Research aircraft D-EMWF (type Cessna 172) of the TUD Dresden University of Technology - photographed from the front © TU Dresden, ILR-LFT Visualisierung des Smart Mobility Labs der TU Dresden in Hoyerswerda © LKT

Research for tomorrow's more efficient aviation

The research focus of the Chair of Aircraft Engineering is divided into several areas. These include, among others, the simulation and optimization of aircraft structures, the numerical and experimental investigation of the damage tolerance behavior of aircraft structures, as well as aircraft design.

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Insight into our research areas

Vergleich einer Impactsimulation mit experimentellen Ergebnissen © Falk Hähnel
Damage tolerance

The research on damage tolerance behavior of aerospace structures includes both the numerical and expermental investigation of effects of impact loads on components. This requires detailed knowledge of the material properties and structural mechanical behavior of each component.
Simulationsmodell eines Segelflugzeugcockpits © TU Dresden
Simulation and optimiza­tion

More and more complex materials, designs and structures increase the difficulty of an optimal design of aircraft. This requires innovative methods and optimization procedures that will help the aeronautical engineers of the future to develop and design aircraft.
Berechnung eines BoxWing-Flügels © Uwe Schuster
Aircraft design

What will the aircraft of the future look like? To answer this question, new and unconventional aircraft configurations are being investigated and developed at the Chair of Aircraft Engineering.
Visualisierung der fliegenden Experimentalplattform für klimafreundliche Antriebssysteme © Design Challenge Team der TU Dresden 2019

Efficient flying of tomorrow

Testing opportunities for innovative technologies hold a key position on the road to efficient, climate-neutral aviation of the future. The Chair of Aircraft Engineering provides extensive opportunities for this.

The chair's own Cessna 172 research aircraft allows flight tests to be carried out quickly and flexibly from the Kamenz airfield (EDCM).

Together with the Institute of Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology, a flying experimental platform for climate-friendly propulsion systems is currently under development. It will provide a unique opportunity to test innovative, emission-free powertrains for aviation applications in flight.

As an associated partner of the Smart Mobility Lab (SML) of the TUD Dresden University of Technology in Hoyerswerda, the Chair of Aircraft Engineering is integrated into an innovative and interdisciplinary research center for future mobility concepts. This provides unique resources and cooperation opportunities for the development and testing of new mobility concepts in the air and on the ground.