Objective Aviation has dramatically transformed society over the past 100 years. Fast and efficient transportation has essentially been “shrinking the planet” and changing the landscape in terms of financial and societal conditions. The growth of air traffic over the past 50 years has been spectacular, and will continue in the future. This anticipated growth carries along challenges and opportunities in various aspects of life, from economics to the environment. Research must meet these emerging challenges by producing concepts and breakthrough technological achievements in air transport.Currently, one of the most challenging areas of aeronautical research is the air-vehicle itself, mainly in what concerns its form and operation. Passenger aircrafts have kept more or less the same basic design since the 40's. Several improvements have been introduced since then (composite materials for the main load bearing structure of the aircraft eg A350, B787) but none of them had altered the basic form of the aircraft or its main operation and handling.For the air-transport of the future several pioneering ideas meant for introducing radical changes in the air-transport system have been proposed, requiring several innovations and individual technical challenges to be met towards their implementation. An idea to be investigated within the frame of the proposed project is the design of the aircraft as a combination of a “carrier” and a “passenger pod”. The benefits from such a concept are multiple.- Inter-modal passenger transport.- Increased flexibility in aircraft configuration and fleet management.- Distributed airport facilities- Faster and easier passenger loading- Evacuation of the aircraft in case of an emergency Fields of science engineering and technologymaterials engineeringcompositessocial scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsengineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringaircraftnatural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomyplanetary sciencesplanetsengineering and technologycivil engineeringtransportation engineeringairport engineering Programme(s) FP7-TRANSPORT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Transport (including Aeronautics) Topic(s) AAT.2012.6.3-1. - Breakthrough and emerging technologies AAT.2012.6.3-2. - Radical new concepts for air transport Call for proposal FP7-AAT-2012-RTD-L0 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project Coordinator PANEPISTIMIO PATRON EU contribution € 241 600,00 Address UNIVERSITY CAMPUS RIO PATRAS 265 04 Rio Patras Greece See on map Region Κεντρική Ελλάδα Δυτική Ελλάδα Αχαΐα Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Vassilis Kostopoulos (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (3) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all INASCO HELLAS ETAIREIA EFARMOSMENON AERODIASTIMIKON EPISTIMON EE Greece EU contribution € 98 900,00 Address NAPOLEONTOS ZERVA 18 16675 Glyfada Athina See on map Region Αττική Aττική Νότιος Τομέας Αθηνών Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Dimitri Bofilios (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data PIAGGIO AERO INDUSTRIES SPA Italy EU contribution € 33 350,00 Address LARGO ANGELO FOCHETTI 29 00185 Roma See on map Region Centro (IT) Lazio Roma Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Alessandro Morando (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data STICHTING KONINKLIJK NEDERLANDS LUCHT - EN RUIMTEVAARTCENTRUM Netherlands EU contribution € 186 900,00 Address ANTHONY FOKKERWEG 2 1059 CM Amsterdam See on map Region West-Nederland Noord-Holland Groot-Amsterdam Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Antonios Kanakis (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data