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2.  Origin of SA 2 GE Major Developmental Project  SA 2 GE Sub-Projects and Leading Industrial Partners  Participation by SME, Public Research Centres  Contribution to Sustainable Development  Economic Benefits 2

3. The Aerospace Industry: A Strategic Sector for Quebec  Aerospace Sector in Quebec › 235 companies › $10,9 billions in revenues, 80% from exports › Close to 40,000 workers › Ranked 6 th in the world for sales behind U.S, U.K. France, Germany and Japan › Ranked 1 st for manufacturing R&D in Quebec › One of the rare place in the world where almost all of the components needed for an aircraft can be found within a 30 km radius 3

4. The Aerospace Industry: A Strategic Sector for Quebec  Aerospace Industry in Quebec represents › 55% of total Canadian aerospace production › 50% of Canadian aerospace industry workers › 70% of total Canadian R&D investment in aerospace 4

5. The Ecological Aircraft: A major developmental project for the Aerospace Industry  On March 30 th 2010, the Quebec government announced its new Research and Innovation Strategy which included five (5) major developmental projects: 1. The Ecological Aircraft (L’Avion Écologique) 2. The Electric Bus of the Future 3. Bio-Refining of Forest Resources 4. Écolo-TIC (Communications and Information Technologies) 5. A fifth project to be determined 5

6. The Ecological Aircraft: A major developmental project for the Aerospace Industry  Why is it called a major developmental project? › Project meant to mobilize a vast number of companies, research centres, and actors of the industry around the development, test and demonstration of technologies for the future  Large companies  Equipment suppliers  SME  Universities  Public Research Centres 6

7. The Ecological Aircraft: A Partnership for the Aerospace Industry – SA²GE Systèmes Aéronautiques d’Avant-Garde pour l’Environnement  A 4-year, $150M collaborative program formally approved by the Quebec Government on August 17 th, 2011 › $70M contribution from the Quebec Government (MDEIE) › $80M financing from SA 2 GE Industrial Partners (Sub-Project Leaders) › 01 April 2010 to 31 March 2014 Industrial Partners $80M$70M 7

8. SA²GE: Systèmes Aéronautiques d’Avant- Garde pour l’Environnement  Five (5) Sub-Projects with Six (6) Leading Industrial Partners: › Aircraft Composite Fuselage Structures  Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Ltd  Bombardier Aerospace › Next Generation Compressor  Pratt&Whitney Canada › Landing Gear of the Future  Heroux-Devtek Inc. › Integrated Avionics for Cockpit Applications  Esterline CMC Electronics › Integrated Modular Avionics for Critical Systems  Thales Canada Inc. 8

9. SA²GE: Governance Board Regroupement pour le développement de l’avion plus écologique (A Not-for-Profit Organization) Director Dominique Sauvé Project Office Composite Structures Bell - Bombardier Project Office Next Generation Compressor Pratt & Whitney Project Office Landing Gear Héroux-Devtek Project Office Integrated Cockpit Avionics Esterline CMC Project Office Integrated Modular Avionics for Critical Systems Thales Partners MDEIE 9

10. Aircraft Composite Fuselage Structures Bell Helicopter - Bombardier Compression Molding Automated Fiber Placement Optimized process Thermoplastic Manufacturing Processes Technologies New Generation Electro-magnetic and Lightning Strike Protection Bonding Processes Non-Destructive Inspection for Superior Detection Vacuum Assisted Resin Transfer Molding 10

11. Aircraft Composite Fuselage Structures Bell Helicopter - Bombardier Compression Molding Automated Fiber Placement Optimized process Thermoplastic Manufacturing Processes Advantages Weight Reduction Technologies Superior Quality Reduction of Manufacturing Waste New Generation Electro-magnetic and Lightning Strike Protection Bonding Processes Non-Destructive Inspection for Superior Detection Vacuum Assisted Resin Transfer Molding Reduction of Manufacturing Touch Hours and Cycle Time 11

12. Aircraft Composite Fuselage Structures Bell Helicopter - Bombardier COST TIME ….. Structural AssemblySystems IntegrationFlight Test High plant energy overhead carried by each helicopter Raw Material Material waste Long production cycle time Current situation: Manual assembly with significant material waste  Prod. cycle time: long  Parts list: long  Inventory: large  Tooling: numerous  Shop floor: large  Manual Assembly: › Costly › Significant composite material waste › Possibility of errors 12

