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A 300 B static and fatigue tests

F.W. VANN (Deputy chief structural engineer, Hawker Siddeley Aviation Ltd.)

Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology

ISSN: 0002-2667

Article publication date: 1 December 1973

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Abstract

THE STATIC AND FATIGUE TESTS on the A300B Airbus structure are being performed simultaneously at a number of sites in Europe. The main static test specimen is located in Toulouse. The fatigue test specimens are undergoing tests in Munich, Bremen and Hamburg. Detailed testing of major components such as the wing movable control surfaces and items such as the flap tracks has been carried out in Amsterdam and Hatfield respectively.

Citation

VANN, F.W. (1973), "A 300 B static and fatigue tests", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 45 No. 12, pp. 6-10. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb035101

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MCB UP Ltd

Copyright © 1973, MCB UP Limited

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