Video Exclusives
Sandia conducts alternative pyroshock testing
A 100lb solid steel projectile, fired from Sandia National Laboratories’ 6in gas gun, impacts material on a resonant bar attached to a test article. The impact initiates a wave that travels through the resonant bar assembly into the test article, simulating a stage separation pyroshock event.
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Flying Test Bed farewell
As GE's original B747 flying testbed heads for retirement, hear from the pilots who flew the aircraft for more than 25 years with 39 different engine builds.
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Do you see a strong industry demand for more flight test pilots and flight test engineers to work in the ever-growing civil aviation sector? And if so, are the skills required any different from those needed for the defense sector?
News Archive
July 2015
Marines on target with F-35 live-weapons release
NASA begins UAS integration testing
Rolls-Royce continues testing latest Trent engine at AEDC
Boeing opens state-of-the-art research center in Alabama
TechSAT GmbH announces strategic agreement with Ideal Aerosmith
Airbus' E-Fan aircraft completes Channel crossing
Embraer and Boeing announce eco-partnership
Light combat helicopter completes hot weather trial
Latest A350 XWB goes to Vietnam
Bell 525 Relentless makes successful first flight
E-2D program moves Hawkeye closer to aerial refueling
Airbus maintenance training partnership
Embraer and Boeing announce eco-partnership
Web Exclusives
Two leading test pilot schools continue to invest in aircraft, equipment and new approaches to better meet the changing needs of industry
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What role will wind tunnels play in the testing of future aircraft? NASA’s latest supersonic testing program provides some clues
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How are ejector seats tested – and where do humans fit in?
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NASA recently ran the first-ever test of a new jet engine technology that could radically increase fuel efficiency
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A series of C-17 flight tests have helped quantify the drag reduction and corresponding fuel savings afforded by temporary aerodynamic finlets and microvanes
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