Future Flight Project

未来飞行项目是学校研究所(IRIS)和ZeroAvia的合作项目，该项目为英国各地的学生提供了一个机会，通过发展他们的研究、团队合作、解决问题的技能和知识来了解碳网络零航空。该项目指导学生进行初步的个人研究，以发现商业航空目前对地球产生的影响，以及如何减少碳排放。学生们将学习氢燃料电池和氢飞机背后的理论，以及飞机设计和操作的基本原理。这些学生将进行初步研究，然后开发创新的解决方案，以使现有的飞机能够容纳氢气进行无碳飞行；他们将使用OpenVSP(由NASA开发的自由软件)来模拟他们的飞机适应性，并对他们的飞机进行虚拟测试，以衡量其性能。该项目将测试学生解释软件数据的能力，做出有意识的设计决策，并让他们体验ZeroAvia技术团队面临的现实挑战。学生将必须通过各种成本效益分析方法来考虑外部和内部坦克的影响，包括阻力、票价和里程。该项目将培养学生在做出决定时的整体思维过程，以实现对环境的影响和消费者成本最小化的飞机改装。参与者将能够单独完成项目，并在同学之间讨论OpenVSP的结果、概念和想法，以实现协作和同行支持。学生们将通过海报完成他们的项目，以记录他们的研究和拉伸任务，还包括让学生有机会3D打印他们的飞机设计模型。该项目将包括定期的网络研讨会和与ZeroAvia技术团队的面对面访问，并在IRIS会议上达到高潮，学生们有机会向来自英国各地对STEM感兴趣的其他学生展示他们的研究和成果。

The Future Flight Project, is a collaboration between the Institute for Research in Schools (IRIS) and ZeroAvia which gives students across the UK an opportunity to learn about Carbon Net-Zero aviation through developing their research, teamworking, problem solving skills and knowledge. This project directs students to carry out initial, individual research to discover the current impact that commercial aviation is having on the planet and how carbon emissions can be reduced. Students will learn the theory behind hydrogen fuel cells and hydrogen aircraft alongside the basic fundamentals of aircraft design and operation. The students will conduct Initial research and then develop innovative solutions to adapt an existing aircraft to accommodate hydrogen tanks for carbon-free flight; they will use OpenVSP (free software developed by NASA) to model their aircraft adaptations and virtually test their aircraft to gauge its performance. This project will test students' ability to interpret data from software, make conscious design decisions and give them experience working towards a real life challenge faced by ZeroAvia's technical teams. Students will have to consider the impact of external vs. internal tanks by various means of cost benefit analysis including drag, ticket price and range. The project will develop students' holistic thought processes when making decisions to achieve aircraft adaptations that minimise environmental impact and consumer cost. Participants will be able to complete the project alone and discuss OpenVSP results, concepts and ideas amongst classmates to allow collaboration and peer support. The students will finalize their projects via a poster to document their research and stretch tasks also include the opportunity for students to 3D print their aircraft design models. The project will include regular webinars and face to face visits with the technical team at ZeroAvia and culminates in an IRIS conference, where students have the opportunity to present their research and results to other students interested in STEM from all over the UK.