2 projects
IMOTHEP and FUTPRINT50 both focus on hybrid-electric propulsion technologies for regional aircraft, covering power architecture, thermal management, and energy storage.
Organization
STATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION OF HIGHER PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION MOSCOW AVIATION INSTITUTE STATE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
Russian aerospace university contributing hybrid-electric propulsion, aeroacoustics, and aviation safety expertise to major European transport research consortia.
University research grouptransportRUNo active H2020 projects
H2020 projects
4
As coordinator
0
Total EC funding
—
Unique partners
83
What they do
Their core work
Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) is one of Russia's leading aerospace universities, contributing aeronautical engineering expertise to European transport research. Within H2020, they focused on aviation safety, sonic boom regulation, cross-modal human factors (aviation and maritime), and hybrid-electric propulsion systems for regional aircraft. Their work spans thermal management, energy harvesting, and power system architecture for next-generation electric aircraft.
Core expertise
What they specialise in
Aviation safety and human factorssecondary
2 projects
SAFEMODE addressed cross-modal safety (aviation-maritime human factors) while RUMBLE tackled sonic boom regulation — both core aviation safety topics.
Sonic boom and aeroacousticssecondary
1 project
RUMBLE specifically targeted regulation and norms for low sonic boom levels, indicating aeroacoustics competence.
Thermal management and energy harvestingemerging
2 projects
IMOTHEP covers waste heat recovery and thermal management while FUTPRINT50 addresses energy harvesting and storage for hybrid-electric aircraft.
Evolution & trajectory
How they've shifted over time
Early focus
Aviation safety and aeroacoustics
Recent focus
Hybrid-electric aircraft propulsion
MAI's early H2020 involvement (2017-2019) covered broad aviation topics — sonic boom regulation and cross-modal safety between aviation and maritime sectors. From 2020 onward, their focus sharpened dramatically toward hybrid-electric propulsion for regional aircraft, including specific subsystem challenges like thermal management, energy storage, and power system architecture. This shift mirrors the European aviation industry's pivot toward electrification and decarbonization of short-range air transport.
MAI is moving decisively toward electric and hybrid-electric aviation, positioning itself as a contributor to the European push for zero-emission regional aircraft.
Collaboration profile
How they like to work
Role: specialist_contributorReach: European24 countries collaborated
MAI participates exclusively as a partner, never as coordinator — consistent with a non-EU organization contributing specialist knowledge to EU-led consortia. With 83 unique partners across 24 countries from just 4 projects, they operate in large, well-connected research consortia. This broad partner base suggests they are a valued technical contributor invited into major flagship aviation programs rather than a niche player.
Despite only 4 projects, MAI has built an extensive network of 83 partners across 24 countries, indicating participation in large European aviation consortia with wide geographic diversity. Their network is heavily concentrated in the EU transport research community.
Why partner with them
What sets them apart
MAI brings deep Russian aerospace engineering heritage to European aviation research — a perspective not easily replicated by Western universities. Their combination of aeroacoustics knowledge and emerging hybrid-electric propulsion expertise makes them a bridge between traditional aerospace engineering and next-generation electric aviation. For consortium builders, they offered access to one of the world's largest aerospace education institutions with strong theoretical and systems-level capabilities.
Notable projects
Highlights from their portfolio
- IMOTHEPMajor European investigation into hybrid-electric propulsion maturation covering the full technology roadmap for regional aircraft — a flagship project in EU aviation decarbonization.
- FUTPRINT50Ambitious project designing a 50-seat hybrid-electric regional aircraft, one of the most concrete EU efforts toward electrified commercial aviation.
- SAFEMODEUnusual cross-modal approach combining aviation and maritime human factors — demonstrates MAI's ability to work beyond pure aerospace boundaries.
Cross-sector capabilities
Energy systems and storageThermal engineering and heat recoveryMaritime safety and human factorsRegulatory framework development
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