The population of a Future Sky will be denser and definitely more diverse than it is today. For this, new safety rules, regulations, measures, and standards have to be developed and validated together with the development of technologies aiming at high level of safety.
Future Sky Theme QUIET AIR TRANSPORT
Reducing the noise impact of aviation is more critical than ever for the public acceptance of air transport system, both because health issues are now acknowledged to be at stake and because new challenges are emerging (Urban Air Mobility, Supersonic aircraft). The issue must be addressed thoroughly with experts in social sciences and urban planning beyond core researches on reducing noise at source through noise reduction technologies and low-noise vehicle designs.
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Future Sky Theme ENERGY
Aside from quietening air transport, greening is the second major challenge for future vehicles and power plants. Green and seamless air transport will require new propulsive concepts and technologies as well as new energy sources (drop-in or non-drop-in fuels, electrification) as an alternative to fossil energy sources.
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Future Sky Theme URBAN AIR MOBILITY
This emerging new mode of transportation will provide on-demand mobility in high density as well as remote areas, regional seamless mobility, and efficient and environmental friendly manned and unmanned passenger and cargo transportation as set out by Flightpath 2050. This new FS Theme can be seen as a contribution to the reduction of road traffic congestion.
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Future Sky Theme SECURITY FOR AVIATION
Nowadays, the security is a crucial international and societal challenge which faces a growth of the diversity security threats and the development of autonomous systems which increases dramatically the complexity of the threat management. Studies need to be carried out to determine the best measures for protection and the most appropriate reactions to develop appropriate, efficient and consistent solutions against the present and future aviation threats.
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Future Sky Theme CIRCULAR AVIATION
The increasing environmental awareness within the European society is challenging the aviation sector to intensify its efforts towards a greener, cleaner and more sustainable aviation, by reducing its environmental impact in terms on consumption, waste and emissions connected to all aviation activities and operations. The principles of circularity, or circular economy, shall provide a framework to re-evaluate the complete, cradle-to-cradle, life cycle of each aspect of aviation, enabling the transition to circular aviation.
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