CORDIS · 213371 · FP7
MAAXIMUS More Affordable Aircraft structure through eXtended, Integrated, and Mature nUmerical Sizing
Coordinator: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH (DE)
Even though composite materials are more and more used in modern airframes, many significant improvements are still achievable. Firstly, the substitution of the assembly of many small composite parts by a single one-shot large part provides additional weight reduction. Secondly, the final assembly line process must be adapted to composite properties (lack of ductility, stiffness). Thirdly, if the appropriate level of confidence and cycle time was available, Simulation-based design would provide a faster and less expensive path to find the optimal structures than the current development proces…
About Seventh Framework Programme (2007–2013)
The Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) ran from 2007 to 2013 and was the EU's main research-funding instrument of that period. It mobilised roughly €50 billion across cooperation projects, ERC frontier grants, Marie Curie fellowships, capacity-building actions and Euratom research. FP7 closed to new calls in 2013 but its projects continued for years after under their original grant agreements.
EU contribution: €40.2M awarded to the consortium. The project runs over approximately 8.5 years from 2008-04-01 to 2016-09-30.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who funds this research project?
- This project is funded by the European Union through the Seventh Framework Programme (2007–2013) programme, under the CP-IP funding scheme.
- What is the EU contribution?
- The European Commission contributes €40.2M.
- Which EU programme funds it?
- The project is funded under Seventh Framework Programme (2007–2013).
- Who coordinates the project?
- The project is coordinated by AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH (DE).
- What is the project timeline?
- The project runs from 2008-04-01 to 2016-09-30 — approximately 8.5 years.
- Where can I find the full project record?
- The complete record — partners, deliverables, publications and news — is published on CORDIS under project ID 213371.