Alenia Aeronautica Technologies applied in R&D Napoli 25 Maggio 2011 N. Cauceglia - CTO © 2011 Alenia Aeronautica I N T E R N A L 1 CONTENT • Mission, Centers of Excellence & Network • Main Programs • Market Drivers & Challenges • Research & Innovation Network and main Research Project • Laboratories & Test Facilities • Relationships with Academic Institutions • B787 overview and Composite experience © 2011 Alenia Aeronautica I N T E R N A L 2 THE MISSION MISSION/ ROLE CORE TECHNOLOGIES TEST FACILITIES Air Vehicle Engineering Flight Test Centre General Systems Demonstrators Avionic & Weapon Integr . Rigs UAS Sys. Integr . Simulator System Low Observability Skylight Simulator Integrator System Processes Anecoic Chamber PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES TECHNOLOGIES TECHNOLOGIES PROCESS PROCESS PROCESS Structural Processes Independent Composite/Metal Structural, systems and material Prime Innov. Concepts/ Materials laboratories Manufacturing Processes © 2011 Alenia Aeronautica I N T E R N A L 3 CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE IN ITALY Torino Caselle Venegono / Alenia Aermacchi Total Headcount Final assembly Trainer aircraft Ground and flight test ∼∼∼1900 in Italy : ∼∼∼12.000 Logistic support ∼∼∼500 Design ∼∼∼3600 Venezia System integration and flight Overhaul and maintenance simulators Venezia/ SuperJet International Torino /Alenia SIA Marketing, Logistic Support and special versions regional aircraft Engineering systems Foggia Nola Carbon fiber and composite material Machining Rome technologies assembly Large sheet metal Headquarter fabrication Large panel assembly ∼∼∼4800 Pomigliano ∼∼∼1500 Design Grottaglie-Monteiasi Metal bonding B787 carbon fiber fuselage production large structure Decimomannu sub-assemblies Flight Test center Structural laboratories Casoria Sheet metal Capodichino Logistics Alenia Aeronautica Components production Subsidiaries © 2011 Alenia Aeronautica I N T E R N A L 4 WORLD PRESENCE Alenia main subsidiaries, main consortia, JVs and program suppliers SAPHIRE Subsidiaries, JVs, Consortia Superjet 100 Program suppliers © 2011 Alenia Aeronautica I N T E R N A L 5 MAIN INDUSTRIAL LINKS Military Programs Commercial Programs BAE Systems Airbus Eurofighter A380 Tornado A340 A330 Boeing A321 767 Tanker Boeing Dassault 787 Neuron 767 EADS 777 Eurofighter Bombardier Tornado CSeries L-3 Communications Dassault C-27J (JCA Program) Falcon 2000 EX Lockheed Martin Falcon 900 EX F35-JSF EADS C-130J ATR42/72 Embraer Sukhoi AMX Sukhoi Superjet family © 2011 Alenia Aeronautica I N T E R N A L 6 AERONAUTIC PROGRAMS Defense and Military Airlifters Regional Aircraft Mission Systems Aerostructures Trainer Aircraft Surveillance Aircraft UAV T e c h n o l o g y R o a d m a p Transport Aerostructures Trainer UAV Processes © 2011 Alenia Aeronautica I N T E R N A L 7 Aerospace & Defence Market: innovation drivers • Low Cost Communication • Low Cost Countries • Technology as offset Globalization • Russia & Asia Growth New Comers • Brazil Growth • Less Military Expenses Economic Crisis & Oil • Airline crisis Price growth • Growing Operative Costs • Fast Technology Evolution • Huge R&D Investment R&D Cost • Strategic alliances required Public/Private Funding © 2011 Alenia Aeronautica I N T E R N A L 8 THE CHALLENGE OF DESIGN DEPARTMENT • MULTICULTURAL ENVIRONMENT • NEW PARTNERSHIPS IN NEW COUNTRIES • STRONG LY COMPETITIVE CIVIL A/C MARKET • INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AS A STRATEGIC ASSET ONLY ONE ANSWER : – MORE RESEARCH – MORE INNOVATION – MORE DEVELOPMENT © 2011 Alenia Aeronautica I N T E R N A L 9 GROWING BY SHARING: RESEARCH & INNOVATION TRIPLE HELIX Regional, National & European Institutions R&D 474M€* Main National & European R&D/Revenue~18%* Universities & Research Centers Main International & National Industrial Stakeholders © 2011 Alenia Aeronautica *© 2009 Economic Data I N T E R N A L 10 National role: Technology Districts Network LOMBARDIA • Distretto aeronautico PIEMONTE lombardo - Embedded • Torino Wireless tactical training system • Distretto aerospaziale piemontese - Integrazione di sistemi complessi PUGLIA • DHITECH • DAP - Distretto aerospaziale pugliese - Advanced process engineering, LAZIO production and repair • Distretto dell’Aerospazio e Difesa - Systems developmeent, infrastructure, laboratories CAMPANIA • IMAST • DAC - Distretto aerospaziale District recognized by MIUR campano - Airframe integration District being established (structure, systemi) PON Research & Competitivity © 2011 Alenia Aeronautica I N T E R N A L 11 Alenia and European Research EDA ETAP Industrial Steering Working Groups Commitee Euromart Engine Equipment ATM (Aircraft) Industrial Management Groups Civil & Military Funders ETAP GSS MIDCAS ETAP TDP 4.5 European Projects © 2011 Alenia