Clean Sky News Today

The Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS has achieved decisive progress towards new ecological aircraft construction concepts.


Airbus's experimental Racer Helicopter is designed for speed but is 20 percent more fuel efficient than an aircraft flying 50 mph slower.

Airbus Helicopters is rapidly opening the envelope of its Racer demonstrator, with the compound rotorcraft already having reached speeds slightly in excess of 165kt (305km/h) and performed a series of increasingly aggressive manoeuvres in the three test flights since its maiden sortie in late April.

Airbus has unveiled its helicopter-plane hybrid vehicle, dubbed the Racer, to the public for the first time.

The test for Clean Sky 2 experimented innovative wingtips and morphing winglets capable of changing shape during flight.

Clean Aviation is harnessing synergies to foster dialogues and cooperation for a sustainable future in aviation.

Spain’s Aitiip Technology Center has worked with compounder Liebherr to develop carbon fiber–reinforced PAEK material for a cooling system turbine.

The European Clean Aviation program's No Ice Rotor consortium has been testing a protection system for Leonardo's new tilt rotor aircraft.

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The Airbus Racer compound helicopter demonstrator is being readied for first flight later this year.