Meeting the challenges of the aerospace sector
The development of more electric aircraft (MEA) components and systems is a major area of research to help achieve carbon, nitrogen oxide and noise reduction targets.
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Advanced composite aerostructures for de-icing
Queen’s University Belfast are currently working on MACANTA, an EPSRC project that has resulted in fully-tailorable energy-efficient heating, which can be used as a de-icing device.
Wind tunnel testing of HARW model
The University of Bristol are working with Airbus to perform low-speed wind tunnel tests on a very flexible 2.4m long model wing.
Simulation of very flexible vehicles in low-altitude flight: where aircraft aeroelasticity meets atmospheric science
Researchers at Imperial College London have built a state-of-the-art flight simulator to analyse the dynamics of very flexible vehicles in low-altitude flight, to help ensure safe performance near the ground.
The MAGMA project: developing unique flight control technology for aircraft
The MAGMA project is a collaboration between the University of Manchester and BAE Systems that aims to develop innovative new flight control effectors for aircraft.
Thales and Vodafone join National Beyond visual line of sight Experimentation Corridor Partnership
Global industry leaders Thales and Vodafone have joined the National Beyond Visual Line of Sight Experimentation Corridor (NBEC) partnership alongside founding partners Cranfield University and Blue Bear Research Systems.