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Clean Sky at a GlanceProf. Rolf Henke

Vice Chairman of the Clean Sky JU Governing Board

Member of the DLR Executive Board

Bringing Sustainable Air Transport Closer

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Unique Public-Private-Partnership in Aeronautics

•Europe’s largest Aeronautics Research

Programme ever

• €1.6B value, split 50/50 between the Commission (cash)

and Clean Sky members and partners (in kind)

• Start February 2008; running up to 2017

• €650M invested to date (September 2011)

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Unique Public-Private-Partnership in Aeronautics

•A new way of delivering R&T

• Integrated, ‘thematic’ set-up

• Large scale and complex testing, evaluation and

demonstration

• Open Calls for engaging partners

• Clean Sky founders and Commission working as equity

partners

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Clean Sky Background: The ACARE Vision 2020

October 2002

SRA-1

October 2004

SRA-2

June 2000

Vision 2020

April 2008

Addendum

Clean Sky

Preparation

February 2008

Take-Off

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Environmental Benefits Expected

Clean Sky demonstrates technologies at system level

contributing to the ACARE Vision 2020 goals

CO2 reduction objectives (%)

40

60

80

100

2000 Emissions Clean Sky Contribution

Fixed

Wing

Aircraft

Rotorcraft

CO2 reduction objectives (%)

40

60

80

100

40

60

80

100

2000 Emissions Clean Sky Contribution

Fixed

Wing

Aircraft

Rotorcraft

NOX reduction objectives (%)

40

60

80

100

2000 Emissions Clean Sky ContributionFixed

Wing

Aircraft

Rotorcraft

NOX reduction objectives (%)

40

60

80

100

40

60

80

100

2000 Emissions Clean Sky ContributionFixed

Wing

Aircraft

Rotorcraft

Noise reduction objectives (EPNdB)

2000 Emissions Clean Sky Contribution

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-4

-6

-8

-10

Noise reduction objectives (EPNdB)Noise reduction objectives (EPNdB)

2000 Emissions Clean Sky Contribution

-2

-4

-6

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-10

10 EPNdB noise reduction is generally recognised as

a ‘halving of perceived noise’ to the human ear

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Clean Sky is Led by European Industry

Alenia & EADS-CASA

Airbus & SAAB

Eurocopter &

AgustaWestland

Dassault &

Fraunhofer

Thales &

Liebherr

Rolls-Royce &

Safran

DLR & Thales

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Involving Hundreds of Participants

6x2 ITD leaders

Up to 50%

74 associates

Up to 25%

• MEMBERS (leaders + associates) are

committed for the full duration of CSJU

• PARTNERS are committed for the

duration of their topic(s)

> 500 partners (*) through calls

No less than 25%

(*) ~400 today:

40% SME, 25%

Universities

Funding Breakdown

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Development, Demonstration, Evaluation

Technologies

Demonstrators

Concept a/c

Realised

Environmental

Benefit

Model

Optimisation

Previous &

Other Research

Potential

Market

Applications

Clean Sky Activities

Technology

Evaluation

Maturation &

Validation

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Concept Aircraft

• Integrating the technologies and enabling the assessment

• at aircraft (mission) level

• at airport level

• at air transport system level

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Technology Demonstration and Testing …

• Advanced Metallic & Composite Structure

• Innovative Rotor Blades

• Systems for Flight Path Optimisation

• Technologies for «All-Electric» Architectures

• Large Scale Wind-tunnel Test

• Full-scale Static and Fatigue Testing

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… Engine Demonstrators …

• Counter-Rotating Open

Rotor

• Advanced Geared

Turbofan Demonstrator

• Large Three-shaft

Engine Demonstrator

• Advanced Turboshaft

Rotorcraft

Demonstrator

• Diesel Rotorcraft

Demonstrator

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… Three Flying Demonstrators

Q4/2014Q4/2014

• Low Speed Demonstrator

• Smart flap concept, with combined function for

manoeuvre control and high lift

• Active flow control at the leading edge to replace slats

• Active flow control flaps for increased high lift performance

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… Three Flying Demonstrators

Q2/2016Q2/2016

• CROR Flying Test Bed (Counter-Rotating Open Rotor)

• New propeller design

• Engine – Pylon – Aircraft integration concept

• New CROR - Engine Integration technology

• Advanced CROR aero-acoustic design

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… Three Flying Demonstrators

Q4/2014Q4/2014

• High Speed Demonstrator

• Advanced passive laminar flow wing aerodynamic design

• Two alternative integrated structural concepts for a laminar wing

• High quality, low tolerance manufacturing and repair techniques

• Anti contamination surface coating

• Shielding Kruger high lift device

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Thank you

for your

attention!