Thermoplastic Composite Demonstrators

PROGRAM PROGRAM PROGRAM

CLEAN SKY FRENCH CIVIL AVIATION RESEARCH COUNCIL TAPAS 1 TAPAS 2 (CORAC) IN SITU CONSOLIDATION

PARTICIPANTS ISINTHER GRA OUTCOME Arches Box TP Composite Green Regional Out of of the Dutch/ Partnership Aircraft Autoclave Composite Future Fokker, Airborne (The Hague), Wing CoDeT (Delft), Dutch Thermoplastic Components (Almere), KE-works (Delft), PARTICIPANTS PARTICIPANTS KVE Composites (Den Haag), NLR, Technobis (Alkmaar), TenCate, TUDelft, Airbus Defense Leonardo ADS, FIDAMC, STELIA Daher Dassault (Méaulte), Univ. of Twente, Rijksoverheid & Space (ADS, Aircraft MTorres, (Marseille) Aviation (Paris) Getafe, Spain), (previously Tecnaila (Derio, Porcher (Lyon), FIDAMC (Getafe, Finmeccanica, Spain), CATEC AVIACOMP Rome, Italy), Spain), MTorres (Seville, Spain), (La unaguet), STRUCTURE ADS, FIDAMC, (Navarra, Spain) CTA (Miñano, Cetim (Nantes), MTorres Spain) Groupe Institut de Soudure, SINTEX NP (Genas)

Thermoplastics road map STRUCTURE STRUCTURE

Fuselage Panel Wet Torsion Box (4m long) Thermoplastics road map

First co- consolidated torsion box, Co-consoli- AW169 . TPC floor grid . Wing panel Thermoplastics road map dated floor . Cockpit frame (4.2m x 0.9m) First co- beam consolidated . Window frame First Induction for test Wing panel, Torsion Box torsion box, welded with (12m span) Co-consoli- AW169 control integrated lightning wing box composite wing dated floorA380 wing demonstrator First large surfaces, strike protection, beam fixed G650 TAPAS scale leading welded stringers, First Induction First assembly: edges projects frames, overmolded Weldedwelded fixed primary First First co- organosheet access Sized for wingcontrol leading Carbon/PEKK Thermoplastics roadstructure:A380 wing map welded consolidated surfaces,edges A340 door business jets First large bonded torsion box, TAPAS First series fixed assembly: G650 Carbon/PPS production:scale 1990 GVleading MUC door Co-consoli- AW169 First pressassembly:-formed pressureedges Fo50Larger, moredated integratedfloor projects DornierWelded ribsfixed beam primary FirstFirst Series floors fuselage structure wing leading Carbon/PEKK GOAL: Fuselage structure: weldedProduction: First Induction Window edges A340 welded section with First series bonded assembly:Press-formed Glass/PPS Frames Dornier Ribs control production: ThermoplasticsGV road mapCarbon/PPS integrated window MUC door First PrimaryA380 wing Carbon/PPSsurfaces, press-formed pressure First largeStructure: fixed TAPAS frames Fo50 First co- G650 Dornier ribs scaleBonded GVleading floors Carbon/PEIconsolidated First 1990assembly:pressure floorsedges 2000 projects2010 Welded fixed torsion box, primary First Carbon/PEI wing leadingCoGlass/PPS-consoli - AW169 Carbon/PEKK structure: welded First Welded edges A340dated floor First series bonded assembly:Carbon/PPS Assembly: beam production: GV Carbon/PPS CLEAN SKY 2 + CORAC MUCMUC doordoor1 Slides A. Offringa for Ginger Gardiner press-formed pressure First Induction Carbon/PEI Fo50Fo50 1990 Dornier ribs 2000welded 2010 floors First co- Carbon/PPS control CORAC will develop the THERMOSET center wing box CORAC and Clean Sky 2 WP2.3.2 and WP2.3.3 will pursue consolidatedEngine Mount/Pylon A380 wing surfaces,First Large First large Scale Assembly:Glass/PPStorsion box, design (one shot CFRP CWB) via “Investing in the Future” smart fuselage and components using hybrid materials: fixed G650 (6m long) TAPAS scale leading Carbon/PPSWelded fixedCo-consoli - AW169 1 Slides A. Offringa2000 for Ginger Gardiner PIA, PIA2 programs for input into Clean Sky WP2.3 and will CFRP, metal, prepreg, textile and TPC. First assembly: edges wing leadingdated floor projects Welded fixed edges A340 also develop and validate next generation lower fuselage primary First 1990 Carbon/PEI beam wing leading 2000 Carbon/PEKK 2010 structure: welded First Induction section subassemblies. edges A340 First series bonded assembly: Carbon/PPSwelded production: GV MUC door control press-formed pressure 1 SlidesA380 A. wing Offringa for Ginger Gardiner Fo50 First large A380 Wing surfaces, Dornier ribs floors fixed TAPAS scale Fixed Leading G650 leadingEdges First assembly: edges projects Welded fixedGlass/PPS primary First Glass/PPS Carbon/PPSwing leading Carbon/PEKK structure: welded First Induction bonded edges A340 1990FirstCarbon/PEI series assembly: WeldedCarbon/PPS production: GV MUC door2000 Control2010 press-formed pressure Fo50 Surfaces: G650 Dornier ribs floors Carbon/PEKK 1 Slides A. Offringa for Ginger GardinerGlass/PPS Clean Sky: Carbon/PPS 2010 One-shot, one-piece center wingbox Carbon/PEI Next Generation CORAC Investing in the Future Program 1990 2000Co-consolidated 2010 Floor Beam Aircraft Fuselage (PIA, PIA2) First Co- 1 Slides A. Offringa for Ginger Gardiner consolidated WP2.1 Torsion Box, Multifunctional AW169 Fuselage Demonstrator: thermoplastic, integration cabin- WP2.3.3 Full-size fuselage systems-structure from center section to aft of rear pressure bulkhead

WP2.3.2 Full-size Lower Center Fuselage: center wing box + main structural interfaces

TAPAS2 Targets: Primary stiffened-skin UD-based structures