emissions from a turboprop aircraft powered by 100% synthetic fuel.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Hydrogen-powered four-seater; Flying Fuel Cell tests; Europe’s advanced wings; and silicon-based fuel cell.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
MagniX unveils hybrid testbed; VoloCity vibration testing; UK gets first vertiport; electric aircraft training.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Carbon recycling company LanzaTech and SAF producer LanzaJet have launched an alternative to using technology to convert waste into liquid fuels.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Sustainable aviation fuel cuts contrails; MTU progresses fuel cells; medical evacuation drone; and vertical-takeoff-and-landing cargo drone in the UAE.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
DLR’s climate-friendly designs; High-power aviation fuel cell; and eVTOL hover test facility.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Distributed-propulsion testbed flies; Airbus hydrogen APU demo; uncrewed delivery corridor; another Chinese eVTOL; and Wright’s megawatt-scale electric engine.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Electric trainer tested; design tools for hydrogen aircraft; uncrewed amphibian; turbine hybrid; and cargo eVTOL.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
New drive systems combining hydrogen fuel cells and distributed electric propulsion can be costly to develop.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Thierry Dubois, Jens Flottau
Organizations are making progress but still debating the best way to prevent contrail formation.
Emerging Technologies

By Mark Carreau
The effort is based on the prospect that lunar resources can be mined and processed into construction materials at a lower cost than launching them from Earth.
Commercial Space

By Bill Carey
Using satellites for radio communications over oceans promises air traffic management efficiencies.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Europe’s Clean Sky 2 research program ends in March, having matured an array of potential technologies for Airbus’ next airliner.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Two-thirds of Europe’s Clean Aviation research projects are focused on more sustainable advanced propulsion technologies for service entry in the mid-2030s.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
MTU's three-year Herops project under Europe’s Clean Aviation research program aims to demonstrate a 1.2-megawatt propulsion system.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
Future wings will be designed with better aircraft fuel efficiency in mind, meaning engineers will explore every way to cut their drag.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
The agency and airframer are overcoming atmospheric and technical challenges to see how sustainable aviation fuel affects emissions and contrails.
Emerging Technologies