Facilities
The Chair of Aircraft Engineering has extensive facilities for conducting experimental investigations. A selection of the equipment available at the Chair of Aircraft Engineering is listed below.
Research aircraft
![Research aircraft D-EMWF (type Cessna 172) of the TUD Dresden University of Technology - photographed from the front](https://tu-dresden.de/ing/maschinenwesen/ilr/lft/ressourcen/bilder/einrichtungen/forschungsflugzeug/d-emwf-bereit-fuer-forschungsfluege/@@images/7b70c734-5fdd-4ef0-9b9b-a2d678d2456f.jpeg)
Research aircraft D-EMWF of the TUD Dresden University of Technology
A single-engine Cessna 172 (registration D-EMWF) is available at the Chair of Aircraft Engineering as a research aircraft since May 2023 for research and teaching.
X-ray microscope
![3D X-ray microscope Zeiss Xradia 520 Versa](https://tu-dresden.de/ing/maschinenwesen/ilr/lft/ressourcen/bilder/einrichtungen/ZEISS_Xradia_520_Versa.PNG/@@images/bc100346-97e2-4d1c-9bad-ca7d8f76972e.png)
X-ray microscope Zeiss Xradia 520 Versa
The Chair of Aircraft Engineering participates in the use of the Zeiss Xradia 520 Versa (in future 620 Versa) 3D X-ray microscope, located at the Dresden Center for Nanoanalysis. Using the high-resultion imaging method, non-destructive testing of fiber reinforced composites as well as metallic additively manufactured structures is possible.