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Post by bmw801 on Jun 13, 2013 7:50:11 GMT 1
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Post by bmw801 on Jun 13, 2013 8:01:33 GMT 1
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XWB
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Post by XWB on Jun 13, 2013 8:09:46 GMT 1
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Post by Jkkw on Jun 13, 2013 8:57:26 GMT 1
During wing load test....   Ouch!!!! And presumably that is only 125% of wing loading, it still has to get to 150%! |
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Post by airboche on Jun 13, 2013 9:13:36 GMT 1
To me it looks to be more than 1.25. More like 1.5. They seem to be close to breaking it. Maybe they want to clear everything for the most violent maneuvers plus margin in order to open the flight envelope fast?
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Post by philidor on Jun 15, 2013 21:40:57 GMT 1
Thank you, bmw801, for these impressive pictures ! This the first time I see pics of this kind of test.
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Post by FabienA380 on Jun 15, 2013 22:23:57 GMT 1
So I understand that eventually Wings would have been tested up to 150% load?... This was a requirement before FF. Fabien  |
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Post by bmw801 on Jun 16, 2013 0:46:41 GMT 1
So I understand that eventually Wings would have been tested up to 150% load?... This was a requirement before FF. Fabien As far as i understood this case, the wings are tested now with 125% of max wing load, what is enough for test flights. On a later point they will go to 150% for certification reasons, then the load will be increased until the wing is destroyed. So Airbus should be able to gather a lot more data during the following wing loat tests. |
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Post by Linie 9 on Jun 16, 2013 1:20:33 GMT 1
Destroying is the final goal.
I once saw a picture of the A320 in a magazine (GEO IIRC) in an article about the fatigue testing.
Since then I was shure that a lost (part of a) wing will never happen.
I can't remember any accident because of this reason.
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Post by Baroque on Jun 16, 2013 5:05:42 GMT 1
I have a question about the wing load test. Do they test it to (say) 150% load of the -900 or the highest weight variant, the -1000?
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