The cradle of aeronautical research celebrates its 110 anniversary - DLR's precursor was founded in November 1907 in Goettingen

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The cradle of aeronautical research celebrates its 110 anniversary - DLR's precursor was founded in November 1907 in Goettingen


The first German state institute for aeronautics research was founded 110 years ago in Goettingen. It was the precursor of the present-day German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR), and laid the foundations for modern aeronautics.

When the first airships and aeroplanes took to the air at the beginning of the 20th century, there were frequent unexplained problems and crashes. Certain shapes and constructions flew better than others. But why? Objects moving through the air seemed to be affected by unknown influences. Ludwig Prandtl, appointed as Director of Technical Physics at the University of Göttingen in 1904, wanted answers. And so in November 1907, at Prandtl's instigation, the Goettingen Model Testing Institute was established to carry out aerodynamic experiments.



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