Clean Sky is a public-private partnership between the European Commission and the European aeronautics industry that coordinates and funds research activities to deliver significantly quieter and more environmentally friendly aircraft.
- Airbus Racer demonstrator
- Leonardo NGCTR
- Airbus Racer demonstrator
- Leonardo NGCTR
News about Clean Sky |
Leonardo’s Next-Generation Civil Tiltrotor Makes First Flight
20-Dec-25 - Leonardo and the EU Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking have completed the first flight of the Next Generation Civil Tiltrotor technology demonstrator (NGCTR-TD) in Italy, marking a major milestone in sustainable European aviation innovation #NGCTR
First Ground Run Test of NGCTR Technology Demonstrator
02-Aug-24 - Leonardo completed the first ground run and rotor testing of the Next Generation Civil Tiltrotor (NGCTR) Technology Demonstrator (TD), using an AW609 fuselage as the platform for the engines #NGCTR
Airbus Racer Demonstrator First Flight
25-Apr-24 - Racer, Airbus’s high-speed helicopter demonstrator for the European Research Clean Sky 2 project, completed its first flight in Marignane, France. With a new hybrid-electric eco-mode, it can pause one of the two Aneto-1X engines, thereby contributing to the reduction of CO2 emissions #ecology
Racer Demonstrator Takes Shape
14-Apr-21 - Airbus high-speed demonstrator Racer assembly has begun in Donauwörth, Germany with the arrival of the centre fuselage. #future
SMART-FTI Test Instrumentation for RACER
19-Aug-20 - With a €1.2M funding by the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme for the next three years, the SMART-FTI project for Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will design a specialised aerodynamic flight test instrumentation for the Clean Sky 2 demonstrator Airbus RACER #Racer
High Voltage at 270 VDC in Fast Helicopters
14-Mar-20 - Airbus RACER, a fast compound helicopter with a cruise speed of 220 knots being developed for the European Clean Sky 2 Fast Rotorcraft Innovative Aircraft Demonstrator Platform, will incorporate a 270 VDC high voltage network from 9eGEN #270VDC| 20-Jun-19 | First Ground Run of Safran Tech TP Demonstrator #CleanSky |
| 03-Apr-19 | Digital Wind Tunnel for Airbus RACER Development #WindTunnel |
| 23-May-18 | Airbus Supporting Clean Sky with Blade and Racer #CleanSky |
| 08-Feb-17 | Polish Institute of Aviation DREAM Project kick-off |
| 01-Jun-16 | Clean Sky 2 Demonstrator Advancing |
| 10-Nov-15 | High-Compression Engine for Higher-Performance |
| 16-Jul-14 | Airbus Helicopters to design LifeRCraft |
