INDUSTRY RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY GENERAL AVIATION LIGHTWEIGHT SOLUTIONS NIEDERSACHSEN AVIATION // LOCATION PROFILE AEROSPACE RESEARCH IN NIEDERSACHSEN Niedersachsen is one of major hot spots for the global aerospace a vital startup community including more than 40 small and research community. Niedersachsens‘ capabilities, competencies medium sized companies make Braunschweig the powerhouse and research infrastructure are unique and offer the best for the innovation ecosystem in the region. Important authorities possible environment for developing the future of flight. and institutions like the German aviation authority (LBA) and the German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation are The German Aerospace Center (DLR) as one of the worlds‘ driving factors and linkage into the sector. More than 2.700 largest aerospace research organizations is operating five sites in highly qualified jobs have been created at the research airport. Niedersachsen: Braunschweig, Göttingen, Trauen, Oldenburg and Stade. These make Niedersachsen one of the most impor- World class innovative eco-system for composites and tant German states in the community. lightweigt structures Niedersachsen was the birthplace to many innovations that Another powerhouse of R+D in Niedersachsen is located in the shaped the way we fly today. DLR‘s facility in Göttingen is well- beautiful city of Stade: The CFK-Valley is a world-leading known as the birthplace of modern aerodynamics. It was network of excellence for fiber reinforced composites with more founded in 1907 as the first public aerospace research institution than 100 local, national and international members. CFK Valley on the planet. bundles the expertise of the members that covers the entire value chain of the high-performance fiber-reinforced composites Industry and Research working hand in hand (CFRP). Germany‘s reknown innovation ecosystem has it‘s heartbeat in Having his origin in the aerospace sector, CFRP today is widely Niedersachsen: Several institues of Fraunhofer , the Max Planck used in multiple sectors - many of them being at home in Society and in total eight universities and colleges are working on Niedersachsen, such as automotive, wind power, shipbuilding the future of aeronautics, space and aviation. With 52 research and manufacturing tooling industry. institutions in the aerospace sector Niedersachsen is one of the top locations worldwide in research and innovation. If you want to learn more about aerospace research in Runway to the future Niedersachsen don‘t hesitate to contact us: The Research Airport Braunschweig is one of the outstanding examples of the outcomes of „Research Made in Niedersach- Niedersachsen Aviation sen“. The Research Airport evolved as leading competence Mr Norbert Steinkemper centre for mobility Europe-wide. The extraordinary combination Tel: +49 160 9727 1937 of unique infrastructure including an airport, a fleet of research [email protected] aircrafts, wind tunnels, simulators and testing centers as well as www.niedersachsen-aviation.com INDUSTRY RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY GENERAL AVIATION LIGHTWEIGHT SOLUTIONS Image: DLR, CC-BY 3.0 NIEDERSACHSEN AVIATION // SECTORS // COMPETENCIES AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS IN NIEDERSACHSEN DLR - GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER UNIVERSITIES ñ DLR Institute of Aerodynamics and Flow Technology ñ Technical University of Braunschweig ñ DLR Institute of Aeroelasticity ñ Technical University of Clausthal ñ DLR Institute of Propulsion Technology ñ Georg-August-University Göttingen ñ DLR Institute of Composite Structures and Adaptive ñ Leibniz-University Hannover Systems ñ Leuphana University of Lüneburg ñ DLR Institute of Flight Guidance ñ University of Osnabrück ñ DLR Institute of Air Transport and Airport Research UNIVERSITIES OF APPLIED SCIENCES ñ DLR Institute of Flight Systems ñ Hochschule 21 Buxtehude ñ DLR Institute of Transportation Systems ñ Jade Hochschule Wilhelmshaven ñ DLR Flight Experiments ñ PFH - Private University of Applied Sciences Stade ñ DLR Simulation- and Software Technology ñ DLR Engineering Facility LABS & RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE ñ DLR Technology Marketing ñ CFK Nord - Composite Research Center ñ DLR_School_Lab ñ DNW German-Dutch Wind Tunnels ñ DLR Center for Lightweight-Production-Technology (ZLP) ñ Open Hybrid Lab Factory Wolfsburg FRAUNHOFER ñ NFL Aeronautics Research Centre Braunschweig ñ PTB - Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt Braunschweig ñ FRAUNHOFER Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials IFAM ñ Technology Center Nordenham ñ Technology Center Varel ñ FRAUNHOFER Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin films IST ñ Research Airport Braunschweig OTHER INDEPENDENT INSTITUTES ñ MAX-PLANCK-Institute for Solar System Research ñ CTC GMBH STADE – Composite Technology Center ñ IPH – Institute for Integrated Production Niedersachsen Aviation ñ LZH - LASER CENTRE HANNOVER E.V. Mr Norbert Steinkemper ñ OFFIS E.V. Tel: +49 160 9727 1937 ñ Collaborative Research Center 871 [email protected] "Regeneration of Complex Capital Goods“ www.niedersachsen-aviation.com.