Noise test campaign in Spain completed by Airbus A350-1000
Airbus’ A350-1000, MSN065 test aircraft, fitted with cabin, has completed a series of noise tests in Moron, south of Spain, between March 27 and April…
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Vibration testing for the Airbus A350-1000 in higher gear
An optimised method for the ground vibration testing of Airbus jetliners has reduced this validation phase for the A350 XWB’s stretched-fuselage A350-1000 version, and will…
Communication data links tested of F-35 by multiple types in the air
All three variants of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter were used by the 461st Flight Test Squadron in recent multi-ship testing, which employs four or…
Virgin Galactic: The Next Phase Of Flight Test
In September, VSS Unity took to the skies for the first time. It was a fulfilling and emotional experience for our team—but even more so,…
No. 2 Airbus A350-100 rolls out
Airbus’ second A350-1000 flight test aircraft has emerged from the paint shop in Toulouse, France with a distinctive carbon fibre-themed livery that is inspired by…
US Navy Conducts First Live Fire NIFC-CA Test with F-35
WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, New Mexico– The Navy hosted its first live fire demonstration to successfully test the integration of F-35 with existing Naval Integrated…
GULFSTREAM G500 PRODUCTION TEST AIRCRAFT MAKES FIRST FLIGHT
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced that the fifth Gulfstream G500 test aircraft has completed its first flight. The aircraft is the first production test aircraft…
GULFSTREAM COMPLETES ULTIMATE LOAD TESTING FOR G500
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced it has completed ultimate load testing for the all-new Gulfstream G500. Ultimate load represents 150 percent of limit load and…
U.S. Marine Corps’ CH-53K helicopter completes first external load test
A CH-53K King Stallion, the U.S. Marine Corps’ newest helicopter, completed its first external load flight test Apr. 19 at Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation’s Development Flight…
Second CH-53K Helicopter Joins Flight Test Program
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company (NYSE:LMT), today announced the second CH-53K helicopter has joined the flight test program and achieved first flight. In addition the…
RAF pilots successfully test threat awareness and pilot safety enhancements for Typhoon jets
The latest enhancements for the Eurofighter Typhoon combat jet have been successfully tested by UK Royal Air Force (RAF) pilots in flight trials conducted at…
Japan ‘concerned’ over China test flight
Japan has expressed grave concern over China carrying out a test flight to a runway on an island in a disputed part of the South…