15 - Guest lectures
DLR DESIGN CHALLENGE 2022: DESIGN OF A NEXT GENERATION VTOL FIREFIGHTING AIRCRAFT
J. Ritter¹, H. Kahlo¹, N. Mandry¹, A.G. Can¹, P. Modi¹, B. Knoblauch¹, J. Schneider¹, A. Stromayer¹, T. Dietl², P. Ratei², P. Shiva Prakasha², B. Nagel²; ¹University of Stuttgart, Germany ;²German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany
The DLR Design Challenge is an annual competition offered to German university students in aeronautical sciences. Facing the increasing threats of wildfires across the globe, this year’s request for proposals asks students to come up with future-oriented air vehicle, fleet and operations concepts for aerial firefighting. In this contribution, the winning team presents their innovative concept.