Bauhaus Luftfahrt

"𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁" was the theme of the Clean Aviation 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺 in Brussels. This valuable gathering of top policymakers, industry leaders, and academic experts focused on the updated 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗨 𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 🤝🎯   #BauhausLuftfahrt is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of #CleanAviation, and Mirko Hornung was delighted to contribute to this trailblazing event.   𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀: 🔸𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝘆𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗻 will play a pivotal role, either used as SAF in combination with renewable carbon sources or directly in the aircraft. 🔸𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 improvements in propulsion and airframe technologies are essential to directly reduce climate impact and mitigate the economic effects of renewable energies. 🔸𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 to avoid non-CO2 emissions and allow more direct travel routes for passengers, thus avoiding detours and reducing climate impact.   👏 We look forward to continuing our collaboration with Clean Aviation!! #CleanAviationAnnualForum #EUaviation #SustainableAviation

#WorkingStudentBHL – Steffen Voigtländer develops algorithms to address large-scale aircraft scheduling problems, 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝘅𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴. 🛬 🤝 😎 Through this work, he contributes to the NetShAir project, which focuses on optimizing the aviation network by fostering collaboration between airlines. This approach also aims to reduce climate-impacting emissions by consolidating passenger flows, enabling direct connections, improving seat load factors, and minimizing flight distances.   🩵 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝘀…“contributing to the goal of making aviation more climate-friendly, alongside colleagues who are supportive, talented and motivated. The creative and positive working environment at #BauhausLuftfahrt is truly inspiring and it’s exciting to be part of projects that drive meaningful change in the industry. The opportunity to work independently and contribute to innovative solutions is a great motivator.”   🎈𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗶𝘀… “to help create a basis for further research that promotes the global connectivity of flight networks while minimizing CO₂ emissions.”   Steffen is 25 years old and studies for a Master's degree in Management and Technology with a focus on Operations Management and Mechanical Engineering at TUM.  #JobPerspectives #SustainableAviation #StudentManagementTechnology

In view of the growing number of flights, the HOPE Horizon Europe project aims to accelerate the reduction of emissions from tube-and-wing aircraft through a 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶-𝗳𝘂𝗲𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 approach. ⛽💧🎯 By combining fuel flexible turbofan engines with a fuel cell driven boundary layer ingesting fan, the novel propulsion system of HOPE promises to minimize emissions and noise pollution in and around airports without negatively impacting cruise emissions. HOPE stands for Hydrogen Optimized multi-fuel Propulsion system for clean and silEnt aircraft. 🤝 The project partners are Delft University of Technology, Chalmers University of Technology, The Manchester Metropolitan University, Ergon Research, Hit09 Srl and #BauhausLuftfahrt. 🔎 Want to know more? 👉 Check out our website or get in contact with Moritz G. Kolb. #ClimateNeutralAviation #BauhausLuftfahrtProjects

The MultiModX_eu project sets the foundation of a multimodal European transport system 🚄 ✈️ 🎯, in which air and rail networks are planned and managed in a coordinated manner to maximise the efficiency, predictability, environmental sustainability and resilience of the door-to-door passenger journey. 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗱: 🔶 A 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 Solution aims to enable the coordinated design of air and rail schedules according to expected passenger demand behaviour. 🔶 A 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 Solution seeks to develop a coordinated air and rail disruption management system that optimizes schedules, speed, and passenger reallocation across both networks while comparing distributed and centralized decision-making approaches. 🔶 A 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 Solution is intended to support the design, implementation and evaluation of these multimodal solutions by enabling ex-ante assessment and ex-post monitoring of their impact on a comprehensive set of KPIs like overall travel time, accessibility or CO₂ emissions. 🤝 Project partners are University of Westminster, Technische Universität Dresden, ARC-Airport Regions Council, Nommon, UIC - International union of railways #UICrail and #BauhausLuftfahrt. 🔎 Want to know more? 👉 Check out our website or get in contact with Eric Tchouamou Njoya. #Multimodality #ClimateNeutralAviation #BauhausLuftfahrtProjects

#WorkingStudentBHL – Michela Conti simulates and analyzes the formation and evolution of condensation trails (contrails) for both hydrogen and kerosene-reference aircraft in order to quantify their contribution to climate change. 💯🎯   🩵 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸? “Besides being passionate about the topic, with its fascinating blend of different areas of physics, I am grateful for the opportunity to pursue the goal of climate neutrality. Moreover, the idea of expanding my knowledge to include aircraft engineering at #BauhausLuftfahrt is a strong motivator.”   🎈 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗶𝘀… “to keep on conducting research in future aviation technologies as part of a PhD. I enjoy the challenge of applying the skills and knowledge acquired at a given point to achieve advancements in science.”   Michela is 24 years old and studies Physics at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, doing her Masters in Physics.  #StudentPhysics #JobPerspectives #SustainableAviation

