Periodic Reporting for period 1 - SMR ACAP (SMR aircraft architecture and technology integration project)
Période du rapport: 2023-01-01 au 2023-06-30
The AirCraft Architecture Project (ACAP) is the most credible answer of an ambitious Consortium, engaged to deliver by early 2026 the first TRL3 (for the H2 configuration) and TRL4 (for the SAF configuration) for the pioneering aircraft able to bring to the fleet -30% of emission reduction from 2035 via the Short-and-Middle Range (SMR) class (reference 2020 aircraft).
The top-level objectives of the ACAP project will be the following:
- Provide to the SMR Clean Aviation community a collaborative framework, associated with a digital backbone approach, to enable the integration at aircraft level of the key identified technologies;
- Define the top-level requirements of the ultra-efficient and H2-enabled aircraft concepts, and cascade the target settings to the subsystems addressed in the parallel SMR pillar projects;
- Definition of absolute environmental targets or thresholds based on the planetary boundaries framework and other biogeophysical limits and the corresponding environmental breakdown on component and system level
- Management and establishment of central CA-SMR Life cycle inventory based on Clean Sky 2 - Eco Design activities and integration of Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Data as central SMR Data Source for LCA work.
- Execute baseline LCA (mainly based on qualitative Data as Flow Charts, Design & Technology concepts, Bill of Processes and Materials etc) and Compile 1st issue of LCA results based on existing LCI datasets and result communication towards Demo Projects.
- Development of Environmental Co-Design approach for application in CA-Key technology demonstrators
- Identify the most promising technologies to be integrated in the future greener SMR, with a special focus within ACAP on the definition of relevant systems associated to propulsion and non-propulsive functions;
- And finally conduct the trade-off and down-selection of the most promising aircraft configurations with ultra-efficient airframe, both for SAF and H2-enabled energy carrier, up to a “pre-PDR” definition level of the aircraft, and including final impact monitoring.
The top-level objectives of the ACAP project will be the following:
- Provide to the SMR Clean Aviation community a collaborative framework, associated with a digital backbone approach, to enable the integration at aircraft level of the key identified technologies;
- Define the top-level requirements of the ultra-efficient and H2-enabled aircraft concepts, and cascade the target settings to the subsystems addressed in the parallel SMR pillar projects;
- Definition of absolute environmental targets or thresholds based on the planetary boundaries framework and other biogeophysical limits and the corresponding environmental breakdown on component and system level
- Management and establishment of central CA-SMR Life cycle inventory based on Clean Sky 2 - Eco Design activities and integration of Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Data as central SMR Data Source for LCA work.
- Execute baseline LCA (mainly based on qualitative Data as Flow Charts, Design & Technology concepts, Bill of Processes and Materials etc) and Compile 1st issue of LCA results based on existing LCI datasets and result communication towards Demo Projects.
- Development of Environmental Co-Design approach for application in CA-Key technology demonstrators
- Identify the most promising technologies to be integrated in the future greener SMR, with a special focus within ACAP on the definition of relevant systems associated to propulsion and non-propulsive functions;
- And finally conduct the trade-off and down-selection of the most promising aircraft configurations with ultra-efficient airframe, both for SAF and H2-enabled energy carrier, up to a “pre-PDR” definition level of the aircraft, and including final impact monitoring.
The SMR ACAP activities kicked off on the 2nd of January 2023. The formal kick off meeting with all the SMR ACAP Partners took place on the 17th January 2023, in Bremen, at the ECOMAT.
The Consortium Agreement has been also finalized and distributed for signature. The EASA service contract has been also negotiated, and signed by both parties, the project coordinator and the EASA.
We also had on 21.03.2023 our very first SMR Integration - Technical Review meeting during which we invited the project coordinators for OFELIA, SWITCH, HEAVEN, UPWing, FASTERH2, to kdiscuss the cooperation plan, and start identifying the interfaces, and also the interdependencies between projects. Each SMR project presented its scope and objectives, and proposed a list of deliverables that will be required by the other SMR project.
