Projects
IMPACT project, Aircraft advanced rear end and empennage optimisation enhanced by anti-ice coatings and devices, tackles all the challenges of the call JTI-CS2-2019-CfP10-LPA-01-80, “Rear fuselage and empennage shape optimization including anti-icing technologies” by:
- unlocking the capability to perform fast and accurate 3D ice accretion simulation suitable for non-straight leading-edge empennages, accounting for effects of passive anti-ice coatings and devices like leading-edge undulations;
GENESIS project, Gauging the ENvironmEntal Sustainability of electrIc aircraft Systems, tackles all the challenges of the call JTI-CS2-2020-CFP11-THT-13: Sustainability of Hybrid-Electric Aircraft System Architectures. The GENESIS project will gauge the environmental sustainability of electric aircraft (A/C) in a life-cycle-based, foresight perspective to support the development of a technology roadmap for transitioning towards sustainable and competitive electric A/C systems. The focus is on regional class, 50 pax aircraft to identify, design and assess prospectively the best energy storage and transmission topology.
The ELICA (ELectric Innovative Commuter Aircraft) research project activities are focused on the conceptual design of a 19 passenger commuter aircraft based on alternative propulsion concepts, targeting near-zero CO2 emissions. The project aligns with the environmental expectations of the European Commission towards the aeronautical industry formulated in Flightpath 2050, and is in line with the economic objectives of the European Commission to safeguard high-quality jobs in the aerospace sectors by strengthening the technological leadership and the competitiveness of the European aerospace industry.