5th October 2021
5th Oct 2021
Make aircraft fly more efficiently – including those already in service: With this vision of our two founders of APC in mind, our engineers have spent the last five years developing the innovative TRINITAIR wingtip, intended to reduce induced drag during flight.
While designed specifically for the after-sales market future aircraft designs can as well benefit from this technology. TRINITAIR replaces easily existing winglets by simple retrofitting; herewith enabling aircraft already in service to reduce their fuel consumption.
With our partners CTC in Stade and the Varel-based company Deharde we have produced the individual parts for the first prototype of TRINITAIR and final assembly is the next step. The engineering flight tests will then be conducted on an Airbus A330 together with our airline partner Hifly.
Deharde has been involved in the project from an early stage: the Varel-based company was already incremental for the success in our wind tunnel tests .
We are proud to present a few insights into our current progress and be part of this exemplary cooperation of aerospace companies in the metropoliton area of Hamburg.
Flugzeuge effizienter fliegen lassen – auch solche, die bereits in Betrieb genommen sind:
Mit diesem Ziel der zwei Gründer der APC vor Augen, haben unsere Ingenieure in den letzten fünf Jahren das innovative Winglet „TRINITAIR" entwickelt, welches den induzierten Luftwiderstand während eines Fluges reduziert.
Speziell für den After-Sales-Markt konzipiert können auch zukünftige Flugzeugtypen von dieser neuen Technologie profitieren. TRINITAIR ersetzt problemlos vorhandene Flügelspitzen und ermöglicht somit auch schon in Betrieb genommenen Maschinen die Reduzierung ihres Treibstoffverbrauchs.
Mit unseren Partnern CTC in Stade und der Firma Deharde in Varel haben wir die Einzelteile für den ersten Prototypen von TRINITAIR produziert, die im nächsten Schritt final zusammengefügt werden. Die anschließenden Flugtest werden mit einem Airbus A330 unserer Partnerairline Hifly durchgeführt.
Deharde begleitet das Projekt seit früher Phase und war bereits maßgeblich bei den erfolgreichen Windkanaltests involviert.
Wir sind stolz ein paar Einblick ein unseren derzeitigen Entwicklungsstand zu geben und Teil dieses Musterprojekts in der Zusammenarbeit von Luftfahrtunternehmen in der Metropolregion Hamburg.
9th July 2021
ifbhh.de
9th July 2021
ifbhh.de
9th July 2021
This is what the Hamburg-based company The Aircraft Performance Company GmbH (The APC) is working on. With their green new wingtip technology TRINITAIR, the fuel demand of aircraft can be reduced, thus saving large amounts of CO2. Thanks to the "Plug&Fly" concept, the new wingtips can be installed within one day. In keeping with the principle of conserving resources, existing aircraft do not have to be prematurely replaced or exchanged for greener aviation with the help of The APC GmbH.
The PROFI Umwelt project, which is supported by IFB Hamburg, is thus making an important contribution on the way to emission-reduced aviation.
The PROFI Umwelt Transfer program, which is funded by BUKEA, serves to develop innovative products, processes or services that contribute to climate and environmental protection. The focus is on resource and material efficiency and integration into the circular economy.
2nd June 2021
flightglobal.com
31st May 2021
simpleflying.com
1st June 2021
luchtvaartnieuws.nl
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