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Credit to TUDelft (Undated) and separately World Economic Forum (September 23, 2923) Flying-V: Flying long distances energy-efficiently https://lnkd.in/gTzkbNaW And https://lnkd.in/gTXsyRQt This aircraft has the potential to run on liquid hydrogen, which would cut its emissions to zero. UpLink and the Forum's First Movers Coalition are calling for start-ups working on decarbonizing aviation. In the Flying-V – originally an idea of Justus Benad during his thesis project at Airbus Hamburg – the passenger cabin, cargo hold and fuel tanks are integrated in its wing structure. The design is not as long as an Airbus A350, but it has the same wing span. This allows the Flying-V to use the present infrastructure at airports, such as gates and runways. The Flying-V carries about the same number of passengers -  314 in the standard configuration – and the same amount of cargo, 160 m3. Project leader at TU Delft, Dr. Roelof Vos: “The Flying-V is smaller than the A350 and has less inflow surface area compared to the available amount of volume. The result is less resistance. That means the Flying-V needs less fuel for the same distance.” The Flying-V is a design for a highly energy-efficient long-distance aeroplane. The aircraft’s design integrates the passenger cabin, the cargo hold and the fuel tanks in the wings, creating a spectacular v-shape. Its improved aerodynamic shape and reduced weight will mean it uses 20% less fuel than the Airbus A350, today’s most advanced aircraft.  Submit your innovation : https://bit.ly/3PPPATC

🔎 #ProjectinFocus #EU #H2020Transport ✈️ 🟢 Greening aviation is a hot topic. If we are to achieve the EU's climate goals, we need to address aviation's carbon footprint. But how can we go about making more sustainable air travel a reality? ⚡ According to the #EUfunded #Horizon2020 research FᴜᴛPʀIɴᴛ50 EU Project, a good place to start is #electrification. The project set out to accelerate the entry-into-service of commercial hybrid-electric regional aircraft by between 2035 and 2040. 💬 Andreas Strohmayer, professor at the University of Stuttgart’s Institute of Aircraft Design, the project’s coordinating partner explained: 𝘝𝘪𝘢 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺, 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺 – 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘦 – 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘥𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘺𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘥-𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘵 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺." 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞: ✅ An open reference for a 50-seat hybrid-electric regional aircraft ✅ A range of open-source tools and software solutions  ✅ Advancements on energy storage models and battery pack solutions along with energy harvesting technologies. ✅ An interactive roadmap for navigating the technological and regulatory aspects of hybrid-electric regional aircraft design. The roadmap 🔎 focuses on the 🗝 key dimensions of #energystorage, #electricpropulsion, power distribution, #thermalmanagement and aircraft level integration. ..and a legacy of #knowledge & #innovation to help shape the future of #sustainableaviation 👇👇👇 ⏩ 🔗 Discover more in the feature story by @CORDIS_EU: https://lnkd.in/eJgrbAkS Paloma Aba Garrote Rosalinde van der Vlies Marcel Rommerts Gabriel Mialocq Hugues FELIX EU Science, Research and Innovation Clean Aviation FᴜᴛPʀIɴᴛ50 EU Project Andreas Strohmayer Apostolos Chamos EASN - European Aeronautics Science Network EASN Technology Innovation Services University of Stuttgart Cranfield University Delft University of Technology ADSE Consulting and Engineering Embraer UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI NICCOLO CUSANO TELEMATICA ROMA SharpCloud Transport Research Arena (TRA) #EU #H2020Transport #HorizonEU #Transport  #Horizon2020  #HorizonEurope #Research #Innovation #EUFunded #EUGreenDeal #ResearchImpactEU #EUTransportResearch #collaboration #debarbonisation #fitfor55 #greentransport #cleantransport #cleanenergy #sustainability #electrification #greenaviation #sustainableaviation #cleanaviation Photo credit © FUTPRINT50

🌟 Project of the Year 2024 is Over! 🌟 Project of the Year is our annual contest for students from all over the world! And this year, the participants did not let us down. But first, let’s give you an overlook of this year’s edition. Project of the Year 2024, it’s: • 🌍 377 participating students from 35 different countries • 🌱 250 projects submitted • 🏆 11 winners! However this competition is more than just numbers, it is also the opportunity to build strong bonds through the collaborative power of the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform. Notably, 8 out of the 11 winners were part of teams! Unmanned underwater vehicle, ocean plastic extractor, cooling system for industrial waste heat… We are proud to see so many participants working on sustainable and eco-responsible projects, highlighting the importance of protecting our planet for future engineers.💡🌿 if you haven't discovered them yet, find out who the winners are! #ProjectOfTheYear #Sustainability #Innovation #StudentCompetition #EcoResponsibility #GlobalImpact #GreenFuture #SustainableDevelopment #EcoFriendly #StudentProjects #FutureLeaders

