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Concepts of promising commercial aircraft configurations identified and designed being suitable for long-range missions (beyond 9000 km), currently significant contributors to aviation’s environmental footprint.
- At least 3 LR aircraft configurations with radically new technologies designed conceptually and analysed, w.r.t. climate neutrality; possibly noise reduction; technical, business, and operational feasibility (against reference).
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Critical aspects of these aircraft configurations identified, including their radically new technologies, with focus on the critical aspects that need to be de-risked by flight testing
- Critical aspects identified.
- Appropriate means for de-risking identified (virtual, ground test, wind tunnel test, and/or flight test).
- Flight test needs specified.
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Mandatory innovative experimental aircraft identified for de-risking the critical aspects that need flight testingO3 – Mandatory innovative experimental aircraft identified for de-risking the critical aspects that need flight testing.
- Possibilities for de-risking assessed w.r.t to current FTBs, such as FTBs owned by the consortium, Clean Aviation demonstrators, and FTBs owned by European industry.
- At least 3 FTB families conceptually defined for flight testing (a combination of) critical aspect(s) that cannot be tested using existing testbeds.
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Novel flying testbed families and flight tests predesigned with technology development plans until first flight
- Possibilities for de-risking assessed w.r.t to current FTBs, such as FTBs owned by the consortium, Clean Aviation demonstrators, and FTBs owned by European industry.
- At least 3 FTB families conceptually defined for flight testing (a combination of) critical aspect(s) that cannot be tested using existing testbeds.
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European exploitation strategy disseminated for the promising aircraft configuration concepts, including their radically new technologies, and the novel flying testbeds.
- Conceptual and preliminary design reviews held (at least 3 FTB families), with representative hardware testing activities carried out for de-risking preliminary design.
- Plan for further technology development up to first flight delivered.