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Reducing Emissions from Aviation by Changing Trajectories for the benefit of Climate

Objetivo

The collaborative project REACT4C (Reducing Emissions from Aviation by Changing Trajectories for the benefit of Climate) has the objectives: (1) to explore the feasibility of adopting flight altitudes and flight routes that lead to reduced fuel consumption and emissions, and lessen the environmental impact; (2) to estimate the overall global effect of such ATM measures in terms of climate change. For a set of typical weather situations, 4D (location and time) cost functions will be determined that reflect the environmental and climate impact of aviation emissions. Current operational flight planning tools will be extended to account for environmental effects via these cost functions. Flight trajectories will be calculated for several optimisation targets: operational, economic and environmental. The associated impacts on the environment will be calculated. Practical rules for an environmentally friendly flight planning will be deduced. Concepts of future (green) aircraft that will be adapted and optimised for the new environmentally compatible flight routing will be developed and the associated mitigation gain of such aircraft will be estimated in terms of environmental and climatic impact. Finally, the results will be disseminated to stakeholders in the aviation sector, the science community and the general public, and the results will be prepared for further exploitation.

Convocatoria de propuestas

FP7-AAT-2008-RTD-1
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Coordinador

DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUR LUFT - UND RAUMFAHRT EV
Aportación de la UE
€ 1 339 117,74
Dirección
LINDER HOHE
51147 Koln
Alemania

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Región
Nordrhein-Westfalen Köln Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt
Tipo de actividad
Research Organisations
Contacto administrativo
Rita Lais (Ms.)
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Coste total
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Participantes (7)