📢 Clean Aviation is excited to share that the MultiFunctional Fuselage Demonstrator (#MFFD) has won the JEC Composites #Innovation #Award in the 'Aerospace Parts' category! 🏆 This achievement is the result of a fantastic team effort, led by Airbus and supported by Aernnova Aerospace, Diehl Aviation, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, FIDAMC - Fundación para la Investigación, Desarrollo y aplicación de los Materiales Compuestos, GKN Fokker, NLR - Netherlands Aerospace Centre, SAM XL, Delft University of Technology, Saab and many more. 🤝 A big thank you to everyone for their hard work and making this achievement possible, while advancing Europe’s #Competitiveness through innovative and sustainable solutions. 👏 MFFD #Achievements: 🚀 World First: Developed an 8-meter thermoplastic fuselage barrel, a breakthrough in aerospace technology. 🌿 #Sustainability: Reduced fuselage weight by 1 tonne, improving fuel efficiency and using more recyclable materials for a greener aviation industry. 🔧 Increased #Production: Designed to raise fuselage production rates from 60 to 70-100 per month to meet growing global air travel demand. 💡 #Innovation Support: Backed by €68 million in funding from the European Commission, resulting in 40+ technologies and 11 patents. 🤝 #Collaboration: Brought together 11 members and core partners in a shared effort, aligning with Airbus and partner R&T strategies. 💪 Wider #Impact: Shared innovations through over 110 dissemination activities and contributions to major conferences, benefiting the whole aerospace community. This project is a key part of the #CleanSky2 Programme and reflects a strong commitment to making aviation more #Sustainable and #Efficient. 🌍✈️ Thank you to JEC Group for organising this event and recognising outstanding work in #SustainableAviation! #Sustainability #Innovation #Aerospace #CleanAviation
Congratulations to the entire team on this incredible achievement! Well done!
A fantastic achievement! Heartfelt congratulations to York Roth, Ralf Herrmann and the entire LPA MFFD team. It was a privilege to share the journey with you.
A remarkable piece of engineering, made it real by collaboration of a dedicated team of European innovators. Well deserved!
A true #CleanSky2 flagship project and demonstrator
Well done on this glorious achievement walking-away-a-winner in the JEC Innovation Awards 2025!! 👏👏👏