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Our role on this exceptional project is to advise on the design of the AERALIS jets, exploring different design concepts for the fuselage and its interchangeable components.

The ultimate aim for the client: deliver the world’s most effective training to the world’s best pilots.

For now, we are doing design, structures, systems and integration work and expect to bring in many more skills along the way. In the near future, we will also be developing a digital twin, which means that we will be using advanced digital engineering tools to create a virtual representation of the aircraft that can be assessed and modified before they’re built in real life, reducing programme risk and saving both time and cost.

This project is unique in the UK – it’s the first whole jet aircraft since British Aerospace’s EAP demonstrator in the mid-80s and it is a once-in-a-career opportunity to work on whole aircraft design.” Richard Lees, Chief Systems Engineer, AtkinsRéalis and AERALIS’ Acting-Chief Engineer

The training concept

Trainees start flying in a Basic Trainer jet and progress to the Advanced Trainer jet with the same cockpit architecture which reduces training time. This is where they learn advanced skills and move on to the real challenge of assimilating data about threats and making critical decisions. As they progress through the syllabus, new cockpit information and functionality is introduced to build their capability and stretch them to their limits.

The jets

Both types of aircraft – the Basic Trainer and the Advanced Trainer – are modular, which means that their core fuselage is common and fully adaptable. Different wings and engines are added at the final assembly line to customise the aircraft depending on the level of training they will be used for. It’s expected that because of this commonality of production and operation, the jets will save 30% of the lifecycle cost of training a fast-jet pilot.

Beyond the family of trainers, we are helping AERALIS future-proof the design of derivatives such as a light combat aircraft and a version that can be used on a Navy Aircraft Carrier. The modular concept will allow AERALIS to develop World-beating, cost-effective derivatives for emerging needs.

See also www.aeralis.com


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