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Aerospacelab, founded in 2018 by Benoît Deper, is a dynamic and innovative player in the aerospace industry, specializing in the design and manufacturing of satellites for Earth Observation, Telecommunications, and Technology Demonstrations. With a proven track record of eight satellites successfully deployed in orbit in less than 3 years, Aerospacelab has established itself as a trusted partner for cutting-edge space solutions.

Key Strengths

All innovative industries today rely on tools for numerical simulation (CAE) to analyze and predict the behavior of their systems. This covers the areas of mechanical, aerodynamic, thermal, electrical engineering, electromagnetism, optics ...

With the increasing power of computers, a new concept of simulations has emerged, called high-fidelity simulations. This concept, originating mainly from CFD, was born on industrial demand to conduct simulations “as realistic as it can be”. This requires to take into account :

This project will identify and develop cooling architectures and technologies to meet the needs of future engines. Efforts will be divided into three main areas, each corresponding to a major evolution of needs and constraints:

The main objectives of the E-COM project are:

• to investigate different composite materials taking into account specific engine environments,
• to be able to select the best compromise for a specific part integrated in the architecture of tomorrow’s engines.

The selection of a material for its application to an engine component requires tests that are sufficiently representative of the forces undergone by the parts within the engine. This is a prerequisite to ensure the integration of technology in engine development.

VIRTUALCOMP project is in line with the APC project (Skywin) with a particular emphasis on the establishment of a stand alone numerical simulation platform used in all composite applications for aeronautic sector. 
 
In particular, the software platform developed will be applicable to the modeling and design of advanced composite structures obtained by foldes spreading techniques on complex geometries but also the latest technology for automated fiber placement developed for the aerospace industry.

ECOTAC project aims to gain knowledge of AFP (Automated Fiber Placement) & SQRTM/RTM technologies by making   demonstrators for each intended application. The project explores three new technological areas, which have not, or very little,  been explored: 

In recent years, the market for Vertical Take-Off and Landing of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (VTOL MUAV) has grown exponentially. To answer to the market evolution, FLYING-CAM developed an electrically motorized helicopter called  «SARAH» pushing technology to the state-of-the-art on the world map.

The market has pushed Flying-cam to launch a research that will extend their knowledge to develop a long-range version of the Flying-Cam III SARAH. This new functionality will address, for example, the needs of civilian  and homeland security  applications.

The test benches for aircraft engines allow to perform engine tests of three different types:

• turbojets,
• turbofans, 
• the turboprops / turboshafts (or turbine).

Each type of engine uses a very high amount of energy from the combustion of fuels, and transforms it into different forms of energy:

The research on weight reduction led Techspace Aero to develop a new type of rotor for its low pressure compressors, the Bladed druM, abbreviated BluM®. Lightweight and innovative, this rotor will participate in the preparation of new generation boosters which the Walloon company has made a specialty for.