Skip to main content

Flutter Free FLight Envelope eXpansion for ecOnomical Performance improvement

Objective

The FLEXOP project is about developing multidisciplinary aircraft design capabilities for Europe that will increase competitiveness with emerging markets -particularly in terms of aircraft development costs. A closer coupling of wing aeroelasticity and flight control systems in the design process opens new opportunities to explore previously unviable designs. Common methods and tools across the disciplines also provide a way to rapidly adapt existing designs into derivative aircraft, at a reduced technological risk (e.g. using control to solve a flutter problem discovered during development). The goal will be achieved by: (a) improving efficiency of currently existing wing, by increased span at no excess structural weight, while establishing modifications by aeroelastic tailoring to carry the redesigned derivative wing; (b) developing methods and tools for very accurate flutter modeling and flutter control synthesis, to enable improved flutter management during development, certification, and operation, enabling to fly with the stretched wing at same airspeed as the baseline aircraft; (c) validating the accuracy of developed tools and methods on an affordable experimental platform, followed by a scale-up study, demonstrating the interdisciplinary development cycle. Manufacturers will gain cost efficient methods, tools and demonstrators for enhancing aircraft performance by integrated development of flutter control and aeroelastic tailoring. These inter-disciplinary capabilities will improve the design cycle and the Verification& Validation process of both derivative and new aircraft. Better control of development and certification costs can be achieved if these capabilities are used to address problems early in the design process. Flight test data will be posted on the project website to provide a benchmark for the EU aerospace community. The project’s results will serve as a preliminary outlining of certification standards for future EU flexible transport aircraft.

Call for proposal

H2020-MG-2014-2015

See other projects for this call

Sub call

H2020-MG-2014_TwoStages

Coordinator

SZAMITASTECHNIKAI ES AUTOMATIZALASI KUTATOINTEZET
Net EU contribution
€ 980 801,87
Address
Kende Utca 13-17
1111 Budapest
Hungary

See on map

Region
Közép-Magyarország Budapest Budapest
Activity type
Research Organisations
Other funding
€ 0,63

Participants (10)

AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE GMBH
Germany
Net EU contribution
€ 895 563,90
Address
Willy-messerschmitt-strasse 1
82024 Taufkirchen

See on map

Region
Bayern Oberbayern München, Landkreis
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 0,00
Third-party

Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure.

RHEINISCH-WESTFAELISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE AACHEN

Participation ended

Germany
Net EU contribution
€ 0,00
Address
Templergraben 55
52062 Aachen
Region
Nordrhein-Westfalen Köln Städteregion Aachen
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00
AIRBUS GROUP LIMITED
United Kingdom
Net EU contribution
€ 282 150,00
Address
Wellington House 125 130 Strand
WC2R 0AP London

See on map

Region
London Inner London — West Westminster
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 0,00
DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUR LUFT - UND RAUMFAHRT EV
Germany
Net EU contribution
€ 735 453,68
Address
Linder Hohe
51147 Koln

See on map

Region
Nordrhein-Westfalen Köln Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt
Activity type
Research Organisations
Other funding
€ 0,00
FACC OPERATIONS GMBH
Austria
Net EU contribution
€ 1 177 444,13
Address
Fischerstrasse 9
4910 Ried Im Innkreis

See on map

Region
Westösterreich Oberösterreich Innviertel
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 0,00
INASCO HELLAS ETAIREIA EFARMOSMENON AERODIASTIMIKON EPISTIMON EE
Greece
Net EU contribution
€ 528 532,94
Address
Napoleontos Zerva 18
16675 Glyfada Athina

See on map

SME

The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.

Yes
Region
Νότιος Τομέας Αθηνών Aττική Αττική
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 0,00
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT
Netherlands
Net EU contribution
€ 223 378,65
Address
Stevinweg 1
2628 CN Delft

See on map

Region
West-Nederland Zuid-Holland Delft en Westland
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN
Germany
Net EU contribution
€ 1 129 835,14
Address
Arcisstrasse 21
80333 Muenchen

See on map

Region
Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00
UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL
United Kingdom
Net EU contribution
€ 643 468,44
Address
Beacon House Queens Road
BS8 1QU Bristol

See on map

Region
South West (England) Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area Bristol, City of
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00
RHEINISCH-WESTFAELISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE AACHEN
Germany
Net EU contribution
€ 95 535,00
Address
Templergraben 55
52062 Aachen

See on map

Region
Nordrhein-Westfalen Köln Städteregion Aachen
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00