Dynamics of Flexible Aircraft (DYNAFLEX)

Abstract

An innovate cooperation between the industry, research establishments, and universities is presented. The program was initiated by the German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and DLR (German Aerospace Center) was tasked to establish together with DASA Airbus (now Daimler Chrysler Aerospace) a multidisciplinary research program focused on the development of key-enabling technologies for the "Megaliner" lead concept. A matrix of interdependent tasks was established by DLR to evoke a multidisciplinary research progress, and five universities were selected to jointly execute the tasks. The organization and work plan of the DYNAFLEX cooperative program is described and results are presented. The program was found to be an effective method for innovative research and should be continued