Embraer announced today that it has successfully completed the first structural strength tests of the wing that will be used in the New Technologies Demonstrator Platform (PDNT).
The innovation project, carried out with financial from the Studies and Projects Financing Agency (Finep) and the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI), through resources from the National Fund for Scientific and Technological Development (FNDCT), is aimed at research and development at low and medium levels of technological maturity. The companies Alltec, Equatorial, Motora and TecCer participate as co-executors.
In this first phase, new processes and methods are being developed to the analysis of tests on test benches (RIGs). The structure of the reference model of the composite wing uses new production techniques and was subjected to progressive loads, exceeding more than 200% of the expected limit.
“We are enthusiastic about the progress of this project, which brings together industry, government and academia to develop applied research that contributes to the generation of knowledge and training of people,” said Cleiton Silva, Embraer’s Director of Technology and Advanced Projects. “Technological innovations are essential to accelerate the sustainable aviation of the future and to strengthen the competitiveness of the national industry.”
The test, called “Static Loading,” was carried out at the facilities of ACS Aviation – one of PDNT’s suppliers and Embraer’s partner – in São José dos Campos, in the interior of São Paulo, and validated innovations in processes, methodologies and new materials. The next steps include manufacturing the fuselage and empennage of the test aircraft, which is considered a “flying laboratory.”
Brazilian Science and Technology Institutes (ICTs), such as the Aeronautics Technological Institute (ITA), the Mauá Institute of Technology (IMT), the Technological Research Institute (IPT) and the São Carlos School of Engineering, which belongs to the University of São Paulo (USP), are also involved in the research.