The HYLENA Project (HYdrogen eLectrical Engine Novel Architecture) aims to reduce aviation's climate impact by introducing a novel aircraft engine architecture: a solid oxide fuel cell - gas turbine (SOFC-GT) hybrid.⚡🔥💪 It not only uses the electrical power produced by the fuel cell but also the generated heat to support the gas turbine cycle. This combination leads to higher overall efficiency of the engine (compared to state-of-the-art turboshaft engines). It is also carbon-neutral thanks to the use of hydrogen as fuel. 🤝Project partners are Airbus, Delft University of Technology, DLR Institut für Technische Thermodynamik, Leibniz Universität Hannover - Institute of Thermodynamics, LEPMI laboratory Grenoble and #BauhausLuftfahrt. 🔎 Want to know more? 👉 Check out our website or get in contact with Florian Winter. #ClimateNeutralAviation #BauhausLuftfahrtProjects

𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 – 𝗮 𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀. 💸 🌱 🛫 We were pleased to host IMPACT on sustainable aviation for insightful discussions on bridging the gap between technical innovation and financial viability in aviation’s green transition. 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱: How can we... 🔸 estimate the cost of 𝘯𝘰𝘵 investing in emission reduction, or of investing too late? 🔸 effectively bridge technical and financial expertise of Bauhaus Luftfahrt and impact? 🔸 create an attractive risk-reward profile for institutional investors? 🔸 encourage long-term risk-taking among fuel producers & aircraft OEMs? 🔸 drive the adoption of standardized metrics to measure the “greening” of fleets? 🤝 Thank you to Dr. Ulrike Ziegler and Philipp Goedeking from IMPACT! #BauhausLuftfahrt – represented by Ram Kamath, PhD, Valentin Batteiger and Fabian Peter – looks forward to strengthening this collaboration and advancing foundations of #SustainableAviation. #GreenTransition #AviationFinance #Collaboration

𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝘆𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗻-𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝘆𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗛𝗬𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗔 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 🛠️ 💪 ! For one year now, the HYLENA Project (HYdrogen eLectrical Engine Novel Architecture) has been dedicated to exploring a solid oxide fuel cell - gas turbine (SOFC-GT) hybrid propulsion system. With the goal of introducing a novel aircraft engine architecture, HYLENA will continue its research until mid-2027. 🤝 #BauhausLuftfahrt had the pleasure of hosting a two-day technical workshop with representatives from our 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀: Airbus, DLR Institut für Technische Thermodynamik, Leibniz Universität Hannover – Institute of Thermodynamics, LEPMI laboratory Grenoble, Delft University of Technology and our project advisors. 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗱: 🔸 Initial overall system mass estimation 🔸 Operating requirements of the SOFC system 🔸 Initial SOFC mass & geometry estimation 🔸 Initial LH₂ baseline regional aircraft modeling 🔸 Current research on SOFC technologies Intensive discussions focused on 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀—a crucial step toward realizing innovative and sustainable propulsion concepts. 👏 We look forward to the continued progress of this impactful collaboration! #HYLENA #HydrogenAviation #SustainableAviation #HybridPropulsion #AviationInnovation

Raoul Böck contributes to disruptive technical solutions needed to overcome the constraints of hybrid-electrical systems and to improve the overall efficiency of aviation gas turbines. ⚡💪 🔎 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲… “HYLENA Project and HybVer. In HYLENA, I am working on characterizing the thermodynamic performance of a highly integrated hybrid-electric propulsion consisting of a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) and a Gas Turbine (GT) for a regional aircraft. The waste heat and water of the SOFC will be integrated within the thermodynamic cycle, which is aimed to improve overall propulsion system efficiency. In HybVer, I am working on the incorporation of the electrical motor in our in-house thermodynamic performance synthesis model framework for a partially electrically driven compressor. This layout improves the engine’s operating range and helps reducing overall CO₂ emissions.” 💙 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝘀… “to discover and brainstorming new possible designs for aircraft propulsion. I work with brilliant colleagues and like-minded people from industry and research. At #BauhausLuftfahrt we are tackling the hard questions of the future of aviation which we intend to make green and well integrated within society.” 💎 Raoul is part of the Innovative Propulsion Systems team, his research focus is “Propulsion System Design”. He studied Mechanical Engineering at Stellenbosch University in South Africa and Thermal Power (propulsion) at Cranfield University in England. #ShapingTheFuture #ClimateNeutralAviation #TeamBauhausLuftfahrt

🤝 In the 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗧𝗶𝗠𝗲 project, the partners Airbus, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft-und Raumfahrt e.V., RWTH Aachen University, Technische Universität Braunschweig and #BauhausLuftfahrt jointly develop and evaluate advanced aircraft technologies that contribute to Germany's aviation sustainability goals by reducing CO₂ emissions and contrail formation. To better avoid contrail-forming zones, the aircraft configuration is designed to achieve high efficiency at varying flight altitudes, for which advanced wing moveables and propulsion concepts are essential. 🔎 Want to know more? 👉 Check out our website or get in contact with Shao-Yu Wang. #BauhausLuftfahrt #ClimateNeutralAviation #BauhausLuftfahrtProjects