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Building the Third Golden Age
of Aerospace
Airbus Media Day
Paul Eremenko, CTO
09 June 2017
Technology curve framework
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Bits: Camera CCDs
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Voilá: The smartphone
Wireless comms ($/bps)
Volatile memory ($/bit)
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Bits
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Photovoltaics ($/mW)
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Bits
Voilà: Cubesats & quadcopter drones
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Electrons
Batteries ($/mW-hr)
Photovoltaics ($/mW)
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Lowering the barrier to entry
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NumberofAerospaceStartUps
200
100
300
400
Year
What the new entrants are working on
12
Wright Electric
Zunum
Boom
E-Hang
Amazon
SpaceX
Bigelow
PlanetLabs
NumberofAerospaceStartUps
200
100
300
400
13
€1.9B
€0.9B
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VC activity
2010-2015
Atoms: Manufacturing robotics
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ElectronsBits
Manufacturing robotics ($k/hr)
NumberofAerospaceStartUps
200
100
300
400
14
€1.9B
€0.9B
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2010-2015
Atoms: Additive manufacturing
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1980
Year
ElectronsBits
Metal ALM ($/mm^3)
Manufacturing robotics ($k/hr)
20201985 1990 1995 2000 201520102005
NumberofAerospaceStartUps
200
100
300
400
15
€1.9B
€0.9B
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2010-2015
Atoms: Synthetic biology
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Manufacturing robotics ($k/hr)
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NumberofAerospaceStartUps
200
100
300
400
16
€1.9B
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VC activity
2010-2015
Direct manipulation of atoms
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Year
ElectronsBits Atoms
20201985 1990 1995 2000 201520102005
Gene synthesis ($k/gene) Metal ALM ($/mm^3)
Manufacturing robotics ($k/hr)
NumberofAerospaceStartUps
200
100
300
400
17
€1.9B
€0.9B
€5.0B
VC activity
2010-2015
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1980
Year
ElectronsBits Atoms
20201985 1990 1995 2000 201520102005
Airplanes ($/pax-km)
Compared to aviation
Are we moving fast enough?
Airbus research, technology, and innovation ecosystem
19
Strategy
Plan
20
Tech
Roadmaps
Strategy
Airbus research, technology, and innovation ecosystem
2. Where could we go?
System Architecture
Exploration (CDF)
3. Where should we go?
Scenario Analysis and
Technology Valuation
4. Where we are going!
R&T Portfolio Optimization
& Demonstrator Plans
Technology
Roadmaps
Demonstrator
Plans
R&T Portfolio
Technology roadmapping methodology
Steps Outputs
Airbus
Today
+5y
+10y
FOMi
FOMj
Competitor
+5y
+10y
FOMi
FOMj
Path A
Path B
?
σ[NPV] - Risk
E[NPV]-Return
M€
CADH
R&T
Projects
1. Where are we today?
Technology Roadmapping
and Assessment
N1 N2
P1 P2 ... Pn
C1 C2 ... Cn
T1 T2 T3 ... Tn
Architecture Actual roadmap graph
21
Drive
Plan
22
R & T Projects
Demonstrators
Tech
Roadmaps
Strategy
Airbus research, technology, and innovation ecosystem
Disrupt
Drive
Plan
23
R & T Projects
Demonstrators
A3
Silicon Valley
Shenzhen Innovation
Ctr
Tech
Roadmaps
Strategy
Airbus research, technology, and innovation ecosystem
Opportunistic
Disrupt
Drive
Plan
24
R & T Projects
Demonstrators
A3
Silicon Valley
Shenzhen Innovation
Ctr
BizLabs
Airbus Ventures
Tech
Roadmaps
Strategy
Airbus research, technology, and innovation ecosystem
Opportunistic
Disrupt
Drive
Plan
25
R & T Projects
Demonstrators
A3
Silicon Valley
Shenzhen Innovation
Ctr
BizLabs
Airbus Ventures
Tech
Roadmaps
Strategy
Tech
Road-
maps
R&T Transactions
Global Tech
Scouting
Experts
Community
Knowledge
Management
Government R&T
Intellectual
Property
INFRASTRUCTURE
Airbus research, technology, and innovation ecosystem
Filton, UK
Hamburg, Germany
Munich, Germany
Toulouse, France
Core R&T Sites
26
Airbus research, technology, and innovation ecosystem
27
Toulouse, France Munich, Germany
Shenzhen, China
Core R&T Sites
Innovation Centres
Silicon Valley, USA
Airbus research, technology, and innovation ecosystem
Filton, UK
Hamburg, Germany
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Filton, UK
Toulouse, France Munich, Germany
Hamburg, Germany
Shenzhen, China
Bangalore, India
Tel Aviv, Israel
Moscow, Russia
Seoul, S. Korea
Tokyo, Japan
Beijing, China
Core R&T Sites
Innovation Centres
Scouting
Silicon Valley, USA
Airbus research, technology, and innovation ecosystem
Some examples...
