Airbus A350 XWB Test Stand, Germany
Erding,
Germany
- Approval tests on the new wide-bodied Airbus A350 XWB in a specially erected testing facility
- Scaffold solution for test preparations as well as continuous measurement and inspection work
- Time-consuming fatigue tests on the fuselage and wings through a simulation of 86,400 flights (equivalent to three times the expected service life) within a period of 2-3 years
- Two different endurance tests: EF-2 test (middle fuselage section including centre wing box and both wings) and EW test (systematic application of stress on the wing up to the analytical breaking load point)
Client: IABG Industrieanlagen-Betriebsgesellschaft mbH, Ottobrunn
Scaffold Contractor: Kerscher Gerüstbau, Atting/Rinkam
Location
Main Application
Industrial Structures
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BenefitsOptimal adjustment of the working levels required for the fuselage and wings – whilst taking into account the steel and hydraulic constructions as well as ensuring that all access points were kept clear
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BenefitsModifications with system components in 25-cm increments – without any time-consuming tube-and-coupler assembly
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BenefitsReduced surface weight
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BenefitsSystem combination of PERI UP with VARIOKIT
The Project
Impressions from the project process
Within a 2-3 year period, a total of 86,400 flights are simulated which is three times the expected service life. The PERI UP working scaffold allows test preparations as well as continuous measurement and inspection work to be carried out during the EF-2 testing phase. (Photo: IABG)
PERI likewise provided the scaffolding solution for the second endurance test which took place at the same time: for the EW test, a test wing is subject to a systematic application of stress by means of 41 cylinders – in addition to the fatigue loads, the procedure is carried out through to the analytical breaking load point. (Photo: IABG)
Ideal system combination: for bridging the wing span, PERI UP was suspended on RCS climbing rails as well as other system components of the VARIOKIT engineering construction kit.
Convenient access means included: the access technology with the 1 m wide flights of stairs was perfectly integrated into the PERI UP scaffold solution and metric system grid.
Assembly-friendly system solutions: standard-to-standard connections as well as leg-to-standard connections allow the same flexibility as with tube and coupler scaffolding.
Within a 2-3 year period, a total of 86,400 flights are simulated which is three times the expected service life. The PERI UP working scaffold allows test preparations as well as continuous measurement and inspection work to be carried out during the EF-2 testing phase. (Photo: IABG)
PERI likewise provided the scaffolding solution for the second endurance test which took place at the same time: for the EW test, a test wing is subject to a systematic application of stress by means of 41 cylinders – in addition to the fatigue loads, the procedure is carried out through to the analytical breaking load point. (Photo: IABG)
Ideal system combination: for bridging the wing span, PERI UP was suspended on RCS climbing rails as well as other system components of the VARIOKIT engineering construction kit.
Convenient access means included: the access technology with the 1 m wide flights of stairs was perfectly integrated into the PERI UP scaffold solution and metric system grid.
Assembly-friendly system solutions: standard-to-standard connections as well as leg-to-standard connections allow the same flexibility as with tube and coupler scaffolding.
Project Information
Michael Stodt
Head of Aircraft Structural Testing at IBAG
The recipe for success is the modularity and adaptability of the PERI UP scaffolding system – as well as the combinability with other products in the PERI portfolio. Furthermore, the project support provided by the PERI engineers was very professional and extremely positive.
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