[Avionics Today 07-08-2015] ATR has launched its first flight with the “green” ATR 72 demonstrator for the Clean Sky Joint Technology Initiative (CS JTI) test campaign. CS JTI is a measure adopted by the European Parliament to support the trend of Public-Private Partnership (PPP) initiatives in the field of research, with the aim of jointly developing a wide spectrum of technologies devoted to a clean, innovative, and competitive air transport system.
ATR Green Demonstrator. Photo: ATR Aircraft.
The flight is the first of all those planned for the initiative’s projects. Toward the end of the year, a second flight test campaign will be checking out improvements to the electrical distribution, energy dispersal and the air conditioning systems.
The Clean Sky goal is to achieve major steps toward the ACARE Environmental Goals for 2020 when compared to 2000 levels: 50 percent reduction in CO2 emissions, 80 percent cut in NOx emissions, and halving of noise pollution. The project is financed 50/50 by the aeronautical industry and by the European Union.