A330neo Flight Test Campaign

Patrick du Ché / Head of Flight & Integration Tests

19th October 2017

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The First Flight crew

Thierry Bourges

Experimental

Test Pilot

Thomas Wilhelm

Experimental

Test Pilot

Alain Pourchet

Test Flight Engineer

Emiliano

Requena Esteban

Flight Test Engineer

Jean-Philippe Cottet

Flight Test Engineer

Head of Development

Flight Tests

Gert Wunderlich

Flight Test Engineer

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Key features impacting the Flight Test Program

New Wing Re-optimized

Aerodynamics

Cabin New interior and

Efficiency enablers

New Wing New Sharklets

Span extension to 64m

Powerplant New generation Rolls-Royce

Trent 7000 engine

Pylon, Nacelle & Air Inlet Optimised installation

Proven concepts and materials

Systems Updated to support

neo characteristics

Fuselage Weight Savings

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A330-900 Flight Test Program overview

MSN

1795

MSN

1813

5

3

TC

4 5

Rakes

No Tail Bumper, Rakes

Tail Bumper, No Rakes 1 2 3

1

HQ certification cycle

AFM certification cycle

Power Management certification cycle

Autoland Cat III certification cycle

Noise certification cycle

MSN1795

MSN1813 MS

N17

95

FF

MS

N18

13

FF

4

2 N Hi H H RP

ice C

EIS

1 – Initial Development 2 – Development tests 5 – EIS support 3 – Certification tests 4 – EIS prep.

ice shapes cold weather

natural icing hot weather

high altitude

route proving

hot weather

600 FH

500 FH

Overall FT Campaign ~1100 FH

N

external noise

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Early Flight Tests

130 FTH ON A330-200 MSN871

(Q4 2015 to Q2 2017)

• Validation of

upgraded flight

control laws

• Systems de-risking

• AIRSPACE cabin

component initial

checks

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Flight Test campaign aircraft

A330-900 MSN1795 – Flight Test Aircraft

Medium FTI

Dual HUD, FMS Honeywell, SATCOM Honeywell, Messier-Goodrich brakes, Avionics

function activated (FLS, GLS, ATSAW, T3CAS, ROPS, ..)

3 instrumented Flight

Test aircraft,

representative of

forthcoming production

aircraft with latest options

& First Production aircraft

to validate the cabin

installation

Maximize Maturity and

Readiness at Entry Into

Service

A330-900 MSN1813 – Flight Test Aircraft Medium FTI

Dual HUD, FMS Thalès, SATCOM Iridium,, Honeywell brakes, Avionics function

activated (FLS, GLS, ATSAW, T3CAS, ROPS, ..)

Airspace Refresh lavatories

A330-900 MSN1819 – First Prod. Aircraft with full Cabin Light FTI for production & cabin checks

Airspace Cabin

*FLS: FMS Landing System; GLS: Ground-based Landing System; ATSAW: Airborne Traffic Situation Awareness; T3CAS: Transponder-equipped Traffic & Terrain Collision Avoidance System; ROPS: Runway Overrun Prevention System

A330-800 MSN1888 – Flight Test Aircraft Medium FTI

Mainly dedicated to Flight Physics Tests, 300FTH forecasted

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A330-900 Flight Test Program overview

MSN

1795

TC

Tail Bumper, No Rakes 5 1 2 3 4 ice C

EIS

1 – Initial Development 2 – Development tests 5 – EIS support 3 – Certification tests 4 – EIS prep.

ice shapes cold weather FF

Ice shapes campaign

Cold weather campaign

External noise campaign

N

external noise

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A330-900 Flight Test Program overview

MSN

1813

Rakes

No Tail Bumper, Rakes

1 – Initial Development 2 – Development tests 5 – EIS support 3 – Certification tests 4 – EIS prep.

3 4 5 1 2 N Hi H H RP

natural icing hot weather

high altitude

route proving

hot weather TC EIS

Hot weather campaign High altitude campaign

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A330-900 Flight Test Program overview

MSN

1819

1 – Initial Development 2 – Development tests 5 – EIS support 3 – Certification tests 4 – EIS prep.

2

TC EIS

ATA 21 ventilation tests MSN 1819: First production aircraft

Flight Test Installation

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• Core FTI + Acquisition

Based on modular system and Remote Acquisition Units/Remote Power System

1375 on board measurements & more than 98 000 parameters

on the Flight Test Instrumentation database

• Trailing cone

Commanded from FTI station.

One for Low Speed, another for High Speed

• Heavy instrumented engine 2

• 60 GB of data recorded per flight hour

• 1 Flight Test Engineer Station for 2 Flight Test Engineers

• 1 dedicated Engine Monitoring Station for 2 engine specialists

• All crew members share an internal communication loop

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Flight Test Installation

MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) give aero pressure distribution

over the wing surface.

Back to Back tests between NEO and CEO for wing structural validation

• Delta pressure Delta loads

• Structural analysis focused on those deltas

• Less flights to perform

• Less data analysis

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First Flight profile

FL100

FL200

FL300

TAKE OFF

Direct law

TOGA

INITIAL CLIMB 1st Approach &

Go around:

300ft

2nd App& LDG

LANDING

Direct Law

DESCENT FL100-150

HANDLING ASSESS &

ENVELOPE EXPANSION

FLIGHT ENVELOPE EXPANSION

+ A/C SYSTEMS CHECKS

FLIGHT ENVELOPE EXPANSION

FLIGHT ENVELOPE EXPANSION

IN APP CONFIG

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Thank you!

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