Airplane, Helicopter, Spacecraft Drop-Testing

Whether airplanes, helicopters, fuselage segments or large, heavy, sensitive objects, we carry out drop tests up to a height of 30m on our outdoor crashtest facility. You can also choose from a wide variety of soil conditions, including drop testing on water surfaces.

  • Airplanes, helicopters, fuselage segments or large, heavy, sensitive objects
  • Heights of fall up to 30m, total mass up to 10t
  • Vertical or pendulum impact on asphalt, gravel, soil orwater

Airplane Drop-Test

Airplane Drop-Test

  • Cast with fully instrumented, state-of-the-art Biofidelic-Dummys
  • High-speed cameras
  • Three-dimensional scanners
  • Outdoor

Helicopter Drop-Test

  • Structural tests
  • Seat testing
  • Ejection seat tests

Flight Tests with fully instrumented Biofidelic-Dummys 

  • Flight characteristics
  • Vibration tests