IMPACT PROJECT
THE PROJECT
IMPACT tackles all the challenges of the call JTI-CS2-2019-CfP10-LPA-01-80, “Rear fuselage and empennage shape optimization including anti-icing technologies”. To realize its ambition, IMPACT builds on a consortium of ten partners from Austria, Italy, the UK and Canada.
SIMULATION
Unlocking the capability to perform fast and accurate 3D ice accretion simulation suitable for non-straight leading-edge empennages, accounting for effects of passive anti-ice coatings and devices like leading-edge undulations
INTEGRATION
Characterising, integrating, and exploiting the passive anti-ice coatings and devices for non-straight leading-edge empennage configurations, reaching TRL 5 at the end of the project
OPTIMIZATION
Developing and applying innovative aerostructural optimisation methods for advanced rear ends (ARE), including the effects of the passive anti-ice coatings and devices, to minimise drag and include structural and aeroelastic constraints
VALIDATION
Validate the accuracy of the 3D icing accretion simulations and the performance of passive anti-ice coating and devices by means of large-scale icing wind tunnel (IWT) experimental tests
STRUCTURE OF THE PROJECT
To realize its ambition, IMPACT relies on a vast portfolio of competences from a consortium of 10 partners, led and coordinated by the Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT). The project, along its objectives, is organised in four parallel Thematic Areas (TA).
TA#1
3D icing simulation
TA#2
Anti-ice coatings and devices
TA#3
Aerodynamic and aerostructural optimisation
TA#4
Model manufacturing and IWT testing
our objectives
Aircraft advanced rear end and empennage optimisation enhanced by anti-ice coatings and devices
The results delivered by IMPACT are expected to contribute significantly to the objectives of the CS2 IADP LPA ARE. IMPACT will ultimately support Airbus’ progress with the advanced rear end concept, enhancing the competitiveness of the European LPA industry and value chain.
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The project is divided into four Work Packages (WP) dedicated to technical activities and two for administration, dissemination and exploitation. Each TA is developed in a dedicated Work Package, i.e. from WP1 to WP4. The project is designed to run across three years, identifying as earliest starting date Q2-2020 and delivering its results at the earliest by Q1-2023, in line with the requirements set by the call text.
