Bionic Aircraft: Less Emissions in Aviation
Since 2016, the objective of the “Bionic Aircraft” research project funded by the European Commission (grant number 690689) has been to reduce emissions in the aviation industry. Ten international consortium partners from industry, research and development, among them also the IT specialist CENIT and Fraunhofer IAPT, are collaborating to come up with new methods and concepts. In this project, 3D print and bionic design play an important role in efforts to reduce the weight of aircraft components, thus reducing fuel consumption.