AIRBUS A340-500 GVT Report

Abstract

The Ground Vibration Test of the 1st AIRBUS A340-500 has been carried out in the facility of EADS Airbus SA in Toulouse (Colomiers) from the 23rd of October 2001 to the 24th of November 2001. Two mass configurations have been studied, the aircraft placed on its test pneumatic suspension devices. Both Phase Resonance Method(PRM) on selected modes and Phase Separation Method have been applied. Subsidary configurations related to the boundary condition of the aircraft, aircraft in contact with the ground pneumatic suspension deflated and aircraft on the jacks, gave the opportunity to record data. Specific experiments according to windmilling requirements have been done. The responses of the test equipment have been recorded when excitations coming from the rotation of selected control surfaces (Spatiaal system) were applied. This test campaign, its preparation and the post treatment tasks were carried out within the frame of the cooperation between the ONERA and DLR specialised teams for GVT. This report is divided in 3 volumes.