Organization of the LTH

LTH Coordination Committee higher level tasks
Steering Committee: Chairmanship: Ralf Herrmann, Airbus Operations GmbH, Bremen Deputy Chairmanship: Dr.-Ing. Edgar Meyer, Airbus Defence@Space, Manching Authority representative: Jürgen Stegmeir, WTD 61, Manching LTH Executive Secretary: Dr. Patrick Reidelstürz, Fa. IABG, Ottobrunn Members: Representatives of participating companies, institutions, regulatory agencies, chairpersons of the working groups, LTH Executive Secretary
LTH Executive Secretary Office, LTH aims and benefits, LTH monitoring of results interdisciplinary organisation, editorial tasks, reprography, supplementary allowances, funding Dr. Patrick Reidelstürz, Fa. IABG, Ottobrunn

LTH Working Groups: Publisher of the corresponding volume 2-3 meetings per year Creation of the individual contributions AD - Aerodynamics Chairman: Dr. Edgar Meyer, Fa. Airbus Defence & Space, Manching Deputy Chairman: apl. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Breitsamter, Technische Universität München AT - Propulsion Technology Chairman: Dr. Stephan Scheidler, Fa. IABG, Ottobrunn Deputy Chairman: Michael Krummenauer, WTD 61, Manching BM - Loads Chairman: Martin Hagel, Fa. Pilatus Aircraft Ltd, Stans, Switzerland Deputy Chairman: Dr. Stefan Waitz, DLR, Göttingen FL - Composite Design Criteria Chairman: Ralf Herrmann, Fa. Airbus, Bremen FV - Flight Test Engineering Chairman: Werner Geiwiz, Fa. Airbus, Bremen Deputy Chairman: Carsten Christmann, DLR, Braunschweig MA - Mass Analysis Chairman: Werner Sellner, Fa. Aerostructures, Höhenkirchen-Siegertsbrunn Deputy Chairman: Johann Wenzl, Fa. Airbus Helicopters, Donauwörth IASB - Structural Analysis Chairman: Dr. Tobias Kremer, Fa. Airbus Operations, Hamburg Deputy Chairman: Dr. Holger Hickethier, Fa. Airbus Defence and Space, Manching SE - Systems Engineering Chairman: Olaf Spiller, Fa. Airbus, Bremen

Objectives and aims of the LTH

The LTH serves to standardize and rationalize engineering work in all phases of material development and in-service use of aerial vehicles and flight equipment. It provides support in the fulfillment of company, customer and governmental authorities quality standards and the improvement of German industry competitiveness in international joint projects.
It supports engineers in solving specific problems and is also intended to assist young aviation engineers.

Use and benefits of the LTH

The application of the LTH forms the basis of clear contractual relations. It governs technical development principles between the contractual partners and airworthiness authorities by means of their acceptance endorsement. The LTH thus contributes to ensuring successful national products.

Funding of the LTH

The LTH is funded by industry in terms of the work performance of its employees and by means of financial support ("LTH-Mittel für Fremdleistungen") for individual projects by the governmental authority (BAAINBw). These funds are supplemented by grants of the German Federal Ministry of Defense from research and technology budget items. This also covers the activities of the LTH Executive Secretary.

LTH members

The LTH members are companies, institutions, universities and authorities operating in the field of systems and equipment and cooperating in the preparation of LTH contributions from the individual subject areas in the respective working groups.
You can access further portraits of members as soon as they are available.

Origin and History of the Luftfahrttechnisches Handbuchs

The Luftfahrttechnisches Handbuch has its roots at the end of the 1960 years. The report of the foundation meeting of the 25.11.2968 you can find here.