✈ [SUSTAINABLE AVIATION] The AeroMAPS tool, developed by two ISAE-SUPAERO researchers, Scott Delbecq and Thomas Planès, can be used to assess the environmental impact of air transport and the effectiveness or limitations of levers for decarbonizing the sector. Initially designed for research and training purposes, it now serves as a multidisciplinary platform for experts and decision-makers from institutions, industry, and associations. Its development has been integrated into the work of the Institute for Sustainable Aviation (ISA), a collaborative research institute initiated by Laurent Joly, head of research for sustainable aviation, which aims to address the transition to #lowcarbon #aviation in all its complexity. By playing on the sector’s transition levers, AeroMAPS users can define the scenarios whose impacts they wish to analyze. For example, the introduction of new aircraft types, the use of new fuels or the rate of growth in air traffic. AeroMAPS is the first air transport scenario simulation platform built on an open-source scientific methodology. It was initially designed and developed to enable researchers to explore air transport transition scenarios in detail. It was soon integrated into training programs: first as part of the ISAE-SUPAERO engineering curriculum, then as part of continuing education programs. To see the bigger picture, the two researchers added a socio-economic dimension to their tool (via a thesis conducted by Antoine Salgas, a doctoral student on the project, in partnership with TBS Education), and subsequently, a traffic and emissions inventory, enabling the analyses made with AeroMAPS to be partitioned and regionalized: the AeroSCOPE tool, created as part of a collaboration with the Dutch university Delft University of Technology. Today, AeroMAPS' comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach is a decision-making aid for the entire aeronautics ecosystem, as well as for institutional, industrial and association decision-makers. Through its scientific expertise, ISAE-SUPAERO contributes to the public debate on the place of aviation in our society! 🔎 Discover AeroMAPS in details 👉 https://swll.to/eA8WQ6O

As an Aerospace engirneering student, one of the most inspiring ways to build and design new aircrafts is to look at the nature and get inspired by it. We understand that this world is thousend years old, and we are only a small part of it.Thats why biomimicry (imitating nature’s best-kept secrets) as Airbus says, could help solve a variety of aviation challenges. Those are, for example: The way geese fly formating v shape (giving the geese behind free lift), eagle’s wing and tail structure (features individually controlled feathers that provide active flight control), the Dragonfly (that gives inspiration from his incredible vision and intelligent flight capabilities) or even shark's dorsal fins (that work exactly like the vertical stabiliser wing on an aircraft, giving it exceptional manoeuvrability). Even some of the current used technologies, inspired by birds, are already implemented on aircrafts, such as winglets. These ‘mini wings’ help cancel drag-inducing vortices - whirls of air - that form as air skirts around the wing tips. In conclusion, the nature can teach and inspire us a lot, and those tools will definetly help us in inventing and designing new aircrafts. For further information: https://lnkd.in/ekvHxyVE https://lnkd.in/eK6Q3-62 https://lnkd.in/eEpBew-w https://lnkd.in/ehgdNuhB https://lnkd.in/e_jZ2AGf

#reinventingflight in Hamburg CEO of ZAL Center of Applied Aeronautical Research Roland Gerhards was one of the experts featured in our recent film about how the aviation industry in Hamburg is working every day to make climate-neutral flight a reality. ZAL Center of Applied Aeronautical Research TechCenter plays a crucial role here by nurturing and accelerating innovation potential across the #aviation cluster. Thanks to everyone at ZAL for their help and support in making our film, and especially to Roland for your valuable insights! 📽Watch the full film here: https://lnkd.in/ecMi8Mbq   ❔How does ZAL Tech Center accelerate work on the future of flight? ⏩At ZAL TechCenter 30 different partners work together on the future, on climate-neutral and more environmentally friendly flight. And that’s what’s special about ZAL, that we bring various actors together, representing the entire process chain, from universities and the German Aerospace Center, start-ups, suppliers right up to the big players Airbus and Lufthansa Technik, with everyone researching under one roof, synergising their resources. That’s faster and more creative than if everyone was researching isolated from one another. That’s the big advantage of ZAL TechCenter.   ❔How does Hamburg support ZAL as a center for innovation? ⏩Hamburg has supported ZAL since day one, in fact the idea came from the City of Hamburg who founded ZAL in 2008. Back then it was already clear that we wanted to focus on hydrogen, back then the idea was for a fuel cell lab, and Hambgurg supported it from the beginning. And that means that there’s so much enthusiasm and support from the city for ZAL. The aim is to nurture and expand the world’s 3rd largest civil aviation cluster. And the best way to do that is to start at the beginning, with new technologies and innovations. That lets us create new jobs along the whole process chain. This is why the City of Hamburg supports us.   ❔What's attractive about a career in aviation? ⏩In aviation, you can be part of developing the future. We’re looking for good engineers, motivated developers, technologists, researchers to help shape this field and to solve problems. We’re convinced that technology helps us make a better future. Air travel must change, other forms of transport are changing to become more climate-friendly. Aviation has to keep up, we can’t stay the same, carry on burning the same fuels. Those a big challenges, and that makes it very exciting to work on them. How can we make green aircraft, how can we change things so that people like flying again, that they can fly with a good conscience? That’s a crucial task for us engineers: how can we offer the world a mode of transport that’s quick and comfortable, but that we can use without feeling guilty, meeting green standards, and flying climate-neutrally.   #netzero2050 #sustainableaviation #hydrogen #innovation #fliegenneuerfinden #reinventingflight  

