QTA-Foil (Quantum and Tensor Approaches to aeroFoil design)
Aegiq and BAE Systems estimated the quantum resources needed to speed up aerodynamic and hydrodynamic design.
Project data last updated 11 October 2026
About this project
Computational fluid dynamics is used to design wings, hulls and other shapes. Aegiq led the project with BAE Systems and the NQCC, with NVIDIA as an observer.
The team combined GPU and quantum processor expertise to set out timescales and resource needs for quantum-accelerated fluid dynamics. It was one of the NQCC SparQ proof of concept projects for 2025-26.
Who leads it
Lead organisation
Aegiq
Company · Sheffield
Sheffield builder of rack-mounted photonic quantum computers using quantum-dot photon sources, with a testbed running at the NQCC.
Partners (2)
BAE Systems Quantum
Company · London
NQCC
Research organisation · Harwell
Funders
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NQCC
Research organisation · Harwell
In the news
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A recap of the Quantum Software Lab’s Quantum Fringe in Edinburgh, read on Quantum Zeitgeist
The Quantum Software Lab (QSL) at the University of Edinburgh has become a globally recognized hub for creating software solutions, and with its strategic partnership with the UK’s National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC), now has more than 70 researchers. In three years, the QSL is poised to lead a
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Bristol and NQCC launch intensive quantum computing courses, read on Quantum Zeitgeist
The NQCC and University of Bristol offer two intensive, six-week online programs in quantum information and computation, ideal for STEM professionals.
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How Do Photonic Quantum Computers Work?, read on Quantum Zeitgeist
Photonic quantum computers encode a qubit in a single particle of light, steer it through a programmable maze of glass and count it with superconducting detectors, and the chips come off ordinary 300 millimetre semiconductor lines. As of mid-2026 no photonic platform has demonstrated a peer-reviewed
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Sir Peter Knight, The Physicist Who Helped Build Britain’s Quantum Programme, read on Quantum Zeitgeist
The theorist who taught British quantum physics to cost itself honestly, and who now chairs the board advising on a national quantum strategy worth billions.
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Sources
- NQCC: QTA-Foil (nqcc.ac.uk)
- NQCC: Collaborative R&D (SparQ proof of concept projects) (nqcc.ac.uk)
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