Competencies

Major airframe tests performed to date, e.g.

• All Airbus-types (Airbus A300 until A340-600; A380 project ongoing)
• Commuter aircraft (PC12)
• General aviation aircraft (EXTRA 400)
• Military aircraft (Tornado, Eurofighter)
• Helicopters

Examples of tested aeronautical components

• Crack propagation investigations on fuselage shells (Airbus A380)
• Swash and vibration tests on aircraft tank components (Do 328)
• Qualification proof for freight loading system (Airbus A340-600)
• Structure test on supersonic fins (Eurofighter)
• Service life pressure tests of bulkheads (PC12)