TU Wien adresses key topics of the EASA Rotorcraft Safety Roadmap in its research and teaching, and TU Wien contributed to the EASA Rotorcraft Symposium in 2012, 2016 and 2018.
Safety of Rotorcraft Drivetrains
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The research unit known as ‘Transmissions for Aviation’ at TU Wien, the largest technical university in Austria, was established by Prof. Michael Weigand in 2008. It follows the basic principle that the operational safety as well as certification and design regulations of the EASA and FAA are to be taken into account from the very beginning of every technical improvement or innovation. The unit also does research in tribology and the development of new lubricant additives and materials.
The aim is to develop innova- tive, primarily mechanical drive train solutions that offer supe- rior safety, as well as innova- tive lubricants and improved loss-of-lubrication concepts for novel rotorcraft and engines.
TU Wien addresses key topics of the EASA Rotorcraft Safety Roadmap in its research and teaching, and TU Wien contributed to the EASA Rotorcraft Symposium in 2012, 2016 and 2018.
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