The Large Passenger Aircraft (LPA) IADP is about large-scale demonstration of technologies integrated at aircraft level in three Platforms:
Platform 1 “Advanced Engine and Aircraft Configurations” objective is to provide the development environment for the integration of the most fuel efficient propulsion concepts into compatible airframe configurations and concepts targeting next generation aircraft. The propulsion concepts considered range from Open Rotor engine architectures over advanced Ultra-High Bypass Ratio (UHBR) turbofans up to “hybrid” propulsion concepts for different levels of electrification of the power plant.
All support the CS2 objectives to reduce CO2 Emissions, Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) as well as contributing to the reduction of aircraft noise.
Platform 2 "Next Generation Fuselage, Cabin and Systems Integration” covered fuselage technologies for a typical single aisle commercial aircraft. The goal is to demonstrate an entirely new, advanced fuselage structural concept in alignment towards next-generation cabin-cargo architectures, including relevant aircraft systems with focus on industrial manufacturing including pre-installation and modularisation. The demonstrators are supported by cross-functional activities dealing with development of multifunctional technologies for elementary, automated structural testing and prediction tools for structural components under applied.
The technologies to increase energy efficiency and reduce environmental impact also fulfil future market needs and improve the competitiveness of future products.
Platform 3 “Next Generation Aircraft Systems, Cockpit and Avionics” includes advanced systems maintenance activities. It targets, for Large, Regional and Business aircraft:
Safety enhancement through resilience to pilot skills evolution, error tolerant automation, improved situation awareness, human monitoring;
Robust operations, reduced operational costs thanks to easier flight crew tasks, reduced workload, with optimized allocation between human and system
European aeronautical industry competitiveness enhancement via evolutive cockpit design, Low cost and fast upgradability, “Shared resources Platform” concept, Applicative cockpit, reduced lead- time, design for security.
