Rotorcraft
European research targets engine, aerodynamic change
The Clean Sky joint technology initiative, a e1.6 billion ($2.2 billion) private-public partnership on aeronautical research in Europe, has issued its thir

The Clean Sky joint technology initiative, a e1.6 billion ($2.2 billion) private-public partnership on aeronautical research in Europe, has issued its third call for proposals. Working toward the development of a green rotorcraft, the consortium is focusing on engines, aerodynamics and tiltrotors.

The consortium is looking to integrate diesel engines into a light helicopter and is studying the entire helicopter architecture, rather than just engine performance. The applicant it selects for this project will have to analyze the loads the engine generates and study methods for cutting vibration in engine installation.
The selected company will also have to perform a thermodynamic analysis of the engine, in turn leading to studies of engine and engine-bay cooling.

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