13. Aircraft Composite Fuselage Structures Bell Helicopter - Bombardier COST TIME ….. Structural AssemblySystems IntegrationFlight Test High plant energy overhead carried by each helicopter Raw Material Material waste Long production cycle time Current situation: Manual assembly with significant material waste TIME COST Structural Assembly Systems Integration Flight Test Lower plant energy overhead carried by each helicopter Raw materials Shorter prod. cycle time Goal: Automated assembly with lower material waste Lower waste 13

14. Aircraft Composite Fuselage Structures Bell Helicopter - Bombardier TIME COST Structural Assembly Systems Integration Flight Test Lower plant energy overhead carried by each helicopter Raw materials Shorter prod. cycle time Goal: Automated assembly with lower material waste Lower waste Benefits  Production cycle time: shorter (lower plant energy overhead attributed to each helicopter)  Automated assembly: › High level jobs (advanced technologies) › Significantly reduced composite material waste › Reduced possibility of errors (higher quality)  Parts list: shorter (reduced management cost)  Inventory: reduced (reduced inventory cost)  Tooling: reduced (simplified assembly processes)  Shop floor: reduced (increased production capacity ) Reduced Environmental Impact and Increased Productivity 14

15. Next Generation Compressor Pratt & Whitney Canada Hybrid Diffuser Advanced Aerodynamics and Cooling Techniques Engine and Propeller Integrated Controls (FADEC) Increased Use of Electrical Systems Low Emission Combustion Chamber Compact Centrifugal Rotors Latest Generation Alloys Advanced 6A-1C Compressor Aerodynamic Air Inlet Engine and Propeller Aerodynamic Integration 15

16. Next Generation Compressor Pratt & Whitney Canada Hybrid Diffuser Advanced Aerodynamics and Cooling Techniques Engine and Propeller Integrated Controls (FADEC) Increased Use of Electrical Systems Low Emission Combustion Chamber Compact Centrifugal Rotors Latest Generation Alloys Advanced 6A-1C Compressor Aerodynamic Air Inlet Engine and Propeller Aerodynamic Integration SA 2 GE 16

17. Next Generation Compressor Pratt & Whitney Canada  Technologies Involved › Advanced Aerodynamics  Optimized aerodynamic profiles  Advanced helico-centrifugal rotor  Hybrid diffuser  Low speed idling characteristics  Better management of the gap at the blade tip › Advanced Materials for Rotors  Advanced manufacturing technologies › More Electric Engine  Permanent Magnet Starter-Generator 17

18. Next Generation Compressor Pratt & Whitney Canada  Sub-Project Primary Goal › Design and demonstrate a more ecological high performance compressor with the best compression ratio for a single shaft compressor, with enhanced durability and a reduced frontal cross-section  Benefit › Significant increase in compressor and turbine efficiencies 18

19. Landing Gear of the Future Héroux-Devtek  Objectives › Materials and manufacturing processes with a lesser impact on the environment › Materials and configuration leading to a lower weight and a lower acoustic signature in flight › More intelligent components  Easier to command  Easier to inspect  Benefits › A lower environmental impact from component manufacturing and maintenance › A lower noise signature in flight › A lower weight leading to a lower fuel consumption 19

20. Integrated Avionics for Cockpit Applications - Esterline CMC Avionics Core Architecture Lighter, more compact avionics suites. Optimized performance due to better data sharing, less latency, better user interface, improved display capability Reduced wire weight Easier technology insertion allowing access to functions optimized for NextGen and SESAR 20

21. Integrated Avionics for Cockpit Applications - Esterline CMC Streamlined Departures Vector-Free Arrivals All-Weather Approaches Streamlined Departures Efficient, Flexible Routing Vector-Free Arrivals All-Weather Approaches Avionics Technologies are Critical to Reducing the Impact on the Environment More direct routes – reduced fuel consumption and gas emissions Less waiting to take off and land Better airport access Better dispatch rates Flight plans adjusted due to weather and other factors Less congestion through greater predictability of estimated time of arrival 21

