What can you do with a retired plane? We challenged students from the Université de Montréal to recycle and redesign materials from a donated CRJ100 aircraft. The goal of this challenge was to show that a retired aircraft can become a source of raw materials, reducing the need for virgin raw materials and landfill usage. Take a look at some of the amazingly creative items the 16 industrial design students created.

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Ecodesign of
products
using End-of-Life A/C
parts (CRJ100)
Design for Environment Team

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MOJAVE
Airport
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New environmental regulation and
airspace modernization trends are
accelerating the retirement of old aircraft.
Over the next 20 years, approximately
7000 commercial jets* will be withdrawn
from service.**
* 20-149 seats segment
** Bombardier market forecast 2013-2032, Business Aircraft
** Bombardier market forecast 2012-2031, Commercial Aircraft

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Bombardier donated an aircraft (CRJ100) to the project
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Towards 100 % recoverability of retired aircraft
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Reuse Material Valorization
Improve Design
CRIAQ-ENV412
Remanufacture

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The way forward to reuse parts from retired aircraft
by the integration of Industrial Design
The aim of this project is to prove that some parts of an old aircraft can
be revalorized by redesigning them into new products.
On September 2013 sixteen students raised the challenge of designing
and manufacturing products based on our old CRJ 100 parts

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From winglets to a shelf

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From sidewall panel fixing clips to a clock and jacket
support

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From passengers' compartment - sidewall panel to
Dashboard

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From wing - leading edge to a bench and table set

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From wing - leading edge to a lamp

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From passengers’ seats leather to shoes

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From wing - leading edge, seats structure, electrical wires
to a lamp

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From wing leading edge, hydraulic tubing and electrical
wires to a lamp

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From wing leading edge, overhead storage
compartments, seats structure and electrical wire to a
lamp

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From passengers’ seats structure, and overhead storage
compartments to a bike

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From passengers’ compartment - sidewall panel to a lamp

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From passengers' compartment – floor to a multifunctional
table

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From overhead storage compartments and passenger's
seats to a storage bench for winter accessories

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From passengers’ seat structure to a super light chair

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From passengers’ seats leather and foam to extreme
winter gloves

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From passengers’ seats leather to a leather fashion jacket

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What are the benefits and avenues of this project?
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Show that redesigning parts into new items drives us towards
100% aircraft recoverability
Give the opportunity to students and researchers to
improve the knowledge in aircraft End-of-life
Contribute to reduce the overall aircraft environmental
impact
Address a critical industry issue going forward into the future
(R&D and R&T projects with strategic partners)