Project structure

 
 

The work plan is composed of seven work packages :

  • Five technically driven work packages (WP1-WP5), aligned on the Technology Streams (TS)
  • Support activties (Dissemination and Project management- coordination) being located in WP6 and WP7, and led respectively by L-UP and Airbus D

Highlight and most challenging task in AFLoNext:  the flight test campaign in WP1 and the large-scale wind-tunnel testing in WP2



The flight test aircraft will be the test platform for the WP1, WP3 and WP4. This allows to profit from synergies generated across the work packages through common needs for testing and shared test results.

WP1: Hybrid Laminar Flow Control

Design, manufacture, and flight test of a simplified HLFC system for the vertical tail plane (VTP) of an A320 aircraft transfer of the design principles of simplified suction to the wing, overall assessment of the benefits of the technology (fin+wing).
Leader: AIRBUS-D
Coverage: TS1

Hybrid Laminar Flow
Control on wing and fin
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Task 1.1
Simplified HLFCOperation Demonstration
DLR
Task 1.2
Simplified HLFC Wing Concept Integration
AIRBUS-UK
Task 1.3
Overall Assessment
TUHH

WP2: Active Flow Control on Airframe

Apply Active Flow Control (AFC) on the airframe in critical aerodynamic areas (engine/wing junction , outer wing) for being able to locally improve the aerodynamics (respectively to flow separation at low speeds / high angle of attacks associated with the integration of under-wing-mounted; and to allow more aggressive future wing designs with improved performance).
Leader: DLR
Coverage: TS2

Active Flow Control on outer wing
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TS3

Active Flow Control on wing / pylon
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Task 2.1
Engine-Wing Integration
EADS-D (IW)
Task 2.2
Outer Wing Separation Control
DASSAULT

WP3: Control Means for Vibration and Aeroelastic Coupling

Design and test modified components to mitigate vibration of movable surfaces in the undercarriage area, embody modified components, instrumentation of test A/C, performance of ground tests and flight tests.
Leader: EADS-D
Coverage TS6

Vibrations mitigation / control in undercarriage area
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Task 3.1
Control means for vibration and aeroelastic coupling
AIRBUS-F
Task 3.2
Flight Test Preparation (Landing Gear)
DLR
Task 3.3
Flight Test Analysis and Model Calibration / Validation (Landing Gear)
FOI

WP4: Noise Control on Airframe

Achieve noise reduction on the landing gear wake interaction with the flap , and the flap side edge (resp. by design and manufacture of porous flap side edge treatments, and numerically optimized flap setting and landing gear treatments).
Leader: EADS-D
Coverage: TS5

Noise reduction on flap and undercarriage
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Task 4.1
Flap-Landing Gear Interaction
DLR
Task 4.2
Flap Side Edge
Airbus-D / Dassault

WP5: Multifunctional Trailing Edge Concepts

Investigate multi-functional trailing-edge flow control devices, perform low-speed aerodynamics tests and study potential aerodynamics benefits and conceptual system integration.
Leader: BAE Systems
Coverage: TS4

Active Flow Control on wing trailing edges
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Task 5.1
Aerodynamic Design and Analysis
ONERA
Task 5.2
Experimental Evaluation and Technology Demonstration
TAU
Task 5.3
Hardware and Systems Integration
BAE
Task 5.4
Concept Analysis and Multidisciplinary Assessment
EADS-UK (IW)