From a technical point of view, we have converged on the reference aircraft, and initiated discussions on the aircraft architecture trades. Technical alignment took place on the different system technologies considered in ACAP, and also on the system architecture activities. For the Life Cycle Assessment, and Life Cycle Inventory, we had a formal workshop with involved Partners in Hamburg, which allowed the team to define the next steps. The SMR digital backbone was rolled out in the SMR pillar via various meetings. For the Impact Monitoring, we welcome Matthias Meussen, who took over from Lars Jörgensen, and initiated a series of meetings and workshops to clarify the scope, and start establishing the KPIs. The dissemination, communication and exploitation is also at the heart of ACAP: the team started with the preparation of the first PR film, that will need to be available for Le Bourget Airshow.
The team managed to converge on the reference aircraft. The Systems technologies progressed and some alignment meetings took place with TUHH to define the system aircraft architectures. On the LCI & LCA, the link to Fraunhofer was reactivated, and led to some workshops to investigate how CS2 data could be re-used. On DDMS, the legal issues on the server licences and the free training could be solved,as well as new releases on the Next Gen Lab including improved features and new features. The DiPP tool carried on being improved with updated functionalities. The ACAP project also contributed to Le Bourget Airshow and performed a presentation of the ACAP project at the European Commission Stand with Clean Aviation. For this event, a dedicated film was produced to promote the project. This video is now available on the internet.
The Consortium Agreement has been also finalized and distributed for signature. The EASA service contract has been also negotiated, and signed by both parties, the project coordinator and the EASA.
We also had on 21.03.2023 our very first SMR Integration - Technical Review meeting during which we invited the project coordinators for OFELIA, SWITCH, HEAVEN, UPWing, FASTERH2, to kdiscuss the cooperation plan, and start identifying the interfaces, and also the interdependencies between projects. Each SMR project presented its scope and objectives, and proposed a list of deliverables that will be required by the other SMR project.
From a technical point of view, we have converged on the reference aircraft, and initiated discussions on the aircraft architecture trades. Technical alignment took place on the different system technologies considered in ACAP, and also on the system architecture activities. For the Life Cycle Assessment, and Life Cycle Inventory, we had a formal workshop with involved Partners in Hamburg, which allowed the team to define the next steps. The SMR digital backbone was rolled out in the SMR pillar via various meetings. For the Impact Monitoring, we welcome Matthias Meussen, who took over from Lars Jörgensen, and initiated a series of meetings and workshops to clarify the scope, and start establishing the KPIs. The dissemination, communication and exploitation is also at the heart of ACAP: the team started with the preparation of the first PR film, that will need to be available for Le Bourget Airshow.
The team managed to converge on the reference aircraft. The Systems technologies progressed and some alignment meetings took place with TUHH to define the system aircraft architectures. On the LCI & LCA, the link to Fraunhofer was reactivated, and led to some workshops to investigate how CS2 data could be re-used. On DDMS, the legal issues on the server licences and the free training could be solved,as well as new releases on the Next Gen Lab including improved features and new features. The DiPP tool carried on being improved with updated functionalities. The ACAP project also contributed to Le Bourget Airshow and performed a presentation of the ACAP project at the European Commission Stand with Clean Aviation. For this event, a dedicated film was produced to promote the project. This video is now available on the internet.
The WP5 in ACAP deals with the Impact Monitoring and the overall results at aircraft level.
