AEROPLAN
Composites repairs and monitoring and validation - Dissemination of innovations and latest achievements to key players of the aeronautical industry
| Coordinatore | TWI LIMITED
Organization address
address: Granta Park, Great Abington contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | United Kingdom [UK] |
| Totale costo | 398˙005 € |
| EC contributo | 300˙000 € |
| Programma | FP7-TRANSPORT
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Transport (including Aeronautics) |
| Code Call | FP7-AAT-2011-RTD-1 |
| Funding Scheme | CSA-SA |
| Anno di inizio | 2011 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2011-09-01 - 2014-02-28 |
Partecipanti
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TWI LIMITED
Organization address
address: Granta Park, Great Abington contact info |
UK (CAMBRIDGE) | coordinator | 98˙500.00 |
| 2 |
NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS - NTUA
Organization address
address: HEROON POLYTECHNIOU 9 ZOGRAPHOU CAMPUS contact info |
EL (ATHINA) | participant | 66˙000.00 |
| 3 |
GMI AERO SAS
Organization address
address: Rue Buffault 9 contact info |
FR (PARIS) | participant | 57˙000.00 |
| 4 |
LZH LASERZENTRUM HANNOVER E.V.
Organization address
address: HOLLERITHALLEE 8 contact info |
DE (HANNOVER) | participant | 30˙000.00 |
| 5 |
FUNDACION TECNALIA RESEARCH & INNOVATION
Organization address
address: PARQUE TECNOLOGICO DE MIRAMON PASEO MIKELETEGI 2 contact info |
ES (DONOSTIA-SAN SEBASTIAN) | participant | 23˙000.00 |
| 6 |
INASCO HELLAS ETAIRIA EFARMOSMENON AERODIASTIMIKON EPISTIMON D.BOFILIOS- A.BOFILIOS EE
Organization address
address: OSOS NAPOLEONTOS ZERVA 18 contact info |
EL (GLYFADA ATHINA) | participant | 16˙000.00 |
| 7 |
AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE GMBH
Organization address
address: WILLY MESSERSCHMITT STRASSE 1 contact info |
DE (OTTOBRUNN) | participant | 9˙500.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'During the last ten years, the EU has funded an important number of research projects aiming at satisfying the need for innovative repair solutions for aircraft airframes, through the development of innovative elements that could assist in performing safer and more efficient repairs, in a faster and more economical way. However, as these innovations have been developed as the main or the secondary target of a large number of upstream research projects, their combination and adaptation to the actual aeronautical composite repair requirements is needed, together with their organised and systematic promotion towards the key players in the aeronautical industry, in order to maximize the results of this investment for the EC.
Moreover, it should be stressed that, as the time from the generation of an innovation until its inclusion into a Structural Repair Manual (SRM) - which could be considered the final application level of this technology - usually exceeds one decade, it is crucial that foreground knowledge generated within EU funded research projects is appropriately disseminated to all levels of the aeronautical industry, focusing on real life applications, which will guarantee its processing and evolution throughout the different Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs), within time, instead of being constrained to scientific publications and conferences only. This way, it will be ensured that both existing aircraft, as described above, and future designs will take benefit of these innovations, increasing the efficiency of the EU resources already committed to the implementation of the FP7 targets.
For this reason, a consortium of key partners which have participated in a significant number of relevant research projects (under the acronyms COMPRES, SENARIO, PLASER, INDUCER, IAPETUS, COMPAIR) that have already finished or are in their final stages, has been assembled, in order to perform the necessary actions to achieve the goals described above.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
The cost of replacing aeroplanes is driving the aviation sector to seek more cost-effective repair and maintenance solutions that will prolong the air-worthiness of existing fleets.
Descrizione progetto (Article)
The aviation industry is looking for novel repair solutions to extend the service life of existing structures as long as possible while ensuring the structural integrity in order to minimise the costs of investing in new aircraft.
Composite materials are largely being used in the aerospace industry due to their advantages in extending the lifespan of an aeroplane and reducing the running costs. In this light, the EU-funded project AEROPLAN (Composites repairs and monitoring and validation - Dissemination of innovations and latest achievements to key players of the aeronautical industry) took up the challenge of contributing to this.
AEROPLAN disseminated the research and development (R&D) outcomes and innovations of 12 recent EU-funded projects related to composite repair and monitoring. These projects delivered composite-based aircraft solutions for safer and more efficient repairs in a faster and more cost-effective manner.
The needs of specific industries were defined and then matched with the R&D performed in each project. This led to targeted dissemination of project results via a dedicated website, flyers, posters, handouts and presentation materials to various industries in need of solutions. A series of conferences, seminars and workshops were held to present an overview of the findings for each project.
AEROPLAN also gathered experts in composite repair from the aeronautical industries to set up an expert advisory group.
By directly targeting key aeronautical industry players, AEROPLAN was able to maximise the impact of the results of 12 major projects across Europe. The sector is now in a position to exploit the advancements made in such projects to suit their needs related to existing aircraft or in the development of future designs.