WIng DesigN methodologY validation (WINDY)

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Forecasts indicate the need for almost 30,000 new commercial aircraft between now and 2032. Market successwill depend on delivering the product that customers demand (in terms of cost and performance). With thisvolume of potential sales it is essential to ensure that technical risk is minimised as failure to meet producttargets could prove commercially difficult. Innovative wing design methodologies will need to be developed todeliver the required product solutions. Such solutions will also need to embrace novel manufacturingprocesses, such as additive manufacture. The WINDY project will carry out a programme of research intoinnovative approaches to wing design and manufacturing processes, as well as undertaking a programme ofvalidation testing in order to demonstrate the effectiveness of future application. The consortium includesairframe designers, manufacturing process specialists and academic researchers.