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UAV-UAS GYROCOPTERS LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT AMPHIBIANS Aerobatic AC Overview of the Hungarian Aeronautical Industry Research, product development, diversification, collaboration 2019 October Mihaly Hideg Chairman HAIF www. haif. org. hu

1. Introducing the Hungarian Aeronautical Industry

The operating model of our 21 st century Aeronautical Industry Hungarian Government Fou Strategy formulation Fo un di ng ndin g Proposals tin g Su pp or Fo g n i d un als Collaboration os op Pr lobby Ministries, HIPA, NRDIO, Authorities Experts – ‘ 03 Collaboration Product devel. Applied research Companies – ‘ 06 R&D org. – ‘ 14 R&D organizations – ‘ 07 Collaboration, research, product development, quality development are key to success

Major milestones of industry development Corvus, Idea-Aircraft, Avana Industries, BHE ltd. , Dioferr ltd. , introduced new aircraft 2007 Creation of HATP Hungarian Aerospace Technology Platform Creation of HAC and HARP by Hungarian Aviation Industry Foundation 2004 HAIF launches the Aerospace Supplier Initiative 2002 2001 1999 1992 2006 2005 Corvus Aircraft ltd. introduced its first composite aircraft Six aeronautical managers establish HAIF 2009 2003 Greenfield sites by Hungaerotech ltd. and Flamespray ltd. Establishment of LH Technik Budapest ltd. and Elektrometall ltd. Halley ltd. introduces its first Apollo ultralight aircraft GE Engine Services launches its greenfield sites Establishment of AEROPLEX a Lockheed Martin - MALÉV JV in Budapest for B 737/B 767 MRO The initial development was driven by part manufacturers and small aircraft developers

Major milestones of industry development – cont. Debut of GENPRO new generation aerobatic aircraft 2016 Debut of Magnus e. Fusion electrical aircraft at Aero 2016 exhibition 2016 Establishment of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Cluster – UAV Cluster 2014 Sky. Cruiser SC-200 Autogyro receives Type Certificate from Hg. CAA Collaboration agreement: HAC and Hungarian Ship Ind. Cluster Beginning of flight test of Hungarocopter Debut of Apolló Gyro at Aero 2012 exhibition 2012 2011 2010 2013 2012 Debut of Corvus Fusion composite LSA Opening of Diehl Aircabin Hungary composite plant Launching the National Aviation and Aeronautical Strategy Debut of Corvus Racer in Canada at Red Bull Air Race 2010 Grand opening of EL-TECH Aerospace R&D Center in Budapest By the end of 2011, 30+ Hungarian companies got Aerospace AS 9100 B certification

Major milestones of industry development – cont. 2019 2017 RR acquired Siemens’ electric aeropropulsion business Magnus Aircraft Ltd. opened high-tech composite plant in Pecs Lufthansa Technik announced to build an engine repair plant in Miskolc Magnus Aircraft Ltd. started a greenfield manufacturing plant in Pecs RUAG opened a greenfield airframe part manufacturing plant in Eger

GEES Veresegyház Lufthansa Techn. Budapest Elektro-metall Paks Ltd. • Greenfield site – 100% GE • Repair activity • 15 M$ middle size investm. • SME/Supplier category • Not airport dependent • Established in 2000 • Empl. 240 people • Engine component repair • FAA/JAA/AS 9100 certified • Greenfield JV site- 100% LH • Overhaul activity • 17 M$ middle size investm. • Integrator category • Airport location • Established in 2001 as a JV • Empl. 340 people • Airbus 320/Boeing 737 overhaul • FAA/JAR-145 certified • Greenfield site-100% German • Component manufacture • Small size investment <10 m$ • SME/Supplier category • Not airport dependent • Established in 2001 • Empl. 200 people • Airbus wire harness manufact. • AS 9100 certified Sulzer - Eldim Debrecen Alcoa-Köfém Nemesvámos Flame Spray Ltd. Gödöllő • Greenfield site-100% Swiss • Component manufacture • Small investment <10 M$ • SME/Supplier category • Not airport dependent • Established in 2002 • Empl. 40 people • Turbine parts manufacture • AS 9100/NADCAP certified • Privatizat. /Acquis. -100% US • Component manufacture • Middle size investment ? M$ • SME/Supplier category • Not airport dependent • Established in 1997/2002 • Empl. 110 peolpe • Aerospace fastener manufact. • AS 9100 certified • Greenfield site - 100% Italian • Thermal spray (APS, HVOF), slurry diffusion, honeycomb brazing • SME / Supplier category • Not airport dependent • Established in 2002 • Employs 57 people • AS 9100/NADCAP certified In 2012 Diehl Aircabin Hungary Llc. opened a new composite in Nyírbátor, RUAG opened a component manufacturing greenfield site in EGER in 2017