Aeronautica I N T E R N A L 12 JTI Clean Sky - General Technical Organization 1600 M€ Vehicle ITD 800 EU + 800 Stakeholder Eco -design Smart Fixed-Wing Green Regional Green For Airframe and Systems Aircraft Aircraft Rotorcraft Leaders: Dassault Aviation Leaders: Airbus Leaders: Alenia Leaders: Eurocopter & Fraunhofer Institute & SAAB & EADS CASA & AgustaWestland Sustainable and 174 M€ 87 EU M€+ 87 Stakeholder Green Engines ITD Leaders: Rolls -Royce & Safran Clean Sky Technology Evaluator Systems for Green for all vehicles vehicles vehicles all all all forforfor Transverse Transverse Transverse Transverse Operations Leaders: Liebherr & Thales ITD: Integrated Technology Demonstrator © 2011 Alenia Aeronautica I N T E R N A L 13 Green Regional Aircraft – Participants AIR GREEN Cluster with following members: Piaggio , Italy, single -voice Cluster's representative Polo delle S&T, Univ. Naples, Italy Centro Sviluppo Materiali (CSM), Italy IMAST, Italy (technological district) FoxBit, Italy Sicamb, Italy Politech . Turin, Italy Univ. Bologna/Forlì, Italy Univ. Pisa, Italy ATR A sizeable amount of activities are CIRA PLUS Cluster reserved to Call for Proposals open with following members : to European Institutions and CIRA, Italy, single voice Cluster's representative Industry: we expect to reach about Dema, Italy Aerosoft, Italy 53 additional partners INCAS, Romania Elsis, Lithuania For end of this year, we foresee about 85 HELLENIC AEROSPACE INDUSTRY participants involved in GRA!! ONERA © 2011 Alenia Aeronautica I N T E R N A L 14 Green Regional Aircraft – 5 Technological Domains Advanced aerodynamics (Low Noise Innovative structures (Low Weight Configuration) Configuration) Lower Fuel Consumption multifunctional composites Better climb performance advanced metallic materials Lower Airframe noise from high lift devices Structure health monitoring and landing gear Innovative systems (All Electrical Aircraft) Bleed less architectures Limited hydraulics Energy management New aircraft configurations (NC) Advanced turboprops Open rotors Evaluation of new avionics Advanced turbofan architecture in MTM domain for Fuel & noise reduction Upgraded capabilities for MTM Lower Maintenance costs © 2011 Alenia Aeronautica I N T E R N A L 15 SESAR (Single European Sky ATM Research ) • Present ATM system is characterized by : – Fragmentation of airspace, – Obsolescence of present ground and on-board systems – Low usage of airspace resources • SESAR objectives : – To triple the airspace capacity – To reduce ATM costs by 50% – To increase safety by a factor 10 EUROPEAN EUROCONTROL THE INDUSTRY – To reduce environmental impact of single flight COMMISSION = public-private by 10% partnership 700 mio€ 700 mio€ 700 mio€ 2 founding members 3rd ‘founding’ • In three Phases : member – Definition (2004-2008) : to define new operative concepts and new R&D requirements (activity completed ) – Development (2008-2013) : research & development of new systems & standards by a common organization , the SESAR Joint Undertaking (in progress ) – Deployment (2014 -2020): introduction in service of new systems, procedures & standards (definition phase ) © 2011 Alenia Aeronautica I N T E R N A L 16 ALENET Extended Enterprise - Collaboration Digital data Multidisciplinary optimisation Concurrence Life Cycle Virtual prototyping Product Lifecycle Standard methodologies Management Knowledge And process Management © 2011 Alenia Aeronautica I N T E R N A L 17 Virtual & Physical Prototyping & Simulation Virtual & Physical Prototyping & Simulation in Programs and Research Virtual Product Virtual Testing Virtual Manufacturing Virtual Utilization Concept Performance & Validation Industrialization Operation In Service Strategic Concept Assessment Development Manufacture & Disposal O2 Concentration Virtual Product Navigation Multi-disciplinary Process, Data & Full Scale Testing © 2011 Alenia Aeronautica Integration Knowledge Management I N T E R N A L 18 Alenia Aeronautica and the new Frontier of Simulation & Testing Alenia Aeronautica Labs & Test Centers • Ideas are not enough • State of the art labs in relevant areas • Skylight simulator • Anechoic Screened chamber • HIRF • Structural Test lab • The Flight Test Center © 2011 Alenia Aeronautica I N T E R N A L 19 Laboratories STRUCTURAL LABORATORY MATERIAL & PROCESS LABORATORY B787 Horizontal - Stabilizer Mechanical Lab Chemical Lab Material Test Machines SYSTEM & ACOUSTIC LABORATORY Microscopy & Failure Analysis Lab Acoustic Lab Electric/Electronic Lab Fluid-dynamic lab © 2011 Alenia Aeronautica I N T E R N A L 20 Alenia Aeronautica from 767 to 787 Leadership in Composite Technology SSJ 100 Future Narrow 787 (51%) Bodies Fuselage “one piece New composite-metal barrel fuselage” hybrid solutions Cocured horizontal Eurofigther Prototype TYPHOON (40%) stabilizer