The project tackled the design, manufacturing and testing of an advanced turboprop 90-seat regional aircraft complete powered model. The model was tested in a Wind-Tunnel with the aim of evaluating the performance of the high-lift devices in different configurations.

Major work packages therefore are the design and manufacturing of the model, the design and manufacturing of an engine demonstrator, the integration of all the parts into the model and the final test including a ground-vibration test as well as the Wind-Tunnel test under low-speed conditions.

The consortium set up for this proposal therefore consisted of companies specialised in the three domains. IBK coordinated the consortium and perform the design. Revoind Industriale performed the manufacturing, RUAG as third partner focused on the engine development.

The proposal tackled these different tasks and introduced a number of highly innovative approaches to solve the detailed problems that arise in such a complex task.