Diehl Aircabin Hungary Ltd. supplies composite parts for Airbus and Boeing

Apollo Fox 1999 - Eger Apollo Gyro 2012 - Eger 2 seat UL aircraft 2 seat gyrocopter Corvus Racer 2010 - Ballószög Single-seat aerobatic aircraft Magnus Fusion 212 - 2012 2 seat composite aircraft BXAP 15 2012 - Budapest Electric-motor UAV Sky. Cruiser 200 - 2012 2 seat gyrocopter Four Hungarian SMEs offer 6 different aircraft types – more to come soon

Hydropteron 2009 2 seat composite amphibian Apollo Gyro AG 1 2 seat closed cabin gyro Hungarocopter HC-02 Magnus e. Fusion 2016 2 seat helicopter 2 seat electric plane Hungarocopter 2012 Single-seat helicopter GENPRO 2016 Single-seat aerobatic plane These aircraft are under various stages of development and testing

The present structure of the industry Design/Development Component manufacturing Small a/c manufacturing Parachute manufacturing Air Ballon manufacturing Maintenance/Overhaul Training Consulting Parts sale Tools manufacturing Calibration Engineering HR services Modification Marketing Industrial organizations 10 15 6 1 1 80 4 2 1 3 2 1 2 3 In order to increase the number of component manufacturers HAIF launched the Aerospace Supplier Initiative Programme in December 2004. Mainly automotive and ICT component manufacturers were invited to the programme. In March 2006 HAIF initiated and organized the establishment of the Hungarian Aerospace Cluster. Now it has 25 members In 2008/09 HAIF launced an AS 9100 Quality Mgmt program for 30+ SMEs, mainly members of HAC Total 133 organizations, 2600 people with 30+ companies with AS 9100 cert.

2. Introducing the Hungarian Aerospace Cluster

2. 1. Creation of the Hungarian Aerospace Cluster Organized by HAIF, founded in March 2006 by four small aircraft developer: 1. 2. 3. 4. Corvus Aircraft Ltd. – UL & LSA manufacturer Halley Ltd. – UL manufacturer Composite One ltd. - amphibian design & prototype developer Hungarocopter Ltd. – small helicopter developer Joined members: 1. Design & Engineering companies (11) Magnus Aircraft Ltd. – UL & LSA Manufacturer Idea-Aircraft Ltd. – Amphibian design&prototype development e. Con Engineering Ltd. – Computer Aided (CAE) solutions CAD -Terv Engineering Ltd. – Engineering services, Catia Delta -Tech Engineering Ltd. – Special tool&machine design Meshining Engineering Ltd. – CAE solutions C 3 D Engineering Ltd. – 3 D CAD design, virtual simulations CFD Engineering Ltd. . - CAE services, virtual testing Hungaro-Copter Ltd. – Design of small helicopter Sky. Cruiser Autogyro Ltd. – Design of autogyros Geneviation Ltd. – Development of aerobatic aircraft HAC was established to provide an organizational framework for faster growth

