Engineering Services

External Loads

  • Supporting external loads development throughout all program phases
  • CFD based External Loads services enable accelerated loads development and maturity relative to traditional wind-tunnel based industry practices

Aerodynamics

  • CFD based aerodynamic model development and validation
  • Developmental flight test support and data model calibration
  • Certification support
  • Flight simulation
  • Aircraft performance and mission analysis

Mass properties modelling and Weights Management

  • Concept phase mass properties estimation
  • Leverage of FEM modelling to accelerate mass properties database maturity before detailed engineer is released
  • Panelized mass properties for Loads and Dynamics
  • Ability to automate FEM model updates with weights database updates
  • Proactive weight control throughout vehicle development
  • Support the conformity of simulation models for all certification test events and production variants

Conceptual design and preliminary design support

  • Multidisciplinary Optimization
  • Integration of Simulation Data models to inform vehicle sizing analyses

Engineering process reviews

  • Review and document simulation process requirements, and opportunities for Structural Integrity and Flight Sciences disciplines
  • Support pilot projectsand simulation process improvements

Aircraft Development Gate Reviews

  • Provide aerospace consulting resources in support of:
  • Vehicle and System Requirements Review (SRR)
  • Compliance Planning Reviews (PSCP)
  •  Preliminary design reviews (PDR)
  • Flight Readiness Reviews (FRR)
  •  Critical design reviews (CDR)