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testing. According to Eric Dautriat Executive commenced wind tunnel testing in an Airbus The Clean Sky goal is to identify,
Director of the Clean Sky Joint Undertaking, facility on a mock-up of breakthrough develop and validate the key
“The environmental objectives are now airframe design for a high-speed, compound technologies necessary to achieve
major steps towards the ACARE
confirmed by the Technology Evaluator as helicopter demonstrator. The overall project (Advisory Council for Aeronautics
virtually achieved; “virtually”, because the has reached the end of its pre-design phase, Research in Europe) Environmental
concrete inclusion of the demonstrated marking the completion of its first official Goals for 2020 when compared to
technologies into products is now pending, milestone involving all core partners. A Year 2000 levels: fuel consumption
and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
which is an essential but different story.” demonstrator model is presently under reduced by 50 per cent, Nitrous
Crystal gazing into the future, seven years construction as part of CS2. “our Clean oxides (NOX) emissions reduced by
from now, Dautriat says, “No doubt, a Clean Sky 2-demonstrator will not only be about 80 per cent, reduction in perceived
Sky 3 will already be on track ………A going faster; it will help make speed smarter external noise of 50 per cent
seamless, inclusive programme across the by seeking the best trade-off between
entire TRL scale will have been agreed, cost-efficiency, sustainability and mission
establishing the JU as the “common house” performance,” said Jean-Brice Dumont,
of EU research for aircraft technology. At Airbus Helicopters Chief Technical officer.
the other end of the spectrum, international
cooperation with countries like Canada or
Russia will have concretised in selected OBjECtIvES FOR tHE CLEAN Sky PROGRAMME IN 2016/2017
relevant fields.” • Smart Fixed Wing Aircraft Natural Laminar Flow “BLADE” wing demonstrator
Two important Clean Sky milestones Critical Design Review performed
were achieved in the month of June this year; • Low Sweep Bizjet Vibration Control Ground Test, Critical Design Review performed
one was the announcement of a significant • Green Regional Aircraft Fuselage Barrel and Wing Box demonstrators finalized
milestone related to the development • ATR72 Flying Test Bed, Flight Test Readiness Review performed
of the high-speed, compound helicopter • Rotorcraft Active blades tested on ground (wind tunnel and whirl tower preparation)
demonstrator by Airbus Helicopters and • Rotorcraft Diesel engine tested on ground
the other was the maiden flight of the • Open Rotor Ground Demonstrator Critical Design Review held
• Large 3-shaft engine Composite Fan Blade Ground test campaign performed
Airbus Flight Lab A320 flying testbed. The • Engine Build 2 Turboshaft Performance tests performed
Clean Sky programme has also significantly • Power generation and electrical distribution systems tested on ground
advanced rotorcraft technologies and • Green Flight Management System tested in simulator
this came to the forefront, when Airbus • Thermal Test Bench tests for Eco Design performed
Helicopters announced in June, that it had
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