WIng DesigN methodologY validation (WINDY)

预测显示，从现在到2032年，需要近3万架新的商用飞机。市场的成功将取决于提供客户所需的产品(在成本和性能方面)。考虑到这么大的潜在销售量，确保将技术风险降至最低是至关重要的，因为无法实现产品目标可能会被证明是商业上的困难。需要开发创新的机翼设计方法，以提供所需的产品解决方案。这样的解决方案还需要采用新的制造工艺，如添加剂制造。WINDY项目将开展一项研究方案，研究机翼设计和制造工艺的创新方法，并开展一项验证测试方案，以证明未来应用的有效性。该联盟包括机身设计师、制造工艺专家和学术研究人员。

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.