Electric flight
DA36
E-Star
e-Genius
Cri-Cri
E-Fan1.2
E-Fan1.1
E-Fan1.0
CityAirbus
Vahana
SiemensExtra
330LE
NewSingleAisleAircraft
Electric flight: Cri-Cri 20MW
Power
E-FanX
DA36
E-Star2
2MW
200kW
20kW
EAS House
2016
First
flight 20XX2010 2011 2015 20162014 2016 2017 2018 20202011 2013
Electric flight: e-Genius
DA36
E-Star
e-Genius
E-Fan1.2
E-Fan1.1
E-Fan1.0
CityAirbus
Vahana
SiemensExtra
330LE
20MW
Power
E-FanX
DA36
E-Star2
2MW
200kW
20kW
EAS House
2016
NewSingleAisleAircraft
First
flight
Cri-Cri
20XX2010 2011 2015 20162014 2016 2017 2018 20202011 2013
Hybrid-electric flight: E-Star
DA36
E-Star
E-Fan1.2
E-Fan1.1
E-Fan1.0
CityAirbus
Vahana
SiemensExtra
330LE
20MW
Power
E-FanX
DA36
E-Star2
2MW
200kW
20kW
EAS House
2016
NewSingleAisleAircraft
e-Genius
First
flight
Cri-Cri
20XX2010 2011 2015 20162014 2016 2017 2018 20202011 2013
Hybrid-electric flight: E-Star 2
DA36
E-Star
E-Fan1.2
E-Fan1.1
E-Fan1.0
CityAirbus
Vahana
SiemensExtra
330LE
20MW
Power
E-FanX
DA36
E-Star2
2MW
200kW
20kW
EAS House
2016
NewSingleAisleAircraft
e-Genius
First
flight
Cri-Cri
20XX2010 2011 2015 20162014 2016 2017 2018 20202011 2013
Electric flight: E-Fan 1.0
DA36
E-Star
E-Fan1.2
E-Fan1.1
E-Fan1.0
CityAirbus
Vahana
SiemensExtra
330LE
20MW
Power
E-FanX
DA36
E-Star2
2MW
200kW
20kW
EAS House
2016
NewSingleAisleAircraft
e-Genius
First
flight
Cri-Cri
20XX2010 2011 2015 20162014 2016 2017 2018 20202011 2013
Electric flight: E-Fan 1.1
DA36
E-Star
E-Fan1.2
E-Fan1.1
E-Fan1.0
CityAirbus
Vahana
SiemensExtra
330LE
20MW
Power
E-FanX
DA36
E-Star2
2MW
200kW
20kW
EAS House
2016
NewSingleAisleAircraft
e-Genius
First
flight
Cri-Cri
20XX2010 2011 2015 20162014 2016 2017 2018 20202011 2013
Hybrid-electric flight: E-Fan 1.2
DA36
E-Star
E-Fan1.2
E-Fan1.1
E-Fan1.0
CityAirbus
Vahana
SiemensExtra
330LE
20MW
Power
E-FanX
DA36
E-Star2
2MW
200kW
20kW
EAS House
2016
NewSingleAisleAircraft
e-Genius
First
flight
Cri-Cri
20XX2010 2011 2015 20162014 2016 2017 2018 20202011 2013
Electric flight: Siemens Extra 330LE
DA36
E-Star
E-Fan1.2
E-Fan1.1
E-Fan1.0
CityAirbus
Vahana
SiemensExtra
330LE
20MW
Power
E-FanX
DA36
E-Star2
2MW
200kW
20kW
EAS House
2016
NewSingleAisleAircraft
e-Genius
First
flight
Cri-Cri
20XX2010 2011 2015 20162014 2016 2017 2018 20202011 2013
Electric testbed: E-Aircraft Systems House
DA36
E-Star
E-Fan1.2
E-Fan1.1
E-Fan1.0
CityAirbus
Vahana
SiemensExtra
330LE
20MW
Power
EAS House
2016
E-FanX
DA36
E-Star2
2MW
200kW
20kW
NewSingleAisleAircraft
e-Genius
First
flight
Cri-Cri
20XX2010 2011 2015 20162014 2016 2017 2018 20202011 2013
Electric flight: Vahana
20XX
DA36
E-Star
E-Fan1.2
E-Fan1.1
E-Fan1.0
CityAirbus
Vahana
SiemensExtra
330LE
2010 2011 2015 20162014 2016 2017 2018 2020
20MW
Power
E-FanX
DA36
E-Star2
2MW
200kW
20kW
EAS House
2016
NewSingleAisleAircraft
e-Genius
First
flight
Cri-Cri
2011 2013
Electric flight: CityAirbus
DA36
E-Star
E-Fan1.2
E-Fan1.1
E-Fan1.0
CityAirbus
Vahana
SiemensExtra
330LE
20MW
Power
E-FanX
DA36
E-Star2
2MW
200kW
20kW
EAS House
2016
NewSingleAisleAircraft
e-Genius
First
flight
Cri-Cri
20XX2010 2011 2015 20162014 2016 2017 2018 20202011 2013
Hybrid-electric flight: E-Fan X
DA36
E-Star
E-Fan1.2
E-Fan1.1
E-Fan1.0
CityAirbus
Vahana
SiemensExtra
330LE
20MW
Power
E-FanX
NewSingleAisleAircraft
DA36
E-Star2
2MW
200kW
20kW
EAS House
2016
e-Genius
First
flight
Cri-Cri
20XX2010 2011 2015 20162014 2016 2017 2018 20202011 2013
Hybrid-electric flight: New Single Aisle
DA36
E-Star
Cri-Cri
E-Fan1.2
E-Fan1.1
E-Fan1.0
CityAirbus
Vahana
SiemensExtra
330LE
20MW
Power
E-FanX
NewSingleAisleAircraft
DA36
E-Star2
2MW
200kW
20kW
EAS House
2016
e-Genius
First
flight 20XX2010 2011 2015 20162014 2016 2017 2018 20202011 2013
Urban air mobility
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