VENUS - inVestigation of distributEd propulsion Noise and its mitigation through wind tUnnel experiments and numerical Simulations | | https://webauthoring.cira.it/en/research/Pages/VENUS.aspx | VENUS - inVestigation of distributEd propulsion Noise and its mitigation through wind tUnnel experiments and numerical Simulations | The European research project VENUS aims at improving the knowledge about the aerodynamic and aeroacoustic performance of a wide range of DEP configurations through numerical simulations and wind tunnel test experiments. |
T-WING - Tilt Rotor Wing | | https://webauthoring.cira.it/en/research/Pages/T-WING.aspx | T-WING - Tilt Rotor Wing | T-WING consortium is working on the composite wing of the Next Generation Civil TiltRotor - Technology Demonstrator, planned to be flying in 2023. The task undertaken by the consortium is aimed at designing, manufacturing, qualifying and flight-testing the wing and moveable surfaces of the NGCTR-TD. |
AMICO - Additive Manufacturing and automatic process for hybrid and composite materials | | https://webauthoring.cira.it/en/research/Pages/AMICO.aspx | AMICO - Additive Manufacturing and automatic process for hybrid and composite materials | The Amico project is aimed at using of additive processes, namely to generate the component slice after slice and then to compose it into a 3D geometry using not necessarily powders or metal filaments, but carbon fibers and resins thermoplastic or thermosetting and realizing hybrid systems... |
DEFENDER - DEsign, development, manufacture, testing and Flight qualification of nExtgeNeration fuel storage system with aDvanced intEgRated gauging and self-sealing capabilities | | https://webauthoring.cira.it/en/research/Pages/DEFENDER.aspx | DEFENDER - DEsign, development, manufacture, testing and Flight qualification of nExtgeNeration fuel storage system with aDvanced intEgRated gauging and self-sealing capabilities | The DEFENDER project aims at the design, manufacturing and testing of the fuel storage system for the NGCTR-TD (Next Generation Civil TiltRotor - Technology Demonstrator) up to TRL6 |
TEAM - Maturation of Innovative Technologies for ALM | | https://webauthoring.cira.it/en/research/Pages/TEAM.aspx | TEAM - Maturation of Innovative Technologies for ALM | Additive manufacturing, also known with the acronym ALM (Additive Layer Manufacturing), is a production method that, using very different technologies, allows the creation of 3D objects (parts, components, semi-finished or finished products) by adding material. |
AFLONEXT - Active Flow_LOads and Noise control on neXT generation wing | | https://webauthoring.cira.it/en/research/Pages/AFLONEXT---Active-Flow_LOads-and-Noise-control-on-neXT-generation-wing.aspx | AFLONEXT - Active Flow_LOads and Noise control on neXT generation wing | The AFLoNext project aims at proving and maturing highly promising flow control technologies for novel aircraft configurations, to achieve a quantum leap in improving aircraft’s performance and thus reducing the environmental footprint. |
AIRGREEN 2 - Morphing Wing Technology | | https://webauthoring.cira.it/en/research/Pages/Air-Green-2.aspx | AIRGREEN 2 - Morphing Wing Technology | Development of technologies for in-flight wing adaptation to improve aerodynamic efficiency of new generation regional aircrafts. |
SAT-AM More Affordable Small Aircraft Manufacturing | | https://webauthoring.cira.it/en/research/Pages/SAT-AM.aspx | SAT-AM More Affordable Small Aircraft Manufacturing | The aim of SAT-AM project is to develop low cost manufacturing technologies able to assure weight saving and equal levels of safety and reliability for General Aviation class vehicle. |
RADAR - Active control of the aerodynamic flow | | https://webauthoring.cira.it/en/research/Pages/RADAR.aspx | RADAR - Active control of the aerodynamic flow | The RADAR project aims to investigate an aerodynamic flow control system based on a jet flap and on the morphing of the rear part of an airfoil. |
FLOWCON - Flow Control | | https://webauthoring.cira.it/en/research/Pages/FLOWCON.aspx | FLOWCON - Flow Control | The FLOWCON project aims at investigating topics related to flow control and drag reduction issues by applying advanced fluid dynamic simulation techniques. |
UHURA - Unsteady High-Lift Aerodynamics - Unsteady RANS Validation | | https://webauthoring.cira.it/en/research/Pages/UHURA.aspx | UHURA - Unsteady High-Lift Aerodynamics - Unsteady RANS Validation | The project is launched with the aim of studying the aeroelastic behaviour of wing leading-edge high-lift devices. In particular, the focus is on the “high-lift" system known as “Krueger-flap" whose application is particularly suitable for technologies based on “Natural-Laminar-Wing". |
ARTEM - Aircraft Noise Reduction Technologies and related Environmental IMpact | | https://webauthoring.cira.it/en/research/Pages/ARTEM.aspx | ARTEM - Aircraft Noise Reduction Technologies and related Environmental IMpact | The main objective of ARTEM is to define novel aircraft configurations for 2035 (tube/wing) and 2050 (Blended Wing Body with conventional UHBR propulsion system and with distributed electrical propulsion). |
HERWINGT - Hybrid Electric Regional Wing Integration Novel Green Technologies | | https://webauthoring.cira.it/en/research/Pages/HERWINGT.aspx | HERWINGT - Hybrid Electric Regional Wing Integration Novel Green Technologies | HERWINGT is a research project with the utmost target to become one of the “game-changers" that will drive the transformation toward climate-neutral aviation systems |