Advanced Lightweight Engineering is involved in a new EU research project to develop the design tools needed for the next generation of environmentally friendly aircraft. The AMEDEO (Aerospace Multidisciplinarity-Enabling DEsign Optimisation) project will improve the design of aircraft engines and fuselages to improve fuel and build efficiency. Leeds will work with eleven other top industry and academic partners across Europe…read more →
ALE sponsors DUT racing by assisting in the design and analysis of the monocoque. For the first time, DUT racing has used carbon fibre prepregs instead of vacuum injection. The final mass of the monocoque before the paint job is an astonishing 18.4 kg. The total mass of DUT12 is only 144 kg. DUT racing and ALE at the kick…read more →