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Flight Facility Braunschweig

Head of the Department: Martin Gestwa

 

 

The DLR Flight Facility Braunschweig is a major test site for aerodynamic research, in-flight simulation and testing of flight management, air traffic management and remote sensing systems. It operates 5 airplanes and 2 helicopters which have been modified and instrumented for their special flight test tasks. Main customers are DLR institutes, external research institutes, civil and military authorities, aircraft industry and  testpilot schools.

The list of services comprises

  • maintenance and repair
  • development, installation and testing of modifications
  • conduction of flight tests
  • planning, preparation and support of world-wide test campaigns

Of course we have the necessary personnel for these services as there are aircraft mechanics, avionic maintenance specialists, class 1, 2 and 3 inspectors, development engineers, design responsible engineers, logistic specialists, test pilots and flight test engineers.

All facilities are in a security area with restricted access. There are 2 heatable hangars (20x30m and 29x55m) as well as mechanic, electric and avionic shops, a room for parachute packing and 250 m2 stockrooms. All necessary ground service and test equipment is available.

As an LBA-certified “Luftfahrttechnischer Betrieb” (Approved Aeronautical Workshop) and as a part of the DLR “Entwicklungsbetrieb” (Approved Design Organisation) the Flight Facility is monitored closely by the LBA and by DLR Quality Management thus guaranteeing a high level of safety and efficiency.

Groups of the Flight Facility Braunschweig

Operations


Zur Gruppe Operations gehören versierte Testpiloten und Flugversuchsingenieure mit umfangreichen Erfahrungen. Neben dem fliegerischen Einsatz und der Durchführung von Flugversuchen und Messkampagnen im In- und Ausland umfasst ihr Aufgabenspektrum die Vorbereitung und Auswertung von Flugversuchen.
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Maintenance


Our Maintenance Shop is an LBA-approved “Luftfahrttechnischer Betrieb” (Aeronautical Workshop). It assures technical support for the DLR aircrafts stationed in Brunswick. This includes maintenance and repair of aircrafts, installation of special equipment and technical approval of modifications by LBA-certified inspectors.
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Flight Test Instrumentation (FTI)


The FTI Group is responsible for operating the data acquisition systems in the research aircraft of the Braunschweig research flight department. In addition to the processing of the recorded parameters, this includes quality assurance and quality control, the provision and presentation of the data, as well as data archiving. In a continuous improvement process, we work in close consultation with the internal and external experimenters to enable optimal access to the measurement data, both during the flight and during the subsequent evaluation.
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Contact
Martin Gestwa
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)

Flugexperimente
, Leitungsbereich
Tel.: +49 531 295-2240

Fax: +49 531 295-2220


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