Flight Test Demonstration of an Unducted Engine Architecture for SMR Aircraft

Flight test demonstration of an installed Open Fan engine architecture at TRL6 to demonstrate a -20% of CO2 reduction at aircraft level and demonstration up to TRL 5 of enhanced performance technologies and advanced modelling capabilities for further efficiency and fuel burn improvements.

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Agency	HORIZON (EU)
Region	EU
Country	N/A
Legal form	Company, NGO, Government organization, Other
Start date	26 Mar 2025
End date	14 May 2025
Max funding	100,000,000 EUR
Budget	365,000,000 EUR

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Admissibility Conditions	Proposal page limit and layout described in Annex A and Annex E of the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes.
Eligible Countries	Described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes. A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects.
Other Eligible Conditions	Described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes.
Financial and Operational Capacity	Described in Annex C of the Work Programme General Annexes.
Award Criteria	Scoring and thresholds are described in Annex D of the Work Programme General Annexes.
Legal and Financial Setup	Described in Annex G of the Work Programme General Annexes.
Specific Conditions	Winning applicants will be required to sign a Cooperation Agreement to foster the exchange of information and/or data among and across CAJU co-funded actions and the beneficiaries on a 'need to know basis'.
Documentation	https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-JU-CLEAN-AVIATION-2025-03-SMR-02

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