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Image video: Institute of Aeroelasticity
The video gets to the bottom of why aircraft wings, although elastic are safe.

Image video: Institute of Aeroelasticity

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Image video: Institute of Aeroelasticity
The video gets to the bottom of why aircraft wings, although elastic are safe.

Video: Ground Vibration Test on Volocity from Volocopter

To certify the stability and safety of the "Volocity" air taxi, a ground vibration test was carried out at the manufacturer Volocopter in Bruchsaal. The experts from DLR and Volocopter explain the background in the video.

Video: The wind is on for WiValdi

The DLR Wind Energy Research Park WiValdi in Krummendeich is in the starting blocks for wind energy research of the future. The goal is to make wind energy more efficient and quieter.

Video: UP Wing – Ultra Performance Wing (EU funded project)

The UP Wing (Ultra Performant Wing) project, is concerned with increasing the efficiency of transport aircraft through novel wing concepts.

Video: Assembly of the rotor blades at DLR's WiValdi wind research farm

The rotor blades of the two wind turbines OPUS 1 and OPUS 2 contain a lot of advanced technology. This includes 1500 sensors that will collect unprecedented data during operation. On 13 May 2023, the construction site team from turbine manufacturer Enercon managed to lift and attach all three blades in one day in beautiful weather.

Video only in German

Video: Auf Biegen und Schwingen: Hightech-Rotorblätter im Test

How do you test rotor blades that are 57 meters long and weigh 20 tons? In the video, the DLR researchers provide an insight into how they took a close look at the high-tech rotor blades using a variety of measuring devices and sensors. The goal: to make wind energy quieter, more sustainable and more efficient. The DLR Krummendeich Wind Energy Research Park is funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection (BMWK) and the Lower Saxony Ministry for Science and Culture (MWK).

Video only in German

Video: Standschwingungsversuche mit dem ISTAR

Every aircraft vibrates in flight and during take-off and landing. It is important that critical vibration events are avoided. The Ground Vibration Test (GVT) is a key element to enable a new aircraft to receive its certificate of airworthiness.

Video only in German

Video: Schwingungstest an ISS-Außenplattform Bartolomeo in Göttingen

The Bartolomeo platform developed by Airbus will be attached to the International Space Station (ISS). Prior to launch, it underwent vibration testing at DLR Göttingen.

Video only in German

Video: DLR testet Solarflugzeug für Weltumrundung

Einmal mit der Kraft der Sonne um die Erde fliegen. Diesem bisher unerreichten Ziel stellt sich das Projekt SolarImpulse. Mit einem extrem leichten Flugzeug bedeckt von Solarzellen und angetrieben von vier Elektropropellern soll dieses fliegerische Wagnis 2015 gelingen. Das Deutsche Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) hat in einem rund zweiwöchigen Standschwingungsversuch das Strukturverhalten des Leichtbaufliegers untersucht.

Video only in German

Video: DLR-Webcast mit dem Solarflugzeug Solar Impulse

Im DLR-Webcast stellen Solar Impulse Pilot André Borschberg und Marc Böswald vom DLR-Institut für Aeroelastik in Göttingen das Projekt und die Standschingungsversuche vor.

Video: Ground vibration testing of the Beluga XL

Prototype of the Airbus Beluga XL undergoing ground vibration testing in Toulouse.