Static loading tests for Major Airframes and Components of Aircrafts

• Performance of static loading tests on complete airframes, subsystems and components
• Identification of stress and stress distribution
• Determination of deformations, stiffness, fracture strength and fracture characteristics
• Development of test concepts (position / size of jacks, restrain system, etc.)
• Test planning, engineering
• Design, manufacturing, installation of test rig; load introduction systems (pads, fittings, whiffle trees); dummies (e.g. engine, landing gear, flap track, pylon)
• Development of FE-model for test structure
• Development of loading program
• Management of transportation of test structures to the test site
• Support of our customers during final assembling at the test site
• Development and design and installation of hydraulic loading system
• Development and design and installation of pneumatic loading system (i.e. fuselage pressurisation, fuel tank pressurisation, etc.)
• Development and installation of control and monitoring system (high test speed!)
• Development and installation of data acquisition system
• Configuration and installation of measurement sensors (strain gages, deflection transducer, thermo couples, etc.)
• Performance of static measurements, evaluation of results
• Performance of test structure inspection (NDI), damage investigation
• Documentation of all test results