WP5 participated in the ACAP kick off meeting on 17.01.2023 in Bremen. Based on the discussions in the afternoon break out sessions, a working group including all CA coordinating partners drafted a document for the principles of impact monitoring within Clean Aviation and handed it over to the JU PO and the GA. WP5 participated in the EU Impact Monitor Awareness session on 08.02.2023 and agreed to take a seat in the project’s Advisory Board. On 01.03.2023 Matthias Meussen started his mission as WP5 Leader. A series of technical meetings were held to clarify deliverables and contents of the different sub-work packages and to establish interfaces with WP1 and WP3. WP5 participated in the WP3 kick off meeting and clarified the inputs for the industrial part of Single Score LCA as contribution to WP5.1. On 21.03.2023 WP5 participated in the SMR Technical Integration Review and started to establish links to the relevant SMR projects for Impact monitoring. The Technical Kick Off Meeting of WP5 was held on 29.03.2023 with all project partners in Hamburg. The WP5 team initiated a series of discussions on the KPIs. Those discussions are taking place within the ACAP consortium, but also with other Clean Aviation Projects. The plan is to provide by June the Impact Monitoring KPIs. In April WP5 participated in multiple bi-lateral sessions on the details of exchange between project partners in CA to build the Cooperation Plan, namely with HERA, TheMa4Hera and H2ELIOS. In several loops, the Cooperation Plan was finalized with the ACAP project partners. On May 30 and 31, WP5 organized a workshop on Impact Monitor Metrics, KPI and References at DLR in Hamburg. With participation from ACAP WP1 and WP3, with representatives from SWITCH, HEAVEN, OFELIA, UPWing and FasterH2 as well as HERA and the CAJU Program Office foundations were laid to a common understanding of the Impact Monitor fundamentals. It is planned to have a similar session after the summer break. On June 13 the Impact monitor participated to the ACAP PMC#2 at Onera in Toulouse. The WP5 leader contributed to the ACAP video clip that was published for the Paris Air Show. On 21 June the Cooperation Plan was finalized at the SMR Integration Technical Review Meeting #2 in Paris. WP5 delivered the D5.1 Impact Monitoring – Reference, KPIs, Targets & TRL to CAJU Program Office on 30 June and shared it for comments with the ACAP WP5 project partner.
WP5 participated in the ACAP kick off meeting on 17.01.2023 in Bremen. Based on the discussions in the afternoon break out sessions, a working group including all CA coordinating partners drafted a document for the principles of impact monitoring within Clean Aviation and handed it over to the JU PO and the GA. WP5 participated in the EU Impact Monitor Awareness session on 08.02.2023 and agreed to take a seat in the project’s Advisory Board. On 01.03.2023 Matthias Meussen started his mission as WP5 Leader. A series of technical meetings were held to clarify deliverables and contents of the different sub-work packages and to establish interfaces with WP1 and WP3. WP5 participated in the WP3 kick off meeting and clarified the inputs for the industrial part of Single Score LCA as contribution to WP5.1. On 21.03.2023 WP5 participated in the SMR Technical Integration Review and started to establish links to the relevant SMR projects for Impact monitoring. The Technical Kick Off Meeting of WP5 was held on 29.03.2023 with all project partners in Hamburg. The WP5 team initiated a series of discussions on the KPIs. Those discussions are taking place within the ACAP consortium, but also with other Clean Aviation Projects. The plan is to provide by June the Impact Monitoring KPIs. In April WP5 participated in multiple bi-lateral sessions on the details of exchange between project partners in CA to build the Cooperation Plan, namely with HERA, TheMa4Hera and H2ELIOS. In several loops, the Cooperation Plan was finalized with the ACAP project partners. On May 30 and 31, WP5 organized a workshop on Impact Monitor Metrics, KPI and References at DLR in Hamburg. With participation from ACAP WP1 and WP3, with representatives from SWITCH, HEAVEN, OFELIA, UPWing and FasterH2 as well as HERA and the CAJU Program Office foundations were laid to a common understanding of the Impact Monitor fundamentals. It is planned to have a similar session after the summer break. On June 13 the Impact monitor participated to the ACAP PMC#2 at Onera in Toulouse. The WP5 leader contributed to the ACAP video clip that was published for the Paris Air Show. On 21 June the Cooperation Plan was finalized at the SMR Integration Technical Review Meeting #2 in Paris. WP5 delivered the D5.1 Impact Monitoring – Reference, KPIs, Targets & TRL to CAJU Program Office on 30 June and shared it for comments with the ACAP WP5 project partner.