ITB Researches Anti-Corrosion Materials for N219 Amphibious planes
23 May 2021
Picture: N219 Amphibious (Lapan)
The idea of the N219 aircraft as amphibious plane (seaplane) continues to develop. The government involved several universities for the plan to develop the idea.
The Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), for example, is part of researching anti-corrosion materials for aircraft due to sea water. The Research and Development Agency of the Ministry of Transportation invites ITB to develop amphibious technology.
The aircraft was an N219 type made by PT Dirgantara Indonesia. "So ITB together with Balitbang researchers are trying to answer the problems identified by the Ministry of Transportation," said ITB Rector Reini Wirahadikusumah.
Head of the Research and Development Agency for the Ministry of Transportation, Umar Haris, came to the ITB Rector, Friday, May 21, 2021. In addition to ITB, his party also collaborated with Gadjah Mada University and the University of Indonesia.
"With this collaboration, it is hoped that a strategic and implementative cooperation can be established for both parties and can be a foundation to answer the challenges that exist today and in the future," said Umar on the official ITB website.
IPTN is former name of Indonesian Aerospace, it has set up office in Seattle,USA, since 1990's, where it was previously intended to prepare Indonesia Aerospace attempt to enter US market and manufacture N 250 and N 2130 in USA. As those programs are failed due to IMF prohibition for Indonesia government to finance them, the office look like become an aerospace design consultant targeting US market (
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According to the Chairman of the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development ITB, Sigit P. Santosa, the market opportunity for amphibious plane of the N219 type is quite large because Indonesia is a maritime country.
ITB has built a team at the Faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Technology (FTMD) with PT Dirgantara Indonesia (DI) and the Ministry of Transportation's Balitbang for its development.
Sigit said the collaboration between ITB and PT Dirgantara Indonesia was regarding the design of the N-219 Amphibi aircraft. "Composite materials are currently being developed which of course can be a solution to the risk of corrosion in the sea," he said Friday, May 21, 2021. The Ministry of Transportation has collaborated on seaplane policies with Gadjah Mada University.
PTDI's Program Manager for N219 Budi Sampurno said that his party is targeting 80 percent of domestic sales. The main target is the tourism sector because there are already many tourist locations such as resorts. "Hopefully this cooperation can master seaplane technology," he said on the ITB website.
According to him, the technology that can be used for the N219 aircraft is full composite technology for heavy efficiency and avoiding corrosion which is the main challenge for seaplane. Previously it was reported that the government would develop the aircraft made by PT Dirgantara Indonesia and the National Aeronautics and Space Agency so that they could also land in the water.
Now the development of N219 has entered its second year and is currently still in the Preliminary Design stage, to then proceed to the Prototyping and Structure Test, Development Test, and is targeted to obtain an Aircfrat Type Certificate in 2024.
Teknologi yang bisa dipakai untuk pesawat N219 adalah teknologi full composite untuk efisiensi berat dan menghindari korosi.
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