Descripción del proyecto
Una innovación sostenible para revolucionar el almacenamiento de combustible de los giroaviones
Los giroaviones se enfrentan a un importante problema relativo al almacenamiento de combustible: los pesados y voluminosos depósitos de combustible. Estos no solo añaden peso a la aeronave, sino que también conllevan la emisión compuestos orgánicos volátiles durante su proceso de fabricación, lo que hace no sean respetuosos con el medio ambiente. Con esto en mente, el equipo del proyecto ACTIonRCraft, financiado con fondos europeos, propondrá una solución. Diseñará, desarrollará y fabricará depósitos de combustible ligeros y anticolisión que integren los avances tecnológicos ecológicos de Zodiac Aerosafety Systems (ASY). El objetivo de ACTIonRCraft es reducir el peso y las emisiones de los depósitos, al tiempo que se mejoran sus propiedades mecánicas para hacerlos más resistentes a los choques.
Objetivo
ACTIonRCraft will design, develop, manufacture, verify and validate [qualification tests (leakproofness, temperature, pressure, fluid susceptibility, mechanical and drop tests) up to flight tests] five qualified anti-crash lightweight fuel bladder tanks which will integrate for the very first time ZODIAC AEROSAFETY SYSTEMS (ASY) robust, light and ecofriendly technological breakthrough (functionalized liner, lighter fabric and solvents without pictogram).
Fully supporting the rapid emergence of the highly performant rotorcraft, this next generation of anti-crash lightweight fuel bladder tanks with limited environmental footprint will demonstrate a weight reduction of 15%, a reduction of 80% of VOC emission during sustainable manufacturing, conformance with CS29 and mechanical properties at the highest level (sealing, resiliency, service temperature and crash resistance).
ACTIonRCraft will be carried by ASY who has the required specific expertise in fuel bladders tanks (i.e. project/program management, design, development, manufacturing, installation and support to flight tests) with a proven track record of successful R&T projects, collaborative RTD projects (ESCOTHp, GENOME, COMAIT, CleanSky 1, etc. ) and R&D programs (e.g. H160 – X4, EC175, EC225, etc.). Notably, a first step on tank walls weight improvement was already achieved by ASY within the H160 program and ASY has already developed the necessary technological breakthrough today at TRL4 (functionalized liner, lighter fabric) and at TRL5 (Solvents without pictogram) to be accessed and used in ACTIonRCraft.
Also, ASY is the unique EU fuel systems provider approved by aviation authorities worldwide since several years, owning Design Organization Approval (DOA), Production Organization Approval (POA) and Maintenance Organization Approval (MOA).
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CS2-IA - Innovation actionCoordinador
78370 Plaisir
Francia