2. Prototyping companies (2) Varinex Informatics Plc. – rapid prototyping Technoplast Ltd. – rapid prototyping 3. Part manufacturing companies (11) Sulzer-Hungaerotech Ltd. - machining Dendrit Ltd. - machining Borsodi Műhely Ltd. - machining Avana Industries Ltd – composite parts Produktum Ltd. – aluminium stands Ostorhazi Ltd. – special coatings Elektro-Metall Paks Ltd. – wire harnesses ELTEC Hungary Ltd. – wire harnesses Macher Ltd. – wire harnesses Gravitas 2000 Ltd. - machining ABF Bowdentechnika Ltd. – mechanical control cables 4. Software development & avionics (5) C&A Engineering Ltd. – flight simulator software development Aviatronic Ltd. – avionics & embedded systems ARTIFEX Ltd. – training and simulation systems BUTE Department of Measurement and Information Systems – embedded systems Evopro Ltd. – system integration&embedded systems,

2. 2. Objectives of the Cluster 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Speed up the development of the Hungarian Aerospace Industry Diversification of the best part manufacturers to aerospace Creation of a network of aerospace and related industries Development of new Hungarian designed small aerospace vehicles Organize the production of these vehicles internationally - JVs Organize and develop complementary capabilities among Hungarian firms to be able to manufacture higher assemblies for large aircraft 7. Achieve sinergies and economies of scale using networking in the fields of design, development, training, logistics, quality (AS 9100), IT, marketing and certification 8. Introduction of modern management methods and principles to the SME sector – six sigma, lean manufacturing 9. Develop new supplier relationships with other countries 10. Replace expensive foreign suppliers with local, low cost ones 11. Increase the Hungarian participation in EU founded aerospace projects

2. 3. Main Characteristics of the Cluster • Organized on bottom up principle • Non-profit, not a legal entity but with formal membership • Led by 3 managers - 2 founders and HAIF chairman • Barter-type financing • 99% privately owned -21 Hungarian SMEs, 5 foreign SMEs and 1 University • 99 % SMEs • Focusing on product development and manufacturing • Good engineering background • Equipped with modern softwares – Catia, Solidworks, Ansys, etc. • Competences : composites, machining turbine parts, space avionics, CAE, wire harnesses, embedded systems • Young, dynamic management • Supported by HAIF, NIH and HITA • Collaboration agreement with Pannon Automotive Cluster, Hungarian Ship Industry Cluster, Aviation Valley Poland Hanse-Aerospace Collaboration with local automotive-, ship-, energy-, ICT-, space industries

2. 4. Our main industrial partners Aviation Valley 2006 PANAC Autocluster 2006 Hanse Aerospace 2006 HSI Cluster 2012 HAC was a founding member of European Aerospace Cluster Partnership

3. Introduction of the Hungarian Aerospace Technology Platform Created: November 2007 Founders: • 2 Universities (BUTE, ELTE) • 1 Research organization (KFKI AEKI, ) • 4 Companies Bonn Hungary Ltd. SGF Ltd. BL Electronics Ltd. Slot Consulting Ltd. • Hungarian Aviation Industry Foundation Members: 32 www. haif. org. hu/HATP. html

3. Hungarian Aerospace Technology Platform – cont. Objectives: To provide organizational framework for Aerospace research in Hungary To close the gap between the EU and Hungary in Aerospace technologies To help the best research organizations to diversify into Aerospace To devise a national strategy for aerospace research To develop and test small aerospace vehicles To launch integrated research projects To participate in space missions, FP 7 and Clean Sky research programmes To establish new R&D relationships with other countries Rosetta incorporates several Hungarian ICT components…

3. 1. Example of domestic R&D results: • • The system developed by SGF Ltd. measures and evaluates loads during flight After landing data can be downloaded into a PC for evaluation Numerical evaluation and graphical display is performed by the software developed by SGF Ltd. The system can also be used for health monitoring purposes The DABAS central onboard unit The DABAS onboard system can also be adapted to any sport aircraft

