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Towards flying testbeds
for novel long-range aircraft

THE NEED

Address the need for more radical changes in long range aircraft conﬁgurations and propulsion concepts to drastically cut carbon emissions of long-range ﬂights and to accelerate the potential entry-into-service of such aircraft to before 2050.

THE APPROACH

Pre-design and evaluation of novel ﬂying testbeds that are needed for de-risking the development of disruptive future long-range aircraft conﬁgurations and constituting technologies.

Investigate the potential emissions reduction of long-range air trafﬁc offered by promising blended wing body aircraft conﬁgurations and by hydrogen-powered tube-and-wing conﬁgurations, including their constituting radical new technologies.

Develop roadmaps, but also operational and business plans, for the further development of the EXAELIA ﬂying testbeds and the use of these assets in the development of the future long-range aircraft.

THE IMPACT

Reduction of carbon emissions of long-range aircraft by 50-100% with respect to 2020 aircraft.

Maintain European industrial leadership in commercial aviation.