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Telfona: Testing For Laminar Flow On New Aircraft
Telfona: Testing For Laminar Flow On New Aircraft
Telfona: Testing For Laminar Flow On New Aircraft
A European project supported within the Sixth Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development
Context
The requirement to improve upon the environmental performance of aircraft is one of a number of key goals
of the Advisory Council for Aeronautics Research in Europe’s (ACARE) Strategic Research Agenda.
The environmental challenge is to meet continually rising demand for air travel whilst demonstrating
sensitivity to society’s needs by reducing the environmental impact of operating, maintaining, manufacturing
and disposing of aircraft and associated systems.
A number of supporting objectives have been defined : • Development of methods for predicting the in-flight
• Transition prediction tool calibration for NLF aircraft performance of an NLF aircraft including understanding
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Expected Results
The successful completion of the project will result in into the receptivity problem. The second “performance”
two wind tunnel model tests and improved transition model will be designed using the calibrated methods
prediction methods. The first “pathfinder” model will be and will be used to demonstrate the potential of a large
tested in ETW with the results being used to calibrate NLF aircraft.
transition prediction methods and to provide insight
Consortium
The TELFONA consortium consists of 15 organisations from 8 different member states. The consortium
contains 4 aircraft manufacturers, 1 industrial organisation (wind tunnel facility), 5 research organisations
and 4 universities and 1 consulting company.
Aircraft Manufacturers
Airbus UK (UK), Airbus E (Spain),
Airbus D (Germany), Piaggio (Italy)
Industrial Organisation
ETW (Germany)
Research Organisations
VZLU (Czech Republic),
ONERA (France), FOI (Sweden),
CIRA (Italy), DLR (Germany)
Universities
Imperial College (UK), IST (Portugal),
TU-Berlin (Germany), KTH (Sweden) ,
Consulting Company
ALMA Consulting Group (France)
Acknowledgment
Supported by the European Commission through the Sixth Framework
Programme for Research and Development up to 3 025 Keuros (out of
a total budget of 5 174 Keuros) the TELFONA project address the area
“Strengthening Competitiveness” of the “Aeronautics and Space” thematic
priority.
The project has been running since 1st May 2005 and it will last for 42
months.
Création :: Comète :: 04 78 39 56 13
Project Coordinator:
Airbus UK : Mr. D. Sawyers, +44 117 936 3435
david.sawyers@airbus.com