“Future Wings“ is carried on by four Partners and is managed by the University of Pisa
University of Pisa, Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering, Aerospace Unit, Italy
Mario Rosario Chiarelli (Project Coordinator)
R.Galatolo, D.Fanteria, V.Binante, M.Cagnoni, S.Botturi, S.Bonomo, L.Giani (Materials, Structures, Aeroelasticity)
G. Mengali, R. D’Amato (Flight Mechanics)
A. Massai (Project Management and Dissemination)
L. Lombardi, C. Lippi, F. Pioli, G. Adorni Fontana (Technical Staff)
S. Massenzio, A. Salvini (Administrative Staff)
Smart Material GmbH, Germany
Jan Kunzmann
P. Gurtz, S. Pursche
iChrome Ltd, United Kingdom
Luca Lanzi
A. Cervasio, A. Colbertaldo, S. Codeluppi
Piaggio AEROSPACE, Italy
Aniello Cozzolino, Salvatore Mancino (Management)
G. Apuleo, M. Genta (Structures)
“Think of an airplane as a great body with its end structures (wings, horizontal tail
surfaces, vertical tail surfaces) that could have the possibility to change their shape as
they had internal nerve endings and muscles ...”