3. 2. Example of domestic R&D results - cont. : The BXAP 15 electric motor powered UAV by Bonn Hungary Electronics

4. Establishment of a new electronics R&D center in Budapest In July 2010 the ELTEC R&Đ center launched an Aerospace Incubation House for SMEs

In February 2015 Hungary joined the European Space Agency

5. Our main research participations in EU programs In FP 7 / H 2020 framework programs: BEARINGS: New generation of aeronautical bearings for extreme environmental constraints, X 3 -NOISE: Aircraft external noise research network and coordination, ADDSAFE: Advanced fault diagnosis for safer flight guidance and control, PPlane: Personal plane: assessment and validation of pioneering concepts for personal air transport systems, AEROPORTAL: Support for European aeronautical, SMEs, CEARES: Central European aeronautical research initiative EMBROIDERY - Development of energy efficient / lightweight composite parts and tooling based on Tailored Fibre Placement technology / self heating technology GABRIEL - Integrated Ground and on-Board system for Support of the Aircraft Safe Take-off and Landing CHATT - Cryogenic Hypersonic Advanced Tank Technologies RADIAN - Facilitating Collaboration in Rese. Arch and Development to Foster Further Innovation in European Aero. Nautics – H 2020 program FLEXOP - Flutter Free FLight Envelope e. Xpansion for ec. Onomical Performance improvement - H 2020 program In Clean. Sky program: BME Clean Sky 032: Resin, Laminate and Industrial Nanoparticles Application BME Clean Sky 027 : Development of an innovative bio-based resin for aeronautical applications

6. Main developments and events in the domestic aeronautical industry in the last 3 -5 years

6. 1. Establishment of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Cluster Created by 6 orgnization in: June 2014 Two universities (BUTE, Óbuda University) A research organization (SZTAKI) Two companies (Bonn Hungary Ltd. HM EI Plc ) Hungarian Aviation Industry Foundation The creation of the Cluster represents a new military-civil partnership as well

Main goals of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Cluster • • • integrating partner’s capacities in the research and development areas of the main scope of the cluster; unifying resources; systematizing and sharing knowledge in the field of UAV/UAS research and development; sharing experiences and best practices; propagating results in the field of UAV and UAS research and development, production, and maintenance; establishing synergies between cluster members; triggering new initiatives in the field of UAV and UAS research and development; establishing, enlarging and widening international co-operations in the knowledgetriangle; cooperating with governmental organizations in legislation, certification and other areas in order to speed up the development of the Hungarian UAS industry.

NEMERE XR-01 search and surveillance UAV Main specifications: Net weight of the aircraft: 5– 7 kg Wingspan: 2. 3 m Maximum altitude of flight: 1000 m Minimum/maximum speed: 50/100 km/h Range: 15 km Propulsion: electric Maximum flight time: 120 min Guidance: remote control and autopilot (programmed flight route, loitering, immediate return to base) Payload: moveable and stabilised analogue camera (day and night viewing) with zoom function. This UAV is suitable for mainly conducting public service (disaster relief, police, border security and customs administration) missions and tasks. It is able to identify, observe and track persons and vehicles from an altitude of 200– 300 meters

6. 2. The GENPRO project: The GENPRO single-seat aerobatic aircraft developed in Jakabszállás

The GENPRO is a metal-composite aerobatic aircraft with 315 HP engine

The instrumentation of the GENPRO

The project started in 2014 with building a greenfield site in Jakabszállás near Kecskemét

The maiden flight of GENPRO in August 2016 in Jakabszállás

A mai napon sikeresen elvégeztük a GENPRO műrepülőgépen az aeroelasztikus jelenségek vizsgálatát, mely során 524 km/h (283 knots) végsebességet értünk el. A berepülés alatt semmilyen káros rezgés, remegés, flatter, kormány reverzálás, divergencia nem lépett föl. A repülési kísérlet igazolta az elméleti számításokat, a repülőgép szilárdsága megfelelő. 2017 május In May 2017 the GENPRO reached 524 km/h during an aeroelastic testing

