Fernando Alonso (aerospace engineer)

Fernando Alonso (born March 11, 1956 in Madrid ) is a Spanish aerospace engineer and head of the military aircraft division of Airbus Defense and Space . As a test engineer, he was a crew member on the first flights of the A340-200 in April 1992, the A319 in August 1997, the A380 in April 2005 and the A350 XWB in June 2013.

Life

After attending Atlantic College , one of the United World Colleges , Fernando Alonso studied aeronautical engineering at the Polytechnic University of Madrid . He began his professional career in 1979 in the flight test department at McDonnell Douglas in Long Beach, California . Here he also obtained his pilot's license .

In 1982 he moved to Airbus in the flight testing department . During his time at Airbus he attended l'Ecole du Personnel Navigant d'Essais et de Réception (EPNER) in 1990 and graduated as a flight test engineer . He then took on responsibility for aircraft performance for the A330 , A340 and A321 aircraft . From 1995 to 2002, during the test program of the A319, A330-200 , A340-500 and A340-600 , he was responsible for the development of flight controls and flight behavior. In 2002 he became head of flight testing. As a result of the A400M breakdown series, he took over the helm of the military aviation division at Airbus in early 2015.

Fernando Alonso has been a Fellow of the Air and Space Academy since 2009.

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} Monsieur Fernando Alonso. Air and Space Academy, accessed June 7, 2015 (French). 
2. ^ Airbus Defense and Space announces management and organizational changes in Military Aircraft. (No longer available online.) Airbus Defense and Space, January 29, 2015, archived from the original on April 14, 2015 ; accessed on June 7, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ ^{a b} Fernando Alonso takes over the helm of the military aviation division. Handelsblatt, January 29, 2015, accessed on June 7, 2015 . 
4. ↑ A340-200 first flight. (No longer available online.) Airbus.com, April 1, 1992, formerly in the original ; accessed on June 17, 2014 (English).  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.    
5. ↑ A319 roll-out, first flight and A340-300 first flight. (No longer available online.) August 25, 1995, archived from the original on August 7, 2016 ; accessed on June 17, 2014 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
6. ↑ Maiden flight: with parachute and emergency exit. Stern, April 26, 2005, accessed June 7, 2015 . 
7. ↑ First A350 XWB successfully completes its maiden flight. (No longer available online.) Airbus.com, June 14, 2013, archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; Retrieved June 17, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
8. ↑ Fernando Alonso sustituirá a Domingo Ureña como vicepresidente ejecutivo responsable de Military Aircraft en Airbus Defense and Space. defensa.com, January 29, 2015, accessed July 6, 2015 (Spanish). 
9. ↑ ^{a b c} Biographies: Fernando Alonso. AIRBUS Defense and Space, accessed on July 6, 2015 (English). 
10. ↑ ^{a b} The A350's first flight crew: Focus on Fernando Alonso. The Flying Engineer, June 4, 2013, accessed July 6, 2015 .