LIEBHERR-AEROSPACE LINDENBERG GMBH

Their core work

Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg is a major aerospace systems manufacturer specializing in flight control systems, actuation, landing gear, and air management systems for commercial and military aircraft. Within H2020, they contribute as an industrial partner in the Clean Sky 2 Joint Undertaking, working on next-generation aircraft systems integration, advanced cabin and cockpit technologies, and propulsion system concepts. Their role is to bring production-grade aerospace engineering into large-scale demonstrator platforms for future passenger aircraft.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In the 2014-2019 period, Liebherr-Aerospace focused on established aircraft systems work through the Systems ITD and Large Passenger Aircraft streams, with broad but unspecified contributions (no detailed keywords recorded for early projects). From 2020 onward, their focus sharpened toward demonstrator-level integration of disruptive technologies — HLFC for drag reduction, innovative propulsion concepts, multifunctional fuselage structures, and rethought cockpit/cabin architectures. This shift reflects a move from incremental systems engineering toward preparation for next-generation aircraft configurations.

Liebherr-Aerospace is positioning itself as a systems integrator for disruptive aircraft architectures, including hybrid laminar flow and novel propulsion — expect continued investment in next-generation large aircraft platforms.

How they like to work

Liebherr-Aerospace operates exclusively as a participant, never as coordinator — consistent with a large Tier 1 aerospace supplier contributing specialized hardware and engineering within industry-led programs. With 125 unique partners across 16 countries, they work in very large Clean Sky 2 consortia where dozens of companies collaborate on shared demonstrator platforms. This makes them an accessible partner for anyone already in or entering the Clean Sky ecosystem, but they are unlikely to initiate or lead standalone research projects.

With 125 unique consortium partners spanning 16 countries, Liebherr-Aerospace has one of the broadest partner networks in the Clean Sky 2 program, connecting them to major European airframers, Tier 1 suppliers, research institutes, and universities across the EU aerospace ecosystem.

What sets them apart

Liebherr-Aerospace brings production-scale manufacturing capability combined with deep systems integration expertise — they don't just research concepts, they build the actual hardware that goes on aircraft. Their dual involvement in both Systems ITD and the Large Passenger Aircraft platform gives them a cross-cutting view of how subsystems must work together at demonstrator level. For consortium builders, they offer a rare combination: a large industrial company with real production lines that is actively engaged in pre-competitive R&D on future aircraft architectures.

Highlights from their portfolio

• SYS GAM 2018
  Their largest project by far at EUR 10.6M in EC funding — a major investment in the Clean Sky 2 Systems Integrated Technology Demonstrator.
• GAM-2020-LPA
  Covers the most forward-looking topics: HLFC, innovative propulsion integration, multifunctional fuselage, and disruptive cockpit design for future large aircraft.