DGLR lecture in cooperation with HAW Hamburg, RAeS, VDI & ZAL

Als 1990 das von der NASA und ESA gemeinsam betriebene Hubble Space Telescope (HST) in den Erdorbit gebracht wurde, begann eine völlig neue Ära der Weltraumforschung. Die jenseits der "störenden" Erdatmosphäre gewonnenen Bilder erweisen sich als außerordentlich scharf und detailliert, zumal das Teleskop durch Space-Shuttle-Missionen mehrfach modernisiert wurde. Die Astronomie erlangte zahlreiche neue Erkenntnisse über kosmische Objekte, Prozesse und Phänomene, die das Verständnis vom Weltall erheblich erweiterten. Ergänzend wird auf das Nachfolgeprojekt - das 2021 gestartete James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) - eingegangen, welches eine noch höhere Qualität der astronomischen Beobachtungen erzielt.

RAeS Lecture in cooperation with HAW Hamburg, DGLR, VDI & ZAL

This is a hybrid event!

Lecture in English

From his own unique perspective, as the leading founder and a director of the Lilium Company, Daniel Wiegand will review the case for eVTOL Regional Aircraft, and the journey Lilium has taken from initial student ideas, to today's substantial company. He will overview and update on some of the progress made in technology development and demonstration, agreement of certification requirements, evolution of the design, and planning for entry into service of the Lilium series production aircraft.

Daniel Wiegand is the co-founder and first CEO, serving from 2015-2022, of Lilium, developer of the world’s first electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) jet. He came up with the innovative idea while studying for his Master’s in Aerospace Engineering at the Technical University of Munich and set out on his vision to develop a more accessible and sustainable regional air travel solution. Daniel led the creation of the complex architecture for the high-speed, zero operating emissions, low noise electric aircraft, with Ducted Electric Vectored Thrust (DEVT) technology at its core.   He continues Lilium’s vision as Chief Engineer for Innovation and Future Programs and as a member of Lilium’s Board of Directors, to take Lilium even closer to reaching the goal of making sustainable and accessible high-speed, low noise regional air mobility a reality

 poster_2023_04_20_Lilium.pdf (334 KB)

HAW-Hamburg in cooperation with RAeS, DGLR, VDI and ZAL

Safe Landing (https://safe-landing.org) works internationally, but with a UK focus. It represents "climate concerned aviation professionals" including pilots, cabin crew, airport staff, engineers and factory operators and calls for early adoption of regulations to reduce emissions and a plan to support workers during any transition to secure their careers. Workers’ Assemblies follow the concept of deliberative democracy to advise on political and aviation company decisions. Most technical options (new aircraft and new fuels) for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from aviation have serious limitations. Hence, technology won't save us and cannot be an excuse to delay action. Nevertheless, some options are available now (!), but seem to be overlooked by industry, because they do not come handy: a) to fly lower (or higher) to reduce contrails, b) de-aromatization of fossil jet-fuel with hydrotreatment for both climate and health, c) to reduce air travel (with various measures). More information in poster.

Finlay Asher graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a Master in Mechanical Engineering (MEng). He spent seven years at Rolls-Royce working on aircraft engine design. Finlay runs now 'Safe Landing' which is a group of aviation workers campaigning for long-term employment. They do this by challenging industry leaders to conform with climate science and reject dangerous growth.

 poster_2023_05_04_SafeLanding.pdf (676 KB)

Why Safe Landing?

Aviation is heading for a crash landing. The projected growth of aviation is incompatible with safe levels of global warming – this needs to change, which means we’ll need to change how we fly.

DGLR Lecture in cooperation with HAW Hamburg, RAeS, VDI, ZAL

Lecture in German

So alt wie die Raumfahrt ist die Idee von Raumfahrzeugen mit Flügeln für die Rückkehr nach ihrer Mission ins All. Vereinzelte Entwürfe benötigen Flügel auch für den Start. Insgesamt sollte damit eine Wiederverwendbarkeit von Raumflugkörpern etabliert werden. Allerdings erreichten zahlreiche Konzepte nie die Einsatzreife, obwohl z.B. das deutsche Transportsystem "Sänger" durchaus zukunftsträchtig erschien. Erfolgreich war hingegen der 30 Jahre lange Einsatz der Space Shuttles der NASA von 1981 bis 2011 als Multifunktions-Raumtransporter, welche u.a. zum Aufbau der Internationalen Raumstation ISS genutzt wurden. Für neue staatliche und private Raumfahrtprogramme kommt derzeit (z.B. für die X-37B) und künftig (z.B. für den "Dream Chaser" und die XS-1) auch wieder Shuttle-Technologie zur Anwendung. 

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