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Flight Test Demonstration of an Unducted Engine Architecture for SMR Aircraft
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Location:EU 27
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Flight Test Demonstration of an Unducted Engine Architecture for SMR Aircraft
TOPIC ID: HORIZON-JU-CLEAN-AVIATION-2025-03-SMR-02
Type of grant: Call for proposals
General information
Programme:
Call: Clean Aviation CfP 03 (HORIZON-JU-Clean-Aviation-2025-01)
Type of action: HORIZON-JU-IA HORIZON JU Innovation Actions
Type of MGA: HORIZON Action Grant Budget-Based [HORIZON-AG]
Status: Forthcoming
Deadline model: single-stage
Planned Opening Date: 27 March 2025
Deadline dates: 15 May 2025 17:00 (Brussels time)
Topic description
Expected Outcome:
Flight test demonstration of an installed Open Fan engine architecture at TRL6 to demonstrate a -20% of CO2 reduction at aircraft level and demonstration up to TRL 5 of enhanced performance technologies and advanced modelling capabilities for further efficiency and fuel burn improvements. See the topic description document published with this call for full details.
General conditions
1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout
described in Annex A and Annex E of the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes.
Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form.
2. Eligible Countries
described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes.
A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects. See the information in the Horizon Europe Programme Guide.
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described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes.
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Additional documents:
The Full Description of Topics in this Call
Clean Aviation Work Programme 2024-25
Q&A Document: First Release (20.02.2025)
Clean Aviation Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (CA JU SRIA)
HE Main Work Programme 2023–2025 – General Introduction
HE Main Work Programme 2023–2025 – Climate, Energy and Mobility
HE Main Work Programme 2023–2025 – General Annexes
HE Programme Guide
HE Framework Programme 2021/695
HE Specific Programme Decision 2021/764
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