In early September, the DLR Summer School took place in Braunschweig. The event provides students with a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in flight experiments. Participants prepare the theoretical background for various experiments and subsequently collect, analyze, and present data obtained during flight campaigns onboard the D-ILAB aircraft of the Institute of Flight Guidance at Technische Universität Braunschweig and the D-FDLR aircraft of the German Aerospace Center (DLR). This year, our students Susanne Wenz, Timo Nickel, and Lilly Alina Witte took part in the Summer School and were all enthusiastic about the experience. A big thank you goes to Lisanne Riecher (TU Braunschweig, Institute for Flight Guidance) and Oliver Paxa (DLR) for making this event possible and for the excellent organization. It is always a pleasure to be part of the Summer School and to join you onboard! #TUHH #FST #DLRSummerSchool #TUBS #IFF #DLR Pictures: Kristina Rottig / TU Braunschweig

We recently took part in “Tag des Maschinenbaus” at the Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) campus. It was a great chance to engage with students, connect with colleagues from other institutes, and exchange ideas with research partners from industry—thank you to everyone who stopped by and joined the discussions on current research topics! This event was especially valuable for us, as our institute is based in Finkenwerder and not directly on the main TUHH campus. Are you currently looking for a bachelor’s, project, or master’s thesis topic? Feel free to explore our website or get in touch with us directly—we’d love to hear from you!

In May, we participated in the Recent Advances in Aerospace Actuation Systems and Components (hashtag#R3ASC) conference in Toulouse, organized every two years by the Institut National des Sciences Appliquées and Institut Clément Ader. Our research associate Konstantin Krall presented his latest work titled “Validation of Skew Detection Concepts for Future Leading Edge Slats.” The paper is motivated by updated hashtag#FAA policy statements that require future high-lift systems to detect not only drive train failures but also structural faults. Using a dedicated test rig, we evaluated several skew detection concepts across different flight scenarios and fault cases. The results identified a solution that fulfills the new requirements and is recommended for future slat applications.