ESTRO PROJECT
OBJECTIVES
ESTRO will produce experimental and numerical data at low and high Mach numbers to validate the relevant aerodynamic performance (including laminar flow extension measurements and wing span load distribution) of the elastic NLF wing of the new TP90 A/C regional aircraft equipped with morphing devices for high lift and load control alleviation.
CHALLENGES
By providing support to the CS2- REGIONAL domain driven by Leonardo Aircraft, ESTRO will contribute to the Clean Sky 2 programme that aims at lowering pollutant emissions and reducing perceived external noise by integrating breakthrough technologies in full-scale demonstrators.
IMPACT
ESTRO activities impact three major areas : • Society and Environment • Innovation and knowledge integration • Transverse application ESTRO activities will in particular contribute to 1. Improve Aircraft Design 2. Optimise Aircraft Aerodynamic Performances 3. Increase the European industry competitiveness 4. Face up societal challenges identified at European level
PROGRESS
The ESTRO consortium is currently finalising the activities and preparing the closing meeting which will be held on February 21, 2023. All the milestones of the projects were achieved. In particular a WT test campaign have been prepared and carried out in the Large Low Speed Facility of DNW located in Marknesse (NL) in December 2021. Data related to the aerodynamic performances of the WT model, including load alleviation and deformation measurements were collected, analysed and set available to authorised persons on the ESTRO workspace on SP.
PARTNERS
UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO
DREAM INNOVATION SRL
IBK INNOVATION GmbH
ESTRO MAP
PROJECT KEY PERSONS
Latest News
Closing Meeting
ESTRO closing meeting will be held on February 21st at the University of Salerno.
WT-Data post-processing and CFD analysis
ESTRO is now finalising the activities related to the WT-Data post-processing, comparison with CFD analysis and extrapolation of data to flight conditions. Activities concern the aerodynamic performances of the wing in different conditions, laminar-turbulent transition estimation, deformation of the model under aerodynamic loads, epistemic uncertainty quantification of results in relation to the turbulence closure and Read more about WT-Data post-processing and CFD analysis[…]
WT-Data Provision
WT data were made available to LDO on April 7th 2021. After some checks, a new reduction for the SPR (Stereo Pattern Recognition) data was necessary to correct problems found in the deformation data which were uploaded again in their final form on June 3rd 2021. A technical reports (LLF-Report-T1673-ESTRO.pdf), produced by DNW, with information concerning Read more about WT-Data Provision[…]
WT Campaign
After a series of delays related to technical problems in the manufacturing of the WT model, the ESTRO experimental campaign started on December 8th 2021. All entries of the revised test matrix were completed by December 22nd, 2021. On December 23rd, 2021 the model was removed from the test section and was later shipped back to DLR.
Mid Term Report & Amendment Approval
On March 2nd 2021, ESTRO successfully submitted the mid-term report. The amendment of the project with the addition of DNW as new beneficiary of the Consortium, launched on September 2020, was accepted by the JU on April 12th 2021.
ESTRO amendment launched
In order to mitigate the risks deriving from the uncertain outcomes of the CfT, on 7 September 2020, UNISA launched an amendment to the project in order to validate the following changes: Addition of a new beneficiary Changes of Annex 1 Change of the action’s duration Change of reporting period The amendment is in progress Read more about ESTRO amendment launched[…]
Call for Tender Preparation
The ESTRO consortium is now preparing the technical specification for the launch of an European Call for tender for the assignment of the contract for the wind tunnel test campaign. The test matrix described in the topic JTI-CS2-2018-CFP08-REG- 03-01 has been reviewed in cooperation with the TM. The CfT will be prepared according to the Read more about Call for Tender Preparation[…]