Realistic Drop Test Records Valuable Data
Engineers at the FAA Technical Center here are evaluating data from the drop test of a Shorts 330 regional transport. The aircraft, which had a 75-ft. wingspan and weighed 21,210 lb., was the largest ever drop-tested at the facility, officials said. The test on Aug. 21, in which the aircraft was...
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