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Icing in the context of sustainable aviation

Funds one project researching aircraft ice-detection and protection technology for the next generation of low-carbon aircraft.

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This European Commission call funds one project researching aircraft ice-detection and protection technology for the next generation of low-carbon aircraft, working toward certification of new ice-detection and ice-protection systems in close cooperation with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency. Proposals are expected to address all, or at least significant parts of all, three principal rese…

The Commission wants research that supports the certification of new ice-detection and ice-protection systems for cleaner, lower-carbon aircraft, covering numerical modelling of icing conditions, new testing capability, and low-energy protection technology, in close cooperation with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency.

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Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.€4M

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