Deploying the Next Generation of Landing Gear for Energy Efficient Aircraft at Centennial College

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The aerospace industry is vital to Canada. It contributed more than 211,000 value-added jobs to the economy in**2015. Canadian aerospace manufacturing was over 5X as R&D-intensive as the manufacturing sector average.**Worldwide, 40% of all commercial airliners deploy landing gears made in Ontario. Even so, the industry faces**challenges including: (a) developing innovative technologies; (b) overcoming barriers to technology uptake;**and (c) training the workforce to support growth. To help Ontario's aerospace industry, our proposed research**program uses an industry-led supply chain model to develop next generation landing gear technologies focused**on jets primarily made in Canada. Bombardier Aerospace, Safran Landing Systems, and lower tier**small/medium-sized firms will co-innovate to reduce barriers to technology uptake. They have the experience,**expertise, facilities, relationships, and certifications to meet regulations globally and commercialize ensuing**technology. Backed by provincial and federal governments, our College is also building a $70M aerospace**campus at Toronto's Downsview Park, the former de Havilland factory. When open in Fall 2018, this campus**will triple the current capacity of our aviation and aerospace training programs to address industry workforce**growth and anticipated retirements. Our research program will provide direct experiential learning to more than**500 students. Dozens of first-generation learners and students facing barriers will acquire new skills to become**highly qualified professionals ready for high quality, advanced manufacturing careers in an**innovation-intensive industry. It will create the only publicly-accessible Landing Gear Innovation Laboratory, a**competitive advantage to Canada. By incorporating electrification, light-weighting, and additive**manufacturing, the next generation landing gear will reduce carbon footprints. Our proposal intersects with**government, industry, and college priorities. It leverages existing investments and our impactful record to**accelerate industry-led innovation while benefiting society and our planet.******