Presentation at DLR in Brunswick
Oct 20, 2011 | Following an invitation by the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, short: DLR) Bauhaus Luftfahrt has presented his research work in the field of conceptual aircraft design at the beginning of October in Brunswick, Germany. As an expert in the research field of active high-lift systems, Dr. Corin Gologan provided the high-ranking project leaders and directors of institutes of the DLR and the Technical University of Brunswick with comprehensive insight in recent research and findings of Bauhaus Luftfahrt’s “Visionary Aircraft Concepts” group.
One focus of the research work of Dr. Gologan and colleagues at the Munich-based “think tank” is the equipment of future airliners with active instead of passive high-lift systems. The former could reduce the required take-off and landing speeds and hence provide aircraft with the ability to perform steeper approaches and departures. The so called STOL-ability (“Short Take-Off and Landing”) could hence allow for a more effective use of ground infrastructure, especially at today’s already capacity-constrained airports, and further reduce the noise footprint in the surrounding areas.
The biggest challenge for the development of active high-lift systems is their predicted increase in fuel burn compared to state-of-the-art commercial aircraft operating with so-called “Conventional Take-Offs and Landings” (CTOL). To further develop the technological readiness of these systems, additional detailed research is required.
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