THIS IS TENSOR
A technology platform for a completely new, more efficient and sustainable generation of aircraft.
Better
performance
Bad-Weather
capability
Independence of
long airstrips
Safety
Extremly safe, due to independency of the rotor from the engine (autorotation) and benign flying characterisitcs
Low noise
Significantly quiter than comparable helicopters and multicopters
Various driving
technologies
The perfect solution for many different and diverse areas of use
AREAS OF USE
Personal Mobility
— your own aircraft
— personal mobility over a distance of 600 km
— enormous time saving
— independency of traffic during rush hours
— 600 landingspots in Germany
— connecting cities and remote locations
— professional training and service
Aerial Observation
— monitoring of energy networks (powerlines, pipelines, etc.)
— monitoring of industrial applications (solar powerplants etc.)
— search and rescue
— scanning remote areas
— disaster relief
— border controls
— piloted or autonomous operation
— sensor bay for various applications
Commercial Passenger Transport
— use on demand (Air Taxis)
— daily supply of remote areas
— hub-to-hub service
— high payload capacity
— suitable for distances from 10 to 600km
— technology is compliant with todays regulations
Commercial Logistic Transport
— high performance autonomous logisitic solution
— daily supply of cities and remote areas
— hub-to-hub service
— high payload capacity
— suitable for distances from 10 to 600km
— technology available but still dependent on local regulations
— efficient, low noise, safe and autonomous operation
— ready for operation within several hours almost everywhere
THE TECHNOLOGY
Tensor was designed by using state of the art aerospace technology
Fraundorfer Aeronautics invested seven years and 20k man-hours into research of autorotational systems. Mathematical systems have been developed to describe the aerodynamics and make highly efficient airfoil design possible. CFD-Analysis was used to reduce fuselage drag and compare developed rotor airfoils against standard geometries.
The autorotation - a principle designed by nature
Nature uses the principal of autorotation already for a long time. Maple seeds are a prime example of this. Getting behind the secrets and improving existing technological achievements is a challenging task – we gratefully accepted.
Applied Bionics - The Innovation
Our rotorsystem uses the energy contained in the air stream to drive the rotor, as the maple seed does. This makes our system independent of the engine and therefore extremely safe. It took seven years of research to fully understand the autorational principles and develop mathematical systems to design our efficient rotor blade (patent registred).
More secure
Extremely safe due to autorotationand the independence of the engine
More silent
Significantly more silent thanhelicopters or multicopters.
More efficient
30% more efficient compared toexisting autorotation rotors
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Independency of driving technologies
Due to a single propeller connected to a central located engine, Tensor is able to be fitted with different types of driving engines. When the technology progress allows, electric or H2 driven motors are a viable alternative to conventional chemical systems.
1/3 drag compared to multicopter and 1/2 drag compared to helicopters make Tensor then the most efficient extrem short take-off and landing system available to implement all electric aerial transport.
OUR PROGRESS
Latest Updates
TENSOR 600X - Technology Demonstrator roll out and presentation at Airport Genderkingen with 200+ guests.
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First complete assembly of fuselage, wings, doors and windows.
Thermoforming of the Plexiglass windscreen. Some difficulties with cracks occurring during the forming process had to be solved.
Moulds of wings and internal parts are being collected from the manufacturer CNC Lapp, who is able to produce oversized moulds.
Machining of doorframes out of Ureol block material. Doorframes are made out of carbon with a foam core.
Rotors are equipped with a set of DMS for in flight testing of stress, torsion and dynamic loads.
Motor implementation on a special motor testing rig to figure out placement and available space for additional motor equipment.
Purchase of a Magni M16 to perform all relevant rotor tests. It will be equipped with sensible test equipment to track all relevant flight performance data.
Machining of the ergonomic model for fitting purposes of seating, cockpit instruments, steering and electrical systems as well as evaluating visibility and setting up doors and windows.
First ground tests of the R01 rotor system are completed and showing very promising results<
First complete rotor R01 assembly with rotorhead and balancing the system.
Stress test of rotor head assembly and rotor blade root as a system has took place with our partner in Oldenburg. Under the observing eye of the certification authority the rotor system passed all critical load configurations.
Applying torsion load onto the rotor blade of the first prototype rotor and comparing the measurements with calculated values.
Manufacturing of the first prototype rotor blade in cooperation with Kasaero GmbH in Ulm. Rotor blade is constructed with a foam core, carbon top layers and glass rotor blade root.
OUR TEAM
For further information about our core team or the advisory team, feel free to contact us.
- Aerospace engineer
- Graduate of the British „Empire Test Pilots School”
- 25-years of experience in aircraft design and management of aviation projects
- Aerospace engineer
- Specialist for aerodynamics and airfoil design
- Designed the first airfoil family for rotors operating in autorotation
- Aerospace engineer
- Specialist for light weight construction and fiber reinforced composites
- Computer aided design and stress calculations
- Mechanical engineer
- Former technical leader of “Ziegler Spezialfahrzeugbau”
- Pilot and flight instructor for more than 20 years
- More than 10 years experience in back office and human resources management
- 10 years experience in accounting and personnel accounting
- Aerospace engineer
- Pilot for more than 20 years
- Worked in sales and after market services in the aerospace industry for more than 20 years
- including special mission and passenger aircraft sales.
- Specialist for process optimization and airworthiness certification with 20 years of experience
- Pilot and technical pilot for over 20 years on B777 / B767
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CONTACT
Address
Fraundorfer Aeronautics AGFlugplatz Donauwörth-Genderkingen
Forstmahd 3, Hangar 2
86682 Genderkingen
Germany
Contact
+49 906 977 592 40
office@fraundorfer.aero
www.fraundorfer.aero