German Aerospace Center (DLR)
The primary objective of DLR aerospace research activities is to enhance the competitiveness of Germany and Europe's aerospace and air transport industries and to achieve governmental and societal objectives. In addition to fundamental research work, DLR is primarily concerned with applied aerospace research and development. DLR has set itself the challenge of making the fast-growing air transport sector efficient, environmentally friendly and sustainable.
DLR's aerospace technology portfolio is geared towards the objectives stated in the European strategy paper 'Vision 2020' and its German counterpart, 'Luftfahrt 2020.' The main aims are:
• Reduce the cost of air transport by 30%
• Reduce accident rates by 80%
• Increase the volume of European air traffic to 16 million flights per year
• Reduce carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions by 50% and 80%, respectively
• Reduce perceived noise levels by 50%
Strategic Research Agenda (SRA)
To achieve these aims, the Advisory Council for Aeronautic Research in Europe (ACARE) has developed the Strategic Research Agenda, or SRA, upon which DLR aerospace strategy is largely based.
With its existing institutions, its active involvement in the German-Dutch Wind Tunnel (DNW) and the European Transonic Wind Tunnel (ETW) and a fleet of research aircraft (e.g. ATTAS, HALO), DLR can investigate all aspects of air transport systems. Research in this area covers land- and air-based operations at airports, the airplane as a highly complex system and flight management systems.
To ensure the objectives of 'Vision 2020' are successfully implemented, DLR is expanding its capability for systems analysis and technological evaluation of air transport systems.
An essential factor in developing enhanced evaluation capabilities is numerical simulation, based on computer-aided calculations of the air flow around an aircraft, and the experimental validation of such calculations; DLR's technology portfolio places strong emphasis on both of these.
| Website: | www.dlr.de |
| Phone: | +49 2203 601-3715 |
| Fax: | +49 2203 601-3202 |