Cost Effective Small AiRcraft

Objective

CESAR focuses on small-size commercial aircraft providing manufacturers with an enhanced ability needed to become fully competitive in the world market. The objective is to build up a new development concept for this aircraft category and to improve selected technologies enabling a significant reduction of the time-to-market and lowering the overall development, operation and maintenance costs, while considering safety, passenger comfort and environmental impact.

The project consists of five RTD areas sufficiently covering the complexity of the aircraft design process, namely aerodynamic and structural design, propulsion integration, aircraft system optimisation and design integration aspects. In particular CESAR aims at enhancing aerodynamic and structural design tools and structural evaluation methods. RTD work comprises development, validation and integration of design tools and methodologies to provide suitable environment for virtual aircraft simulation. Enhancement of design processes, knowledge management and collaboration tools is an essential part of the project.

Another important part of the project is technological development for aircraft subparts and systems. The CESAR aspires to provide technologies and knowledge for advanced wing, competitive and environmentally acceptable propulsion unit and new technologies for selected aircraft systems to reduce aircraft operating costs and improve safety. The activities also include the integration of the latest technologies already applied to large commercial aircraft and their modified economical use within the category of small-size commercial aircraft, e.g. cost effective actuation, complex power-plant control system, competitive technologies for air systems, structural health monitoring and on condition maintenance systems.

Validation is carried out on two levels:
a) on the task level (hardware platforms),
b) on the project level (two baseline a/c configurations for assessment and trade offs).

Fields of science

• social sciences › social and economic geography › transport
• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › vehicle engineering › aerospace engineering › aircraft
• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electronic engineering › automation and control systems
• social sciences › economics and business › business and management › commerce

Programme(s)

• FP6-AEROSPACE - Aeronautics and Space: thematic priority 4 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006.

Topic(s)

• AERO-1.1 - Strengthening competitiveness

Call for proposal

FP6-2005-AERO-1
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Funding Scheme

IP - Integrated Project

Coordinator

VYZKUMNY A ZKUSEBNI LETECKY USTAV, A.S.

Address

Beranovych 130
Prague - Letnany
Czechia

Participants (38)

AERO VODOCHODY A.S.

Czechia

Address

U Letiste 374, Dolinek
Odolena Voda

AIT- AUSTRIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GMBH

Austria

Address

Donau-city-strasse 1
Wien

C.I.R.A. - CENTRO ITALIANO RICERCHE AEROSPAZIALI SCPA

Italy

Address

Capua (Ce)
Capua (Ce)

EADS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH

Germany

Address

Willy-messerschmitt-straße
Munich

EUROCOPTER SAS

France

Address

Aéroport International Marseille - Provence
Marignane

EVEKTOR SPOL. S R.O.

Czechia

Address

Letecka 1008
Kunovice

SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY

Sweden

Address

Gullfossgatan 6
Stockholm

AERNNOVA ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS, S.A.

Spain

Address

P.t.alava C/ Leonardo Da Vinci, 13
Minano (Alava)

HELLENIC AEROSPACE INDUSTRY S.A.

Greece

Address

Hellenic Aerospace Industry, Po Box 23, 32009 Schimatari, Greece
Schimatari

VR GROUP, A.S.

Czechia

Address

Touzimská 583
Prague 9 - Kbely

INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARI AEROSPATIALE "ELIE CARAFOLI"

Romania

Address

Iuliu Maniu 220
Bucharest

INSTYTUT LOTNICTWA - INSTITUTE OF AVIATION

Poland

Address

Al. Krakowska 110/114
Warsaw

SE "IVCHENKO PROGRESS"

Ukraine

Address

2, Ivanova Street
Zaprozohye

JIHLAVAN, A.S.

Czechia

Address

Znojemská 64
Jihlava

LIEBHERR AEROSPACE TOULOUSE S.A.S.

France

Address

408, Avenue Des Etats Unis
Toulouse

MATERIALS ENGINEERING RESEARCH LABORATORY LTD

United Kingdom

Address

Wilbury Way
Hitchin

MESIT PRISTROJE SPOL. S R.O.

Czechia

Address

Sokolovska 573
Uherske Hradiste

STICHTING NATIONAAL LUCHT- EN RUIMTEVAARTLABORATORIUM

Netherlands

Address

Anthony Fokkerweg 2, 1059 Cm
Amsterdam

PRVNI BRNENSKA STROJIRNA VELKA BITES, A.S.

Czechia

Address

Vlkovska 279
Velka Bites

PIAGGIO AERO INDUSTRIES S.P.A.

Italy

Address

Viale Castro Pretorio, 116
Rome

POLSKIE ZAKLADY LOTNICZE SP. Z O.O.

Poland

Address

Wojska Polskiego 3
Mielec

SWEREA SICOMP AB

Sweden

Address

Fibervägen 2
Pitea

SOCATA SAS

France

Address

Aéroport Tarbes Lourdes Pyrénées
Louey

SPEEL PRAHA, LTD.

Czechia

Address

Beranovych 130
Praha-9

SVENSKA ROTOR MASKINER AB

Sweden

Address

Box 15 085
Stockholm

TECHNOFAN

France

Address

10 Place Marcel Dassault
Blagnac

TURBOMECA S.A.

France

Address

2, Boulevard Du Général Martial Valin
Bordes

UNIS, A.S.

Czechia

Address

Jundrovska 33
Brno

THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER

United Kingdom

Address

Oxford Road
Manchester

BRNO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Czechia

Address

Antoninska 548/1
Brno

UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS

Greece

Address

Patras University Campus
Rion-patras

CENTRE DE RECHERCHE EN AÉRONAUTIQUE, ASBL

Belgium

Address

Bâtiment Mermoz 1, 2Ème Étage - Avenue Jean Mermoz 30
Gosselies

DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FÜR LUFT- UND RAUMFAHRT E.V.

Germany

Address

Linder Hoehe
Koeln

JIHOSTROJ A.S.

Czechia

Address

Budejovicka 148
Velesin

OFFICE NATIONAL D'ETUDES ET DE RECHERCHES AÉROSPATIALES'

France

Address

29, Avenue De La Division Leclerc
Chatillon

RHEINISCH-WESTFÄLISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE AACHEN (RWTH)

Germany

Address

Templergraben 55
Aachen

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT MÜNCHEN

Germany

Address

Arcisstr. 21
München

UNIVERSITÉ DE LIEGE

Belgium

Address

Place Du Xx Aout, 7
Liege