15 - Guest lectures
SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES FOR COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT OF TOMORROW - INTEGRATED MULTIFUNCTIONAL FUSELAGE DEMONSTRATOR
Y.C. Roth, Airbus, Germany
Sustainability is a key element for future commercial aircraft and new technologies need to meet very challenging requirements. In the framework of Clean Sky 2 - Large Passenger Aircraft platform, a consortium led by Airbus consisting of universities, research centers and industrial partners across Europe has been established with the mission to mature a set of innovative technologies and integrate them into one flagship demonstrator: the Multifunctional Fuselage Demonstrator (MFFD). Technologies have been matured on a large scale for this 8-meter long demonstrator entirely made of thermoplastics and referring to a single aisle aircraft. Key enablers include the use of sustainable materials like thermoplastic composites enabling dustless assembly through welding, multifunctional integration of cabin systems and the use of pre-equipped modules to ease pax floor installation.