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SFB 880: fundamentals of high lift for future commercial aircraft

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The recently founded Collaborative Research Centre SFB 880 of the Technische Universität Braunschweig, “Fundamentals of High-Lift for Future Commercial Aircraft”, develops new knowledge in aircraft noise, advanced approaches towards active high lift, and in the dynamics of flight with active high lift during short takeoff and landing operations. The research centre has therefore devised a range of research projects that aim at integrated aeroacoustic and aerodynamic design capabilities for drastic noise reductions and the generation of active high lift with an extremely high efficiency of the used onboard power. Flight dynamics of commercial aircraft with increased lift capabilities for takeoff and landing by means of active control and including the effects of aeroelasticity and engine failure modes are also investigated. The research centre has developed a joint strategy for technology assessment using high-quality conceptual design data of a reference aircraft that represents the state of the art in CO2 reductions, low noise, and short takeoff and landing for point-to-point air connections within Europe. The paper describes the overall strategy of the coordinated research work and gives examples of recent results.

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The funding of the Coordinated Research Centre SFB 880 by the German Research Foundation, DFG, is thankfully acknowledged.

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  1. TU Braunschweig, Institute of Fluid Mechanics, Hermann Blenk Str. 37, 38108, Braunschweig, Germany

    R. Radespiel

  2. TU Braunschweig, Institute of Aircraft Design and Lightweight Structures, Hermann Blenk Str. 35, 38108, Braunschweig, Germany

    W. Heinze

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This paper is based on a presentation at the German Aerospace Congress, September 10–12, 2013, Stuttgart, Germany.

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Radespiel, R., Heinze, W. SFB 880: fundamentals of high lift for future commercial aircraft. CEAS Aeronaut J 5, 239–251 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13272-014-0103-6

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