Blue Spirit Aero to use Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform for ‘Dragonfly’

Blue Spirit Aero has partnered with Dassault Systèmes to use the 3DEXPERIENCE platform to accelerate the development of its hydrogen-electric light aircraft ‘Dragonfly’ and advance the certification of accessible clean aviation. The platform called “Reinvent the Sky” will be used to complete the detailed 3D design of Dragonfly’s shapes, and test and validate its performance in terms of aerodynamics, structure, and energy.

Olivier Savin, CEO, and founder, Blue Spirit Aero, said: “The 3DEXPERIENCE platform is the technology of reference in the aviation industry. By using it to develop our aircraft from concept to certification, not only are we relying on one platform for all aspects of our product development, we are giving credibility to each milestone achieved. We can show potential investors, partners, employees, suppliers, customers, and regulators that viable hydrogen solutions are being developed with the same software that has made the most technologically advanced commercial airliners possible.”

David Ziegler, Vice President, Aerospace & Defense Industry, Dassault Systèmes, said: “Blue Spirit Aero exemplifies a dynamic startup driving the hydrogen economy that shares our vision for more sustainable aviation. Reinvent the Sky’ and the scalability offered by the cloud allow it to deploy new capabilities as its project matures, optimize program execution, and reduce costs. These are ‘must-haves’ for a startup paving the way toward the certification of a new category of vehicles.”

The platform’s virtual environment on the cloud has enabled Blue Spirit to structure its internal processes and streamline communication between experts across disciplines and locations for more efficient decision-making and full traceability.