The Flexcraft, a modular and remotely piloted aircraft
concept which allows quick reconfiguration of the cabin for
multiple missions, has won the International Design Award (IDA) in
the Transport Design category.
With the ability to land and take off on short
lanes and use alternative energy sources, the concept seeks to
foster ideas for transforming the future of air mobility,
combining the human, technological, social and economic
perspectives in a sustainable manner.
IDA highlighted the
passenger experience through the flexibility of fuselage design
and new technologies.
Among the possibilities studied for usage are the
transportation of passengers and cargo, support for civil
protection activities, surveillance, aeromedical evacuation, and
agriculture, among others.
The futuristic project is the result of a
Portuguese consortium led by Sociedade de Engenharia e
Transformação, SA (SET.SA) that brought together Embraer Portugal,
Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), Almadesign, Instituto de Ciência
e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial (INEGI),
plus the support from Embraer SA (Brazil).
The initiative was
funded by the Portugal 2020 program, under the Operational Program
Competitiveness and Internationalization through the European
Regional Development Fund.
"This award is a recognition of Embraer and all
partners efforts, innovation and scientific research for this
conceptual project, which points out opportunities and paths for
the transformation of future air mobility," said Maurílio Albanese
Novaes Júnior, Head of Research & Technology Development at
Embraer. “We are also grateful for the initiative of the
Government of Portugal, which, under the Incentive System for
Research and Technological Development (SI I&DT) of the Portugal
2020 Program, promotes scientific research and trusts Embraer as a
catalyst for the local chain and the development of the Portuguese
aeronautics industry.”
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