French aircraft manufacturer Daher has opened a new technology center focused on developing sustainable aviation.
The 2,100 square meter (23,000 square feet) Fly’in center at Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport in southwestern France, is equipped for R&D, rapid prototyping including additive manufacturing, ground and flight testing, data science and has mechanical and system test benches.
Among the projects being carried out at Flyin is the EcoPulse aircraft demonstrator. EcoPulse, which Daher is partnered with Safran and Airbus on is developing high-voltage electric hybridization technologies for aircraft.
Fly’in at Tarbes is Daher’s third of three new technology centers in France and joins the Log’in facility at Toulouse for industrial logistics, and Shap’in at Nantes for advanced aerostructures.
The initiatives, which are supported by the French Government, the EU and the Occitanie and Pays de la Loire regions are part of Daher’s Take Off 2027strategy.
Fly’in is also part of a €57 million (US$58 million) regional program called Campus Aero Adour at Tarbes, France, that aims to train up to 15,000 people in technologies relevant to creating a more sustainable aerospace sector in the region.
Didier Kayat, chairman and CEO of Daher said. “Fly’in perfectly illustrates Daher’s efforts to innovate and collaborate for more sustainable aviation amd is aligned with our corporate purpose. This technology center embodies the vision of a future where technology and environmental responsibility go hand in hand.”
The Fly’in building itself complies with the latest environmental standards, with a 30% vegetated roof and a low carbon concrete slab.