22. Integrated Modular Avionics for Critical Systems (IMACS) - Thales Canada  Sub-Project Primary Goal › The development of a new vision for tomorrow’s embedded system architecture based on highly integrated, modular, reconfigurable and versatile building blocks Technologies courantes Current Technologies Modular Avionics 1 function = multiple boxes multiple functions 1 box =and multiple suppliers Thales Proprietary 22

23. IMA 4 Aircraft Critical Data Network REU RDC REU Electric Flight Controls Brakes Steering Fuel Management  Integration of «time critical » systems on a modular platform IMA 3 IMA 2 Integrated Modular Avionics for Critical Systems (IMACS) - Thales Canada IMA 1 Thales Proprietary 23

24. Integrated Modular Avionics for Critical Systems (IMACS) - Thales Canada Aircraft Critical Data Network REU RDC REU Thales Proprietary IMA 4 IMA 3 IMA 2IMA 1 Aircraft Critical Data Network REU RDC REU IMA 4IMA 3 IMA 2IMA 1 Less Raw Material Needed Aircraft Weight Reduction Simplified Installation Easier Aircraft Manufacturing Greater Aircraft Availability Easier Maintenance Simplified Life Cycle Management  Integrate in a modular architecture all on-board systems with similar operating requirements 24

25. Small and Medium Enterprises Public Research Centres  Potential SME › Air Data › Avior Integrated Products › Composites Atlantics (CAL) › Coriolis Composites Canada › Delastek › FDC Composites › L3-MAS › Maetta › Marquez › Meloche › Mésotec › PCM Innovations › Rasakti  Potential Research Centres › CDCQ (Centre de Développement des Composites du Québec) › CNEC (Conseil National de Recherches du Canada) › CTA (Centre Technologique en Aérospatiale) › Centre de Formation Professionnelle Des Moulins) › École Polytechnique de Montréal › McGill University › Université de Sherbrooke › Université Laval Potential participants only. Subject to the specific needs of sub-projects and contractual agreements with sub-project leaders. 25

26. Small and Medium Enterprises Public Research Centers  Sub-Project Needs › A number of SME and Public Research Centres were initially approached by sub-project industrial leaders to ascertain their desire to participate and to perform a preliminary evaluation of their capabilities › Sub-projects have since been progressing from general concepts to more precise definitions › Knowledge and technical capability gap analyses are taking place to identify which specific technology development and demonstrations are needed to fill the identified knowledge and technological capability gaps › SME and Public Research Centres best suited to the needs of the sub-projects will be selected by industrial leaders It is possible that not all SME and Public Research Centres that were initially approached by industrial leaders will participate. 26

27. Small and Medium Enterprises Public Research Centers  Major developmental project requirements › Involve a number of Quebec SME › Flow contracts to Quebec SME › Flow contracts to Public Research Centres › Current status and projections by sub-project industrial leaders indicate that these requirements are being met Mobilizing Actors of the Quebec Aerospace Sector to Strengthen and Grow Our Aerospace Industry 27

28. Sustainable Development  Improved Aircraft Aerodynamics and Increased Engine Performance › Reduced fuel consumption  Manufacturing Processes and Materials with Reduced Environmental Impact › Reduction of material wasted during fabrication › Reduction of manufacturing cycle time › Reduction of structural component weight  More Intelligent, More Capable and More Integrated Avionics and Systems › Reduction of on-board equipment weight More Innovative, More Competitive Products 28

29. Economic Benefits  Advanced research conducted in Quebec, with Quebec SME and Public Research Centers › Approximately 75% of $150 M will be spent in Quebec › Using and growing knowledge of local workforce › Using and growing manufacturing capabilities of local supply chain  A more innovative and competitive industry and supply chain able to offer an enlarged portfolio of products and services › To the Quebec aerospace manufacturers › To international aerospace manufacturers › To other industries (trains, automobiles, etc…) More Innovative, More Competitive Products 29

30. Conclusions  Aerospace is a strategic sector for Quebec  With financial support from the Quebec Government, our industry is mobilizing to develop innovative design and manufacturing technologies and competitive on-board systems  In the process, we will strengthen our local supply chain, raise the overall competitiveness of our industry and reduce its impact on the environment 30

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