EAP_SOO.pdf

STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES

Maturation/Risk Reduction of Electrified Aircraft Propulsion Concepts for Subsonic Transports

NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center

March 29, 2019

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Armstrong Flight Research Center Edwards, California

Acceleration/Risk Reduction Revision Base

Table of Contents

I. Background ………………………………………………... 2

II. Program Objectives ………………………………………… 3

III. Contract Objectives ………………………………………… 4

IV. Program Management Objectives ………………………….. 5

I. Background

In alignment with the Strategic Implementation Plan of the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, NASA conducts research to identify and mature promising technology that enables subsonic transports that have lower operating costs, higher fuel efficiency and make less noise around community airports.

Vision systems, such as advanced tube and wing configurations and futuristic lifting wing body configurations are defined as conceptual, advanced subsonic transport aircraft concepts suitable for operation in the air transportation system.

Electrified aircraft propulsion (EAP) concepts, under development by NASA and Industry for well over a decade, are rapidly emerging as transformative propulsion systems for subsonic transport vision systems. NASA system studies have shown that EAP concepts may provide significant benefits for airline operators and the flying public.

NASA has developed and published updates to the NASA Aeronautics Strategic Implementation Plan to address the Subsonic Transport Thrust. Community outcomes and updated Subsonic Transport System Level Metrics for three epochs have been developed and broadly communicated. The associated Community Outcomes/Benefits are shown below.

The updated Subsonic Transport System Level Metric Table is shown below.

II. Program Objectives

NASA is investigating the utilization of flight demonstrations to rapidly mature EAP technologies and associated EAP-based vision systems for introduction into the US fleet no later than 2035.

The objective of this requirement is to assist NASA in reducing the risk and cost of potential future flight demonstration procurement(s) that support the accomplishment of Mid- and Far- Term Community Outcomes stated above, and the accomplishment of the NASA ARMD critical commitment associated with subsonic transports.

• Subsonic Thrust Critical Commitment – Demonstrate technologies for practical vehicle-level integration of high-power (1MW+) electrified aircraft propulsion systems with advanced airframe systems for initial applications to small* transport aircraft.

*NOTE – small transport aircraft includes regional and single aisle seat-class transport aircraft, but may also apply to thin-haul transport aircraft concepts.

On December 6, 2018, at the NASA EAP Industry Day, US Industry described technology maturation plans required to enable the EAP vision systems.

NASA seeks to accelerate technology development and reduce the risk, cost, and schedule of potential future flight demonstrations of Industry-based electrified aircraft propulsion concepts.

III. Contract Objectives

The objective of this requirement is to reduce the risk and cost of potential future EAP flight demonstration procurements, and to accelerate the US fleet introduction of EAP-based vision systems.

In response to the RFP, the offeror shall provide a detailed description of their transport class EAP-based vision system to be introduced into the US fleet, and associated benefits to operators and flying public as compared to state-of-the-art transports, and compared to the midterm aircraft system level benefits shown above.

In response to the RFP, the offeror shall provide a technical approach and cost proposal for each of the following tasks to be completed no later than three months after award:

a. Develop/Provide an analysis of alternatives for EAP-based transports

b. Develop/Provide a detailed description of the offeror’s preferred system architecture for EAP-based transport concepts with associated justification

c. Develop/Provide comprehensive EAP Technology/Architecture Development

Plans, including use of required ground and flight-based demonstrations

d. Develop/Provide system and subsystem requirements for offeror preferred EAP flight demonstrations

e. Develop/Provide technical, and risk-infused cost and schedule plans for offeror preferred EAP flight demonstrations. Specifically describe remaining technology developments/plans to enable the preferred EAP flight demonstrations.

f. Conduct/Provide Monte-Carlo simulations to predict final cost and finish date of offeror preferred demonstrations with 50 percent and 70 percent confidence level.

Technical and Cost plans shall be described in terms of traditional Phase A-E break outs over time.

g. Describe/Provide required partnerships and interfaces for offeror preferred EAP flight demonstrations

h. Develop/Provide key performance parameters, technical performance parameters, technical performance indicators associated with offeror preferred EAP flight demonstrations

i. Develop/Provide a System Integration approach for offeror preferred EAP flight demonstrations

j. Develop/Provide a Human System Integration approach for offeror preferred EAP flight demonstrations

k. Develop/Provide offeror’s concept of operations of the preferred EAP flight demonstration

l. Develop/Provide detailed risk assessments (technical, cost and schedule) with associated risk mitigation plans for offeror preferred EAP flight demonstrations.

In response to the RFP, the offeror shall also provide a separate technical approach and cost proposal for:

l. Each of three (3) risk mitigation plans to be conducted over a six-month timeframe to effectively accelerate offeror preferred EAP flight demonstrations.

IV. Program Management Objectives

a. A kickoff meeting shall occur via WebEx within one week of contract award.

b. The contract’s 3-month review shall occur via WebEx and the 6-month (final) reviews shall occur at the contractor site. The contractor shall deliver a set of PowerPoint slides of the review package 3-business days prior to each review

c. Task Status shall be provided via telecom, and face to face meetings, as needed, with the NASA COR and Technical Monitor.

d. The contractor shall submit written reports for each awarded task electronically no later than the contract completion date.

e. Data created during the conduct of this work shall be marked Government Purpose Rights. Existing, contractor owned data may be marked proprietary.