ESTOLAS

A novel concept of an extremely short take off and landing all-surface (ESTOLAS) hybrid aircraft: from a light passenger aircraft to a very high payload cargo/passenger version

Coordinatore	RIGAS TEHNISKA UNIVERSITATE    more  Organization address address: KALKU IELA 1 city: RIGA postcode: 1658 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Alexander Cognome: Gamaleyev Email: send email Telefono: +371 29232885 Fax: +371 67334350
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Latvia [LV]
Totale costo	718˙516 €
EC contributo	583˙243 €
Programma	FP7-TRANSPORT Specific Programme "Cooperation": Transport (including Aeronautics)
Code Call	FP7-AAT-2012-RTD-L0
Funding Scheme	CP-FP
Anno di inizio	2012
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2012-05-01   -   2014-04-30

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	RIGAS TEHNISKA UNIVERSITATE  Organization address address: KALKU IELA 1 city: RIGA postcode: 1658 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Alexander Cognome: Gamaleyev Email: send email Telefono: +371 29232885 Fax: +371 67334350	LV (RIGA)	coordinator	246˙405.00
2	AGENTUR KRONSTADT GMBH  Organization address address: NEUER WALL 61 city: HAMBURG postcode: 20354 contact info Titolo: Mrs. Nome: Nadine Cognome: Toews Email: send email Telefono: +49 40 254 89 256 Fax: +49 40 254 89 257	DE (HAMBURG)	participant	148˙230.00
3	CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY  Organization address address: College Road city: CRANFIELD - BEDFORDSHIRE postcode: MK43 0AL contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Dimitris Cognome: Drikakis Email: send email Telefono: +441234 758211	UK (CRANFIELD - BEDFORDSHIRE)	participant	108˙208.00
4	QUALITYPARK AVIATIONCENTER GMBH  Organization address address: SCHELLERDAMM 22-24 city: HAMBURG postcode: 21079 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Oliver Cognome: Zysk Email: send email Telefono: +49 40 9999 872 0 Fax: +49 40 9999 872 29	DE (HAMBURG)	participant	80˙400.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'The concept of the project is to develop and validate the conceptual design of a hybrid aircraft – a flying device combining the best qualities of an airship, a plane, a helicopter and a hovercraft. Such hybrid aircraft constitutes a completely novel type of an aircraft – extremely short take off and landing on any surface (ESTOLAS). ESTOLAS aircraft will have the following major advantages compared to the existing air vehicles. This aircraft is a mixed type 'flying wing', the basic part of which is the diskshaped centerplane. In general it serves as a receptacle of elevating gas (helium). In the channel of its center there are a jacking system and a cargo cabin and on the edges there are a pilot-passenger cabin, cantilevered wings and a tail. The combined takeoff and landing device is placed underneath: wheel and ski bearers and air cushioned landing gear. Three principles of creating the lifting force: aerostatic, aerodynamic and jet, used on this aircraft, possibility of landing on an all-terrain flat surface, airflow over the systems of control and stabilization generated by the powerplant's propellers, rather low specific loading on bearing surfaces with simultaneous use of modern aviation control systems and navigation allow to achieve high reliability and safety of operation.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

Radical hybrid aircraft may provide a high-capacity, short take-off capability for special applications. An EU study is designing such craft, and assessing their feasibility.