Objective Currently, the light aircraft industry lacks the means to retrofit aircrafts with hybrid technology. This shortcoming leads to ahost of problems, of the most significant include: higher maintenance costs, environmental contamination and safety risks.HYPROP is a proposal by the aeronautic company AXTER that will introduce novel technology and an accompanyingbusiness model that are aimed at taking current light aircrafts powered only by gasoline engines and converting them intohybrid propulsion aircrafts.The proposed HYBPROP will develop a business model around the company owned prototype AX-50 (based on currentcommerical AX-40S) which will hybridize the airplane engine (electric-fuel combination) adapting the current piston engine ofan airplane. The business model shall include a full installation service, providing services based on the customers needs,as opposed to a product driven approach. This hybrid engine will allow the use of the electric engine during the majority ofthe flight, reducing the consumption of fuel and the maintenance cost of the engine due to lower usage of the engine.Several solutions have been proposed in the market to achieve a fully electric engine airplane; however, HYBPROP willpropose retrofitting already existing airplanes into hybrid propulsion ones as a full service to the airplane owner, in contrastto having this technology available only on new airplanes.The current technology available in the prototype AX-50 (based on operational AX-40S) allows a manned safe landing in theevent of failure driving the full propulsion power to the electrical engine and decoupling the failed piston engine. Applying thistechnology to mixed operation of both engine during the complete operational environment will reduce the fuel consumptionby using electrical means during taxi operation and supporting part of the flight. Batteries are charged optimizing theoperation or by normal electric line with an adapter in ground. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsliquid fuelsengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcontrol systemsengineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringaircraftsocial scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementbusiness modelsengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringair pollution engineering Programme(s) H2020-EU.3.4. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Smart, Green And Integrated Transport Main Programme H2020-EU.2.1.1. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) H2020-EU.2.3.1. - Mainstreaming SME support, especially through a dedicated instrument Topic(s) SMEInst-10-2016-2017 - Small business innovation research for Transport and Smart Cities Mobility Call for proposal H2020-SMEInst-2016-2017 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-SMEINST-1-2016-2017 Funding Scheme SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1 Coordinator AXTER AEROSPACE SL Net EU contribution € 50 000,00 Address CALLE SAGRADOS CORAZONES 18 28011 MADRID Spain 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 Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 71 429,00
