Engineering:Testbed aircraft
A testbed aircraft is an aeroplane, helicopter or other kind of aircraft intended for flight research or testing the aircraft concepts or on-board equipment. These could be specially designed or modified from serial production aircraft.[1][2]
Use of testbed aircraft
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For example, in development of new aircraft engines, these are fitted to a testbed aircraft for flight testing, before certification. New instruments wiring and equipment, a fuel system and piping, structural alterations to the wings, and other adjustments are needed for this adaptation.[3][4]
The Folland Fo.108 (nicknamed the "Folland Frightful") was a dedicated engine testbed aircraft in service from 1940. The aircraft had a mid-fuselage cabin for test instrumentation and observers. Twelve were built and provided to British aero-engine companies. A large number of aircraft-testbeds have been produced and tested since 1941 in the USSR and Russia by the Gromov Flight Research Institute.[2][5]
AlliedSignal,[6] Honeywell Aerospace,[7] Pratt & Whitney,[8] and other aerospace companies used Boeing jetliners as flying testbed aircraft.[9]
See also
- Index of aviation articles
- List of experimental aircraft
- List of aerospace flight test centres
- Development mule
- Iron bird (aviation)
References
- ↑ Свищёв, Георгий, ed (1994) (in RU). Авиация : Энциклопедия. Москва: Большая российская энциклопедия : TsAGI. pp. 735. https://search.rsl.ru/ru/search#q=%D0%90%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%8F%20%3A%20%D0%AD%D0%BD%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%8F%20%2F%20%D0%93%D0%BB.%20%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4.%20%D0%93.%20%D0%9F.%20%D0%A1%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%89%D0%B5%D0%B2.%20-%20%D0%9C.%20%D0%91%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%88%D0%B0%D1%8F%20%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%81.%20%D1%8D%D0%BD%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BB.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hamel, Peter G., ed (2017). In-flight simulators and fly-by-wire/light demonstrators : a historical account of international aeronautical research. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. pp. 345. ISBN 9783319539973. http://searchfirst.library.unsw.edu.au/primo_library/libweb/action/dlDisplay.do?vid=UNSWS&docId=UNSW_ALMA51215234610001731&fromSitemap=1&afterPDS=true.
- ↑ Guy Norris (7 June 2013). "GE's new 747 flying testbed colors". Aviation Week. http://aviationweek.com/blog/ges-new-747-flying-testbed-colors. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- ↑ "Lancaster Test Bed Images". Avro Lancaster. http://www.lancaster-archive.com/lanc_photos_testbed.htm. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- ↑ Жихарев, Вячеслав (6 March 2001). "Опытно-конструкторское производство ЛИИ имени М.М. Громова" (in RU). Вестник авиации и космонавтики (Москва: Редакция журнала): 72–83.
- ↑ "AlliedSignal powers up AS900 turbofan". Flight Global. 18 August 1999. https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/alliedsignal-powers-up-as900-turbofan-55058/. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ↑ "Boeing 757 test-bed plane showcases Honeywell R&D capabilities in Dubai". The National Business. 6 August 2016. https://www.thenational.ae/business/boeing-757-test-bed-plane-showcases-honeywell-r-d-capabilities-in-dubai-1.139514. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ↑ "Inside Pratt's new flying testbed". Aviation Week. 8 May 2012. http://aviationweek.com/blog/inside-pratts-new-flying-testbed. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ↑ "Tempest Fighter To Wield Flying 'Excalibur' Lab For Digital Dominance" (in en-US). 2021-09-15. https://breakingdefense.sites.breakingmedia.com/2021/09/tempest-fighter-to-wield-flying-excalibur-lab-for-digital-dominance/.
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