PROJECTS
Funding
European
Duration
-
Status
Complete with results
Geo-spatial type
Network corridors
Total project cost
€35 505 778
EU Contribution
€18 999 050
Project Acronym
NICETRIP
STRIA Roadmaps
Transport mode
Transport policies
Societal/Economic issues
Transport sectors
Passenger transport,
Freight transport
Overview
Call for proposal
FP6-2005-AERO-1
Link to CORDIS
Background & Policy context
The proposal was prepared in the framework of a research and development roadmap defined by the European rotorcraft community that aims to develop a civil tilt-rotor aircraft. A key target of the road map is a flying demonstrator in the 2010 decade.
NICETRIP specifically addresses the acquisition of new knowledge and technology validation concerning the tilt-rotor.
Objectives
The main project objectives are:
- to validate the European civil tilt-rotor concept based on the ERICA architecture;
- to validate critical technologies and systems through the development, integration and testing of components of a tilt-rotor aircraft on full-scale dedicated rigs;
- to acquire new knowledge on tilt-rotor through the development and testing of several wind tunnel models, including a large-scale full-span powered model;
- to investigate and evaluate the introduction of tilt-rotors in the European Air Traffic Management System;
- to assess the sustainability of the tilt-rotor product with respect to social and environmental issues and to define the path towards a future tilt-rotor flying demonstrator.
Methodology
The NICETRIP work plan was designed accordingly in order to address the main objectives separately and to reduce the risks of not achieving them. Progress towards objective achievement will be monitored during the project and objective achievement will be assessed with suitable quantified performance targets that will be defined at the start of each related work package or task.
Funding
Parent Programmes
Institution Type
Public institution
Institution Name
European Commission
Type of funding
Public (EU)
Results
Project duration is extended to December 2013. The expected NICE-TRIP results are:
- Research in several topics: flight mechanics modelling, aeromechanics modelling, simulation and computation codes improvement, aircraft performance prediction, handling qualities, aero-elasticity and aero-acoustic prediction, stress calculation, materials.
- Teaching and training programmes in aeronautics with enhanced tools.
- Exploitation for research and studies of the powered full-span mock-up and ground testing tilt-rotor parts built in the project.
- Exploitation for research and development of the enhanced testing facilities built in the project.
- Development of improved elements of traditional rotorcrafts (rotor, drive train) for more efficient and competitive products, including new manufacturing processes.
- Development of improved systems for conventional rotorcrafts (flight control, actuation).
- Exploitation of an enhanced expertise in rotorcraft development.
- Pre-certification studies (by rotorcraft manufacturers) and certification work (by airworthiness authorities).
- Integration of tilt-rotors in air traffic management and control (ATM/ATC).
Documents
Partners
Lead Organisation
Organisation
G.e.i.e. Vertair
Address
10, Rue Montoyer - 5ème étage (mail box " ASD ", B -1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
Partner Organisations
Organisation
Secondo Mona S.p.a.
Address
Via Carlo Del Prete 1, 21019 SOMMA LOMBARDO, Italy
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EU Contribution
€0
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Sistemi Dinamici S.p.a.
Address
Via Livornese 1019, Pisa (Loc. S. Piero a Grado), Italy
EU Contribution
€0
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Office National D' Etudes Et De Recherches Aérospatiales
Address
29, avenue de la Division Leclerc, BP72 CHÂTILLON CEDEX, France
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EU Contribution
€0
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Politchnika Warszawska (Warsaw University Of Technology)
Address
Pl. Politechniki 1, Warsaw, Poland
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EU Contribution
€0
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The University Of Liverpool
Address
Senate House, Abercromby Square, LIVERPOOL, United Kingdom
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EU Contribution
€0
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Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg Gmbh
Address
Pfaenderstrasse 50-52, 88161 LINDENBERG, Germany
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EU Contribution
€0
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Zf Luftfahrttechnik Gmbh
Address
Flugplatzstrasse, CALDEN, Germany
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€0
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Samtech S.a.
Address
Rue des Chasseurs-Ardennais 8, ANGLEUR (LIÈGE), Belgium
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€0
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Politecnico Di Milano
Address
Piazza Leonardo Da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy
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EU Contribution
€0
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Aernnova Aerospace S.a.u.
Address
LEONARDO DA VINCI Parque Tecnologico de ALAVA 13, 01510 MIÑANO (ALAVA), Spain
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EU Contribution
€0
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Airbus Helicopters
Address
Aeroport International Marseille-Provence, 13725 Marignane, France
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EU Contribution
€0
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Sener Ingenieria Y Sistemas
Address
AVENIDA ZUGAZARTE 56, 48930 GETXO, Spain
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EU Contribution
€0
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Fundacion Centro De Tecnologias Aeronauticas
Address
Parque Tecnologico De Alava (Minano), C/ Juan De La Cierva 1, 1510 Minano (Alava), Spain
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EU Contribution
€0
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Stichting Centrum Voor De Ontwikkeling Van Transport En Logistiek In Europa
Address
Van Nelleweg 1, 3044 BC Rotterdam, Netherlands
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EU Contribution
€0
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Centro Italiano Ricerche Aerospaziali Scpa
Address
Via Maiorise s/n, 81043 CAPUA (CE), Italy
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EU Contribution
€0
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Paulstra
Address
Marius Aufan 61, 92305 Levallois-Perret, France
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EU Contribution
€0
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Mecaer Aviation Group S.p.a.
Address
Via per Arona, 46, Borgomanero, Italy
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EU Contribution
€0
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Selex Es Spa
Address
Via Albert Einstein 35, 50013 Campi Bisenzio, Italy
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EU Contribution
€0
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Agustawestland Spa
Address
Via Giovanni Agusta 520, 21017 Cascina Costa Di Samarate, Italy
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€0
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Agustawestland Limited
Address
Lysander Road, Yeovil, BA20 2YB, United Kingdom
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EU Contribution
€0
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Deutsches Zentrum Fr Luft Und Raumfahrt E.v
Address
Linder Hoehe, 51147 KOELN, Germany
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EU Contribution
€0
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Universitaet Paderborn
Address
Warburger Strasse 100, 33098 Paderborn, Germany
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EU Contribution
€0
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Centre De Recherche En Aéronautique
Address
Avenue Jean Mermoz 30, Bât. Mermoz 1, / GOSSELIES, Belgium
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€0
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Riga Scientific Experimental Centre "aviatest Lnk"
Address
Rezeknes Str. 1, Riga, Latvia
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EU Contribution
€0
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Universite De Liege
Address
PLACE DU 20 AOUT 7, 4000 LIEGE, Belgium
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EU Contribution
€0
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Consorzio - Sistemi Innovati Per Il Controllo Del Traffico Aereo
Address
Via Fulco Ruffo di Calabria c/o Capadichino Airport, NAPOLI, Italy
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EU Contribution
€0
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Aciturri Metallic Parts Sl
Address
Pol. Industrial de Bayas C/Oron P.4, 09200 Miranda de Ebro, Spain
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EU Contribution
€0
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Airbus Helicopters Deutschland Gmbh
Address
Industrie strasse, 4, 86603 Donauworth, Germany
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EU Contribution
€0