World's first in-flight emission measurements with 100 per cent synthetic fuel
October 17, 2024
World's first in-flight emission measurements with 100 per cent synthetic fuel
Flying in the exhaust jet
View from the Falcon cockpit: For the measurements, the DLR research aircraft Falcon 20E follows the D328® UpLift at a distance of 50 to 500 metres. Uplift is fuelled with 100 percent synthetic Fischer-Tropsch fuel.
In October 2024, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and Deutsche Aircraft will conduct the world's first measurement flights behind a turboprop aircraft powered by 100 per cent synthetic aromatic-free fuel. The DLR Falcon will measure the emissions of the D328® UpLift research aircraft at a distance of 50 to 500 metres. The first emissions measurements were carried out on the ground at Oberpfaffenhofen Airport back in September. The aim is to reduce not only the CO2 footprint of air traffic but also particulate emissions and climate-warming contrails, thus paving the way for climate-friendly aviation.