The Lilium Jet, developed by a German company, represents a significant advancement in aviation, merging sustainability with innovation. This electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft differs from traditional planes with its unique design features like fixed wings, distributed propulsion, and a tail-less structure. Get awesome engineering videos directly to your inbox? Subscribe to Interesting Engineering Originals for the top 5 picks of jaw-dropping science, tech, and engineering videos to your inbox. Here you go: 👉 https://ie.social/V1xrY #engineering #videos #technology #science

📣 Kasaero GmbH is pleased to announce the official launch of the joint LuFo Project RECOMPILE. At the end of June, Kasaero GmbH, along with partners Fraunhofer IGCV and TUM - Chair of Carbon Composites, gathered in Augsburg for the project’s kick-off meeting. 🤝 The aim of this project is to develop a new method for designing redundant structures for #eVTOLs, #airplanes, and #helicopters. #Aviation certification regulations mandate redundant structures, but conventional aviation system architectures and construction methods struggle to meet these requirements without increasing weight and costs. By examining two structural components, we will explore new design methods, system architectures, and principles, and evaluate them using a digital, model-driven design methodology. Our goal is to enhance aviation safety and environmental friendliness through an automated development process that considers certification requirements.   🎯 In this project, Kasaero GmbH will play a crucial role, working closely with our consortium partners to develop and validate these innovative technologies. We look forward to significant achievements over the next three years through our collaborative efforts. 🚀   #LuFoProject #RECOMPILE #Kasaero #FraunhoferIGCV #TUM #Aviation #eVTOL #Airplanes #Helicopters #AviationSafety #Innovation #Engineering #RedundantStructures #DigitalDesign #ModelDrivenDesign #EnvironmentalFriendliness #AutomatedDevelopment #AviationCertification #Aerospace #Collaboration

"📢 Just wrapped up an incredible session on aircraft interior acoustics at DAGA (German Acoustical Society) today! 🛩️🎧 I had the privilege of presenting our #Active_noise_reduction Experiment measurement results and test setup from groundbreaking research conducted at the Automotive and Aeronautical Engineering @HAW Hamburg HCAT, Hamburg Center of Aviation Training . 🚀🔬 We focused on tonal noise of low frequency using Active noise control system in the cabin. 🌟 The conference was a perfect platform to exchange knowledge and ideas with fellow experts in the field of #Acoustic. 🤝✨ I'm immensely grateful to my brilliant co-authors, Mr. Dipl. Ing. Bhavinkumar PATEL and Mr. Prof. Dr. Kay Kochan , for their invaluable contributions to our research. 🙌🔍 Can't wait to delve deeper into the fascinating world of aircraft acoustics and explore more opportunities for collaboration. Let's keep pushing the boundaries together! 🚀💡 #DAGA2024 #AircraftAcoustics #CuttingEdgeResearch #CollaborationGoals"

In the future, flying will be different than it is today. Climate change means fundamental change for the aviation industry. We need new fuels, new technologies and new infrastructure. In Hamburg, we’re helping to reshape aviation and to build a decarbonized future. To accelerate innovation, we’ve built ZAL Center of Applied Aeronautical Research. It’s a unique R&D facility created jointly by industry, researchers and policymakers and is one of the leading research centres in the world. Here, partners like Airbus and German Aerospace Center (DLR) are developing the future of flying, including new types of aircraft and engines powered by liquid hydrogen with zero CO2 emissions. Hamburg Airport is investing EUR 250 million to become the first major airport in Germany to operate without any CO2 emissions by 2035. The City of #Hamburg supports unique research projects such as the Hydrogen Aviation Lab. Led by Lufthansa Technik, the project uses a retired A320 to solve issues around H2 refuelling, to make it as safe and economic as refuelling kerosene. Meanwhile Hamburg is pioneering the hydrogen economy, investing in the construction of pipelines, #electrolysers and import facilities for hydrogen. Bringing together industry, policymakers, researchers and educators, Hamburg is helping reshape the future of aviation. Our mission: to build sustainable mobility for a better tomorrow. Find out more about some of the many sustainable aviation projects in Hamburg: https://lnkd.in/emie-Yhp #fliegenneuerfinden #reinventingflight A huge thanks to all the partners involved in producing this film, including Nicole Dreyer-Langlet, Dr. Björn Nagel, Staatsrat Andreas Rieckhof, Roland Gerhards Michael Lagemann Gerrit Rexhausen Sunshine Film Arne Reh and the Ministry for Economic Affairs and Innovation (Hamburg Innovativ) Renewable Energy Hamburg BDLI Bundesverband der Deutschen Luft- und Raumfahrtindustrie e.V. DLR System Architectures in Aeronautics DLR Institute of Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Clean Aviation #sustainableaviation #netzero2050 #innovation #decarbonization