Commercial aircraft - design for crash survivability

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: BRPR960207

Project closed

Start date 1 September 1996

End date 29 February 2000

Funded under

• Specific research and technological development programme in the field of industrial and materials technologies, 1994-1998

Total cost No data

EU contribution No data

Coordinated by

BAE SYSTEMS (OPERATIONS) LTD
United Kingdom

Objective

Objectives and content:
The objective of this work programme is to develop the technology for the design of composite airframes with maximum safety with respect to potentially survivable crash scenarios. This is to be achieved by studying material characteristics and failure criteria for composites, develop material models and implement into analysis codes. These advances are then validated by modelling failure of known structures (boxes) and comparing the modelling to structural tests. Validated methodology is then applied to airframe composite belly structures of the A320 and of a commuter aircraft. Again the simulations will be validated by structural tests.

Advance in modelling occupants will be made by implementing a finite element model for occupants, to take the place of the hitherto rigid dummy models. The finite element model should allow occupant injuries to be synthesised. Loading from A320 and commuter belly structure simulation will be used to assess occupant responses. The technology developed and embodied into analysis codes and guidelines form parts of the deliverables. Methodology, material properties and results of simulation and tests will enable participants to enhance European capabilities in this technology area, which will gain widespread exploitation as composites are used more and more in primary airframe structures.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › materials engineering › composites
• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › vehicle engineering › aerospace engineering › aircraft

Programme(s)

• FP4-BRITE/EURAM 3 - Specific research and technological development programme in the field of industrial and materials technologies, 1994-1998

Topic(s)

• 0301 - Aeronautics

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

BAE SYSTEMS (OPERATIONS) LTD

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Warwick House, Farnborough Aerospace Centre ; GU14 6YU FARNBOROUGH ; United Kingdom
• Total cost: No data

Participants (20)

AACHEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 7,Wüllerstraße 7 ; 52062 AACHEN
• Total cost: No data

AIRBUS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Kreetslag 10 ; 21129 HAMBURG
• Total cost: No data

AIRBUS FRANCE SAS

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Route de Bayonne 316 ; TOULOUSE
• Total cost: No data

Alenia Aerospazio - Un'Azienda Finmeccanica SpA

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Viale dell'Aeronautica ; 80038 Pomigliano d'Arco - Napoli
• Total cost: No data

CENTRE D'ESSAIS AERONAUTIQUE DE TOULOUSE

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Avenue Henri Guillaumet 23 ; 31056 TOULOUSE
• Total cost: No data

CRANFIELD IMPACT CENTRE LTD.

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: WHARLEY END ; MK430JR CRANFIELD,BEDFORD
• Total cost: No data

Cad Fem GmbH

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Anzingerstraße 11 ; 85560 Ebersberg bei München
• Total cost: No data

Construcciones Aeronauticas SA

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: S/N,Avda. John Lennon ; 28906 Getafe - Madrid
• Total cost: No data

DEVTEC LTD.

Ireland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 20,Viscount Avenue, Airways Industrial Estate 20 ; 17 DUBLIN
• Total cost: No data

Dassault Aviation SA

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 78,Quai Marcel-Dassault ; 92214 Saint-Cloud
• Total cost: No data

ENGINEERING SYSTEM INTERNATIONAL SA

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Rue Saarinen 20, SILIC 270 ; 94578 RUNGIS
• Total cost: No data

GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTRE

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Pfaffenwaldring 38-40 ; 70569 STUTTGART
• Total cost: No data

MECALOG SARL

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Centre d'Affaires, Rue de la Renaissance 2 ; 92184 ANTONY
• Total cost: No data

Nationaal Lucht- en Ruimtevaart Laboratorium

Netherlands

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 8300 AD Emmeloord
• Total cost: No data

OFFICE NATIONAL D'ETUDES ET DE RECHERCHES AEROSPATIALES

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Boulevard Paul Painlevé 5 ; 59045 LILLE
• Total cost: No data

PRINCIPIA INGENIEROS CONSULTORES S.A.

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 94,Velasquez 94 ; 28006 MADRID
• Total cost: No data

Patec

Denmark

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 10,Gustav Wieds Vej ; 8000 Århus C
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK

Ireland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Plassey Technological Park ; 61 Limerick
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University of Liverpool

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: L69 3BX Liverpool
• Total cost: No data

University of Patras

Greece

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Panepistimioupolis ; 26500 PATRAS
• Total cost: No data