6. 3. The EFUSION project of the Magnus Aircraft company The composite e. FUSION aircraft with electric engine debuted in 2016 in Matkópuszta airport

The e. FUSION is a Magnus – Siemens collaboration project

The e. FUSION debuted internationally in Germany at AERO 2017 Airshow

6. 4. The Magnus Fusion 212 project The Magnus Fusion 212 LSA received the FAA approval in 2017

Opening Ceremony of Magnus Aircraft Ltd. ~ 3, 000 m 2 Assembly Factory in 2018

Opening Ceremony of Magnus Aircraft Ltd. Composite Factory in 2019

Magnus Aircraft Ltd. on AERO Friedrichshafen

6. 5. The greenfield investment of RUAG opened a greenfield part manufacturing site in Eger in 2017

The plant with 180 strong workforce manufactures airframe parts for Boeing and Bombardier a/c

6. 6. Our participation at AERO 2017 in Friedrichshafenben With the support of the Hungarian National Trading House 10 Hungarian aeronautical companies exhibited aircraft and parts in a 350 sqm National stand

The most visited Hungarian aircraft were the Skycruiser SC 200 gyrocopter, the EFUSION, the Odonata amphibian and the Magnus Fusion 212 during the Aero 2017 exhibition

7. Main focus areas of the National Aeronautical Strategy: Strategy • Development and manufacture of aircraft for General Aviation • Development of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) • Development of systems and equipment for general aviation and UAVs • Development of space systems in cooperation with foreign partners • Manufacture of passenger cabin component and systems • Testing of components and systems for aerospace applications • Manufacture of composite parts • Manufacture of turbine parts • Software development and testing – embedded systems, simulation&training • Establish and ramp up collaboration between local and international clusters and platforms – HARP, HATP, Artemis Hungary ‘ 08, MMP‘ 08, EACP’ 09 • Find JV partners to manufacture engines for GA in Hungary • Find a strategic „Mentor country” to start our own TAKE OFF program We need to launch an industry development program similar to the Austrian TAKE OFF program

In our website presentations, brochures, databases and articles are available for download

8. Industry publications issued by Hungarian Investment and Trade Agency HITA: HITA The two brochures are complementing each other describing both industry and academia

9. Summary 1. Increased role of Government in the development of our aerospace industry: • With the coordination of the State a National Aerospace Strategy was formulated - 2012 • With Government financing -HITA- 2 industry publications were issued in English -2013/2014 • The UAV Cluster was created by the initiative of several Government organizations - 2014 • Hungary joined the European Space Agency – 2015 • Renewed participation in international aerospace events – Aero 2017, ILA 2018 2. Increased investment activity in the private aeronautical sector: • Wizz Air built a new hangar - 2015 • GE Aviation has doubled the area of its facility in Veresegyhaz – 2015 szeptember • Diehl Aircabin Hungary Ltd. has opend the second mfg facility in Nyírbátorban – 2015 • Geneviation Aircraft Ltd. built a development base in Jakabszállás - 2016 • RUAG built a greenfield manufacturing plant in Eger - 2017 • Magnus Aircraft Ltd. started to build a greenfield aircraft mfg plant near Pecs – 2017 • LH Technik announced that it will build an engine services plant in Miskolc - 2019 3. More efforts to develop aircraft: • e. Fusion, GENPRO, UAVs 4. More Hungarian participation in aeronautical research - H 2020 • RADIAN • FLEXOP Hungarian aerospace industry is developing slowly, a new strategy is needed to speed it up

Contact : Mr. Mihaly Hideg M. B. A. M. Sc. Chairman Tel: +36 1 7049665 Fax: +36 1 7049665 Mobile: +36 30 3748145 Email: hidegmihaly@gmail. com aerocluster@gmail. com Web: www. haif. org. hu