Airbus reported today that it had successfully performed the ultimate load test of the A350 XWB's wing in December 2013, applying loads up to 1.5 times higher than those the aircraft would ever ...

Gulfstream Aerospace has completed ultimate load testing for the new Gulfstream G500 to validate the business jet’s structural integrity. Ultimate load represents 150% of the limit load and is ...

Boeing has completed the ultimate load wing-bend test on the 787 static test airframe (ZY997) at its plant in Everett, Washington. The airframer says that it applied loads to replicate 150% of the ...

The Comac C919 programme is making progress, with the aircraft passing a key static testing milestone and flight test aircraft 102 making a cross country flight. On 12 July, top Comac executives ...

Dynamic Load Capacity The dynamic load capacity refers to the maximum weight a pallet can support while in motion, including forklift lifts, horizontal transfers on conveyors, or jack movements.

Simply sign up to the European companies myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Airbus has completed the testing “to destruction“ of the wings of its A380 superjumbo in static trials in ...

If you've ever felt a little queasy watching your plane's wings flex under the strain of being at 10,000 feet, rest assured that they can bend a lot further. Just how much pressure modern airliner ...