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03.04.24

Aerodynamic investigation of steel wire nets from Geobrugg AG in the wind tunnel

The latest wind tunnel tests at the Centre for Aviation revealed valuable insights into the aerodynamic properties of steel wire nets from Geobrugg AG.

12.03.24

SORA Tool Release v3.0.0

The newly released version 3.0.0 of the SORA Tool adapts to the new Swiss FOCA submission process and includes several improvements and bugfixes related to the evaluation phase.

07.03.24

ZAV participates in the EU project AREANA

The ZAV is participating in the EU project AREANA, which will improve the ecosystem of European aeronautics research.

15.12.23

TowerLens 4.0 - Augmented Reality in Air Traffic Contol

TowerLens 4.0 successfully tested at Zurich Airport: With the help of this system, air traffic movements can be visualized in real time. This improves the situational awareness of air traffic controllers.

24.11.23

11th Opensky Symposium

Researchers from the Centre for Aviation present three papers at the 11th Opensky Symposium in Toulouse.

24.11.23

International Conference on the Cooperation and Integration of Industry, Education, Research, and Application

On 28 November 2023, Professor Michel Guillaume will be presenting at the International Conference on the Cooperation and Integration of Industry, Education, Research, and Application at Beihang University in China. The Centre for Aviation has been…

20.10.23

Flight Test Lab 2023

As every year, the Flight Test Lab took place in Nordholz this August.

12.10.23

ZHAW researchers put sustainable fuel to the test on a Federal Council jet

Working in collaboration with the Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA), the Swiss Air Force and the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), researchers from the ZHAW Centre for Aviation measured the pollutant emissions of a Federal Council jet both when…

14.08.23

ZHAW is Part of ReFuel.ch Consortium Awarded Funding From SWEET Program

A decision has been made on the call for proposals “Sustainable Fuels and Platform Chemicals”: The reFuel.ch consortium led by the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) will receive project funding. ZHAW is involved…

11.07.23

New mini wind tunnel in use

The Centre for Aviation has recently been operating a new mini wind tunnel which can be used to demonstrate simple aerodynamic phenomena at trade fairs and in schools.

04.07.23

MSE Master Aviation lessons with practical relevance directly on the aircraft

Students of the Master's programme visited the Jet&Prop Heritage operation at the FFA Museum in Altenrhein as part of their training.

19.04.23

ZAV and BScAV at the AERO 2023

The Centre for Aviation and the Bachelor of Aviation degree programme will have a stand at Aero Friedrichshafen in Hall A5.

10.02.23

Sustainability in Aviation

The Environmental Survey 2022 of the International Air Transport Association has shown that the topic of "sustainability" is increasingly becoming the focus of business and leisure travellers.

08.07.22

ZAV participates in the LINA consortium

LINA provides the operational basis of a real and virtual infrastructure for research, development and safe testing of autonomous systems in the Canton of Zurich in an internationally unique test setup. The Centre for Aviation takes part in the LINA…

04.07.22

Improving airspace surveillance with human-machine teams

Air Traffic Management (ATM) calls for pronounced situational awareness and a capacity for rapid reaction. The “AISA” Horizon 2020 SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking Project in which ZHAW is participating aims to determine how the deployment of machine…

15.09.21

New Flight Simulator at the Centre for Aviation

The Centre for Aviation operates a new flight simulator from VRM Switzerland. The flight simulator is used at the ZHAW for applied research, teaching and service projects.

10.11.20

Scientists of ZAV win Swiss Aerosol Award 2020 Wissenschaftler

Dr. Lukas Durdina wins the Swiss Aerosol Awars 2020 for his journal article "Nonvolatile Particulate Matter Emissions of a Business Jet Measured at Ground Level and Estimated for Cruising Altitudes".

25.09.20

Calculation of Collision Risks between Aircraft

Over the course of the last two years, a team of specialists at the Centre for Aviation has developed method to determine collision risks between aircraft in airspaces around airports. The project, which was funded by the Federal Office of Civil…

10.02.20

ProCap flow analysis system in wind tunnel

ProCap flow analysis system successfully put into service at the ZHAW Centre for Aviation (ZAV)

19.12.19

ZAV analyzes impact of climate change on aviation industry

Students of the BSc program in aviation analyzed in collaboration with researchers of the Centre for Aviation the impact of global warming on the take-off distance of aircraft.