Sustainability in aerospace composites: how to accelerate ? Plenary Lecture
Tuesday 2 July 2024
9:15 am - 10:00 am
Room 2000
Tuesday 2 July 2024
9:15 am - 10:00 am
Room 2000
Chair(s) :
Christophe BINETRUY (FRANCE )
Caroline PETIOT (Airbus, France), Christian WEIMER (Airbus, Germany)
Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics (CFRP) materials have been widely introduced onto aerospace products and they represent more than 50% of the structural mass of the A350 aircraft due to their exceptional specific mechanical properties. Lightness has very quickly become one of the undisputed advantages of CFRP and remains an essential means of reducing the impact of energy costs and the carbon footprint in current and future social-economic and environmental contexts.
Airbus ambitions to pioneer sustainable aerospace, and therefore support an ambitious EU target for 2030 to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% (compared to 1990 levels); and contribute to the climate neutrality objective of the EU by 2050.
Airbus’ responsibility for its environmental footprint requires reviewing all aspects of an aircraft’s life cycle: design, encouragement given to its supply chain, production, operations and end-of-life management. Thus, for several years, Airbus has initiated research and development to design, use and recycle its composites and raw constituents, while integrating more renewable resources, paying attention also to potential hazardous substances that may become of concern for regulation
Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics (CFRP) materials have been widely introduced onto aerospace products and they represent more than 50% of the structural mass of the A350 aircraft due to their exceptional specific mechanical properties. Lightness has very quickly become one of the undisputed advantages of CFRP and remains an essential means of reducing the impact of energy costs and the carbon footprint in current and future social-economic and environmental contexts.
Airbus ambitions to pioneer sustainable aerospace, and therefore support an ambitious EU target for 2030 to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% (compared to 1990 levels); and contribute to the climate neutrality objective of the EU by 2050.
Airbus’ responsibility for its environmental footprint requires reviewing all aspects of an aircraft’s life cycle: design, encouragement given to its supply chain, production, operations and end-of-life management. Thus, for several years, Airbus has initiated research and development to design, use and recycle its composites and raw constituents, while integrating more renewable resources, paying attention also to potential hazardous substances that may become of concern for regulation
9:15 am
Sustainability in aerospace composites: how to accelerate ?
Caroline PETIOT (FRANCE ), Christian WEIMER (Airbus, Germany)
Caroline PETIOT (FRANCE ), Christian WEIMER (Airbus, Germany)
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