Germany - Experimental development

Description

The German Aerospace Center e. V. (DLR) is seeking one or more framework contract partners via the tender procedure to act as type test engineer (CVE) for a fuel cell-powered CS-23 class aircraft for development support services to provide qualified support in the development of the overall aircraft system in the DO228HEP project. In the DO228HEP project, a twin-engine CS-23 commuter aircraft (DO228-202k) will be equipped on one side with an electric motor that will draw power from a fuel cell.
The increase in global air traffic and the ecological responsibility to which the German government has committed itself in the Paris Agreement on climate protection pose major challenges for aviation. After all, forecasts predict that the global aircraft fleet will double in the next 20 years. To this end, the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) is conducting research into hybrid-electric aircraft, which could be an important component in the air transport of the future.Electric flying opens up completely new possibilities for drastically reducing pollutant emissions from aircraft, if necessary, and also for significantly reducing noise pollution. In addition, electric drives enable completely new aircraft configurations, which should further reduce fuel consumption and thus emissions. All in all, electric aircraft have the potential to fundamentally change mobility, as quiet and clean means of transport enable flying feeder services directly from the city centre to the nearest major airport.Hybrid electric propulsion systems are a key technology and important enabler for the realisation of electrically powered flying. This offers the potential to significantly reduce CO2, nitrogen oxide and noise emissions on the way to the "Zero Emission Aircraft". In the future, electric propulsion systems will be used both in individual air traffic (urban air mobility) and in the area of commuter aircraft and will enable new aircraft configurations. The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) is seeking one or more framework contract partners to act as prototype test engineers (CVE) for a fuel cell-powered CS-23 class aircraft for development support services to provide qualified support in the development of the overall aircraft system in the DO228HEP project.In the DO228HEP project, a twin-engine CS-23 commuter aircraft (DO228-202k) will be equipped with an electric motor on one side, which will draw its energy from a fuel cell.For this purpose, the conventional engine of the DO228-202k (TPE331-5) will be dismantled and replaced by an electric motor with associated power electronics. In order to change the certified aircraft system for the powertrain testing only minimally, the aim is to develop a propeller control system that will represent the link between the electric motor and the aircraft system. For this extensive project, DLR is looking for a renowned aircraft propeller development company with experience in civil aircraft modifications to supply a corresponding certified Propeller Control System (PCS).DLR will conclude a framework agreement with the suitable applicant/bidder for the entire duration of the project and, within the framework of this framework agreement, the respective work packages/services required will each be called off individually in the form of a purchase order under the applicable terms and conditions of the framework agreement.The final award of the contract will be subject to approval by the funder and the project partners.As the terms of reference and their annexes are confidential documents, the applicant must sign a mutual non-disclosure agreement (NDA) beforehand. After submission of the bindingly signed confidentiality agreement, the applicant will receive the required documents. This must be received by DLR by 16.8.2021, 12.00 noon at the latest.

Opportunity closing date

16 August 2021

Value of contract

to be confirmed