01.1 - Aircraft Design and Integrated System (Basics and Theory)
TRANSLATING THE CONCEPT OF SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE DETERMINATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DESIGN OF FUTURE AIRCRAFT
L. Paletti¹, L. Boggero¹, G. Wende¹, B. Nagel¹; ¹German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany
Achieving sustainability is becoming increasingly essential in the aviation sector and it has been addressed in many studies and research projects throughout the recent years. The majority of those initiatives focuses on technological solutions. Also, the development of new sustainable systems (e.g. aircraft) mainly targets only environmental sustainability: the reduction of greenhouse gas, pollutant and noise emissions. However, focusing only on technological aspects loses the systemic character of sustainability; on the other hand, the sustainability goals targeted are often quite vague and incomplete. The aim of this paper is to propose a structured approach for the determination of clear, correct and unambiguous requirements covering the entire concept of sustainability in the air transport system, and then using them to drive the design of sustainable future aircraft.