This Project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme ‘Clean Sky 2’ under Grant Agreement 865089
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On the 14th and 15th of October, the HECARRUS project was officially launched with the kick-off meeting held in Thessaloniki, Greece.
The three members of the consortium, the officers from the Clean Sky 2 Joint Undertaking (CS2JU) and the members of the Technical Advisory Board had the opportunity to meet with all the people involved. The agenda included the implementation of the project workplan, the structure of each work package and also, technical discussions on various topics that will be investigated in the project.
The main goal of the HECARRUS project is to contribute towards the electrification of the future small transport and utility aircrafts, by developing and integrating the conceptual design of a 19-passenger commuter aircraft based on hybrid-electric propulsion configurations. The design will be compliant with the new level 4 FAR23/CS 23 airworthiness regulations. To achieve its ambitious goal, the HECARRUS consortium has identified five main objectives (MO), each covering one step of the value chain, namely:
- Technology analysis at component level
- Effective integration of components at systems’ level
- Conceptual design of the aircraft
- Demonstration of environmental sustainability and operating costs viability
- Dissemination and communication of the new aircraft concept
The effective implementation of the project’s workplan will ensure aviation sustainability and further reduce aircraft fuel demands and limit pollutant emissions, in line with the global vision to reduce CO2, NOx and noise emissions.
HECARRUS is a 36-month project starting in October 2019 and ending in September 2022, coordinated by Prof. Anestis Kalfas from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece). The project has received funding from the Clean Sky 2 Joint Undertaking (JU) under grant agreement No 865089. The JU receives support from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme and the Clean Sky 2 JU members other than the Union.
The HECARRUS partners are:
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (GR)
- Mälardalen University (SE)
- Limmat Scientific AG (CH)
