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FEATURE eMiSSiOnS And nOiSe
Ushering in a Clean Revolution
European Clean Sky initiative transitions to Clean Sky 2
By Atul Chandra
REdUCING EMISSIONS ANd NOISE technology demonstrators that have moved
levels produced by commercial aircraft is the aviation and aeronautics industry
an aspect that is critical to the growth of substantially forward. Some of the major
the aviation industry. Billions of dollars technological leaps to have emerged from
are being invested by industry oEMs and the Clean Sky effort include, open Rotor
national Governments to fund innovative and technology, laminar wings, innovative rotor
eco-friendly methods that will reduce the blades and high compression engine for light
environmental impact of the next generation helicopters, innovative ice detector sensors
The Airbus Helicopters LifeRCraft of commercial aircraft. one of the important and advanced avionics systems. Programme
Demonstrator project in Clean Sky
2, addresses technology gaps in undertakings in this regard is the European funding for the Clean Sky initiative was
systems, structures and overall Clean Sky programme, Europe’s largest ever undertaken on a 50/50 basis by the European
design. It will make use of the aeronautics research initiative, which began Commission (in cash) and an in-kind
technological capabilities across activities in 2009 as seven-year effort with contribution from the European aeronautical
the European Research Area. The
main goal is to demonstrate the a budget of €1.6 billion. The original Clean industry.
viability of a compound rotorcraft Sky effort has emerged as a highly visible Clean Sky 2 (CS2) came into force in
design, which, with its combination and successful Public Private Partnership June 2014 after its adoption by the Council
of payload / range / speed will between the European Commission and the of the European Union and will facilitate the
revolutionise the capability of
disaster relief, medical evacuation European aeronautics industry, resulting development of breakthrough technologies,
or search & rescue operators in the development of technologies and architectures and configurations at the
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