Helmholtz Association

Insights in Research Field Aeronautics, Space and Transport

The Helmholtz Association aims to use ground-breaking research to tackle the great questions of our time. Here, we present projects currently being carried out by scientists at the Helmholtz Centres. The examples range from fundamental questions concerning the origin of matter to health research and the development of high performance functional materials.


A flying stingray for 750 passengers

Picture flying wingLow noise, manoeuvrability and one-third the fuel consumption of conventional aircraft – these goals will be achieved by the future “flying wing” passenger jets that are currently being developed at the DLR.

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The TerraSAR and TanDEM-X Mission: Disaster aid and 3D maps of the earth

Map of flooded Higashi-Matsushima-Airport SendaiOn 11 March 2011, the east coast of Japan was devastated by a tsunami. Just one day later the first satellite images were available to help emergency services plan their operations.

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09.01.2013

Contact

Dr. Sören Wiesenfeldt

Research Field Key Technologies

Helmholtz Association

Phone: +49 30 206329-25
soeren.wiesenfeldt (at) helmholtz.de


Communications and Media

Helmholtz Association

Phone: +49 30 206329-57
presse (at) helmholtz.de