WP1 - State of the Art
The objective of this work package is to provide an overview of the state of the art on the scientific background of the relation between aircraft design and its climate impact. In order to achieve this overall objective, the following more detailed objectives have to be accomplished:
- Analysis of previous research related to the overall climate impact of aviation.
- Analysis of previous research on climate impact metrics, corresponding temporal scales and their application to different problems.
- Analysis of previous research on the sensitivity of the overall climate impact with regard to operating parameters such as cruise speed and altitude, as well as on the analysis of the interaction between atmospheric conditions and operating parameters.
- Analysis of previous research on aircraft design optimization studies regarding climate impact reduction.
The description of the state of the art on the relation between aircraft design and climate impact is split into four tasks, which represent four key areas in atmospheric and aircraft design research and reflect both the individual competences of the consortium and the four detailed objectives.