Meet Rens Ubels, principal project engineer in the structures testing and evaluation department at the Netherlands Aerospace Centre
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History was created earlier this year when the Colombian Air Force conducted wing static testing of its new trainer aircraft, the Calima T-90, marking the first full-scale aircraft test ever undertaken in Colombia
Gilles Freaud, head of test instrumentation components at Airbus, discusses the testing challenges and trends facing Europe’s largest commercial aircraft manufacturer
Smart testing for a smart fighter: the Gripen E is being developed and tested to ensure maximum value and efficiency
The latest testing from the C-130J Hercules Wing Fatigue Test Program (WFTP) has pioneered a number of innovative non-destructive inspection techniques
Just how long will it be until we see hybrid and electric aircraft in commercial service with airlines? Airbus Group’s Andy Anderson says it could be sooner than you think
The Australian Defence Force’s Air Warfare Centre has developed a non-intrusive flight test instrumentation solution to flight testing
A new Searchmaster airborne surveillance radar is currently being tested as a key component in extending the operational life of the French Navy’s Dassault Aviation Atlantique 2 (ATL2) maritime patrol aircraft
A complex international program to secure a Supplemental Type Certificate for a Fokker 100 modified as a flying testbed provides a good lesson in effective cooperation
With the MRJ having resumed flight testing, we talk to program management to discuss progress