Flight testing
The flight test is a branch of aerospace engineering . The goals of the flight tests are on the one hand the (further) development of an aircraft or individual systems and on the other hand the proof of their airworthiness to the licensing authorities. The systems to be tested are often additionally instrumented for flight tests . In addition to the flying systems, flight tests usually also require an appropriate infrastructure on the ground, e.g. B. Ground station, test line, specially prepared runways, etc. The procedures and boundary conditions are prescribed by the authorities. Depending on the type of tests, appropriately licensed test pilots are also required. Civil and military flight tests sometimes differ in terms of objectives, implementation and requirements.
The subject of flight tests is often:
- Testing of new aircraft or components
- Proof of flight characteristics
- Airworthiness certificate (approval)
- Measurement to adapt simulation data
- Investigation of Incidents
- Calibration of systems
See also
literature
- Stephen Corda: Introduction to Aerospace Engineering with a Flight Test Perspective. Wiley, Weinheim 2017, ISBN 978-1-118-95336-5 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Airbus: Test programs and certification. Retrieved July 3, 2015 .
- ^ US Army Aviation Technical Test Center: Flight Test Techniques. (PDF; 152 kB) Retrieved July 3, 2015 .
- ^ Airbus: Aircraft testing. Retrieved July 3, 2015 .
- ^ EASA: Flight Testing. (PDF; 216 kB) Accessed July 3, 2015 .