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| Date: | Thursday 11 May 2023 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Scaled Flight Demonstrator |
| Owner/operator: | NLR |
| Registration: | PH-1AZ |
| MSN: | NLR-SFD-001 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Amsterdam, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The Distributed Electric Propulsion Scaled Flight Demonstrator, a 1:8.5 scale model of an Airbus A320 aircraft with a wingspan of 4 metres, caught fire during ground tests at NLR's parking lot in Amsterdam. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Sources:
https://www.dronewatch.nl/2023/05/12/elektrisch-aangedreven-schaalmodel-nlr-gaat-in-vlammen-op/
https://www.nlr.org/news/clean-aviations-scaled-flight-demonstrator-completes-its-mission-flight-tests/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2023 17:10 | harro | Added |
| 26-May-2023 10:45 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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