LOCATE - Collaborative industrial research into technology and manufacturing capability for a novel LOw CArbon aircraft using lighter than air TEchnology

混合动力飞行器有限公司与蓝熊系统研究公司、前进复合材料公司、利物浦大学、谢菲尔德大学和克兰菲尔德大学组成了一个合作的工业研究团队。该项目团队将推进基本且相互关联的使能技术，以保持英国在混合动力飞行器领域的领先地位--一种具有巨大全球销售潜力的新型飞机形式(相对于洛克希德·马丁公司和欧洲宇航防务集团等竞争对手)。该项目将侧重于降低新型飞机空气动力学、碳复合材料结构、航空电子监控系统等关键技术领域的开发风险，并提高生产率，以启动生产设计和制造。项目成果将被HAV和英国航空供应链利用，为英国创造就业机会，并保持HAV在混合动力飞行器和LTA技术领域的领先地位。

Hybrid Air Vehicles Ltd has formed a collaborative industrial research team with Blue Bear Systems Research, Forward Composites, Liverpool University, Sheffield University and Cranfield University. This project team will advance the fundamental and interrelated enabling technologies required to maintain the UK's lead in the field of hybrid air vehicles – a novel aircraft form with substantial worldwide sales potential (against competitors such as Lockheed Martin and EADS). The project will focus on lowering the developmental risks in key technology areas such as novel aircraft aerodynamics, carbon composite structures, avionics monitoring systems and improving rate production to enable launch of production design and manufacture. The project results will be exploited by HAV and the UK aerospace supply chain generating UK jobs and maintaining HAV’s lead in the field of hybrid air vehicles and LTA technology.