Bombardier Inc. : Assembly of Test Airframe for Bombardier CSeries Aircraft Well Underway
09/14/2012| 11:06am US/Eastern
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September 14, 2012 - Montréal
Aerospace
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Bombardier Aerospace announced today that the assembly of the
test airframe for its all-new CSeries aircraft is well
underway at the company's Experimental Test Facility in
St-Laurent, Québec. The test article will be used during the
Complete Airframe Static Test (CAST) that is designed to
demonstrate the static strength of the airframe and show
compliance with certification requirements.
Additionally, parts for the first CSeries test flight vehicle
(FTV1) are on site in Mirabel, Québec, the production site of
the CSeries aircraft program. Major components for the FTV1
are nearing completion and are on schedule for arrival in
late September.
"Every day brings a new development and it's very
exciting. Whether it's the start of a new test, the
results of a new test, or the arrival of a new production
part, the team is very enthusiastic about all these
milestones," said Rob Dewar, Vice President and General
Manager, CSeries, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft. "The
assembly of the test airframe is another significant
development as we make headway in the intense ground testing
phase before the CSeries aircraft's flight test program.
The fuselage sections in the test airframe are being joined
and we're looking forward to adding the wings and the
empennage, and starting the stress tests."
The test airframe
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