Scope

In the European Vision for 2020, the Group of Personalities formulated a clear set of requirements for civil transport aircraft operations which strive for the following specific goals:

• five-fold reduction in accidents
• halving perceived aircraft noise
• 50% cut in the CO2 emission per passenger-km
• 80% cut in the NOx emission
• air traffic system capable to handle 16 million flights per year
• 99% of all flights within 15 minutes of timetable.

The theme of the conference is to present and discuss key aerodynamic technologies that open up to meet the challenges of this vision.

Objectives

To provide a comprehensive survey of the status that has been reached relative to the 2020 goals in the key disciplines of aerodynamics, KATnet II plans to organise a conference on Key Aerodynamic Technologies to meet the challenges of the 2020 KATnet II European Vision, set up as successor of the thematic networks DragNet, TRA3 and KATnet. The conference covers all relevant aerodynamic technologies for aircraft performance improvement including low and high speed aerodynamics as well as advanced flow control technologies.
This conference builds upon the CEAS/DragNet European Drag Reduction Conference held in Potsdam (Germany) in 2000, the CEAS/TRA3 Aerospace Aerodynamics Research Conference held in Cambridge (UK) in 2002, and the CEAS/KATnet Conference on Key Aerodynamic Technologies held in Bremen (Germany) in 2005.

The main objectives of the conference are:
• to present and discuss novel ideas, RTD results and technology integration, and validation experiences of aerodynamic technologies to support the completion of the 2020 goals;
• to provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of RTD results and experiences particularly achieved in EU projects, GARTEUR groups, ERCOFTAC SIG’s as well as in national and industrial initiatives;
• to address interdisciplinary aspects of design and system integration, structures, materials, manufacturing, operations and maintenance;
• to bring together aerodynamic professionals from industry, research establishments, and academia with authorities from politics, administration, commerce, and science for a common view on the required aerodynamic efforts in order to shape the priorities and demands for the future aerodynamic research.

Main Topics

It is proposed that the conference will cover all aspects of research, development, and application of aerodynamic technologies that can contribute to the 2020 goals of civil transport aircraft operations.

• High Speed Aerodynamic Technologies
• Low Speed Aerodynamic Technologies
• Aerodynamics of Novel Configurations
• Separation Control Technologies
• Drag Reduction Technologies
• Multi-Disciplinary Design Optimisation
• Advanced Flow Control Technologies

Programme Committee

Dr. G. Schrauf, Airbus, Bremen: Chairman
Prof. J. Fulker, QinetiQ, Bedford: Co-chairman
Dr. P. Eliasson, FOI, Stockholm
Mr. S. Langhans, DLR, Hamburg
Dr. D. Knörzer, EU, Bruxelles
Mr. S. Hitzel, EADS, Munich
Dr. A. Abbas, Airbus E, Madrid
Mr. D. Sawyers, Airbus UK, Bristol
Dr. J-C. Courty, Dassault, Paris
Dr. V. Selmin, Alenia, Turin
Mr. J. Reneaux, ONERA, Châtillon
Prof. C. Warsop, BAE SYSTEMS, Bristol

Correspondence

All technical enquiries should be addressed to the conference secretariat:
Prof. Carsten Holze
machtWissen.de AG
Fahrenheitstraße 1
D-28359 Bremen, Germany
Tel: +49 421 2208 266
Fax: +49 421 2208 267
E-Mail: carsten.holze@kat-net2009.com