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Dates

28-29 September 2027, Hall 7, MEETT, Toulouse, France

The Testing Forum brought together leading names from across aerospace testing, flight test, certification, data, instrumentation and emerging aircraft technologies.

The programme explored the key developments shaping the future of aerospace test and development, including AI-enabled engineering teams, modern flight test data systems, permit-to-fly operations, electric subsystem testing, hydrogen propulsion, secure test applications, high-aspect ratio wing design, open-source DAQ, SpaceRAN, AESA radar testing, electric VTOL aircraft, morphing wings, TSN and HIL applications, zero-emission aviation, structural testing, satellite communications and cryogenic test benches.

Speakers included experts from GKN Aerospace, QinetiQ, HBK, the UK Civil Aviation Authority, NI, German Aerospace Center, Airbus, GE Aerospace, EUROCAE, Turkish Aerospace Industries, NLR and more.

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10:35
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    Aeronautics product and industry is entering a critical phase with many challenges: competition, speed to market, higher expectations in terms of safety and maturity, increasing complexity, high level ...
11:00
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    How QinetiQ's Flight Test Organisation operates under a permit to fly to support the test and evaluation of new technologies.
11:20
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    HBK’s Smart Testing initiative bridges the gap between physical testing and simulation, helping engineers work faster and with greater confidence. Powered by Fusion & Advantage, and the Smart Config w ...
11:40
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    The UK CAA Hydrogen Challenge is a cross-industry innovation programme accelerating regulatory readiness for hydrogen propulsion, addressing safety, certification gaps and operational challenges. It w ...
12:00
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    The European CRA will be in full effect by the end of 2027. While teams prepare, one of the most important elements is adopting a secure development framework and incorporating this into your test sys ...
12:20
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    To exploit the full efficiency potential of high-aspect ratio wings (HARW) for next generation aircraft, innovative moveables and flight control systems have to be developed and tested. This is a key ...
12:45
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    This presentation explores the vital collaboration between EASA Part 21J Design Organizations and Flight Test Departments in aircraft development. It highlights core synergy areas, including human fac ...
13:10
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    Airbus UpNext SpaceRAN (Space Radio Access Network) is a demonstrator launched in January 2026 by Airbus's wholly-owned subsidiary to test standardised global 5G connectivity from satellites, known as ...
13:30
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    Hydrogen aerospace systems require precise measurement under cryogenic, high-pressure, and dynamic conditions. This presentation reviews sensor solutions for pressure and dynamic measurements in extreme environments and hydrogen propulsion testing. It addresses measurement accuracy, reliability, materials compatibility, and constraints specific to aerospace applications.
13:50
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    Abstract: AESA stands for Active Electronically Scanned Array, a type of radar technology used in modern radar systems. It handles a large volume of real-time data that needs to be digitized, streamed ...
14:15
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    Flight test data is fragmented. Existing software is powerful, but it silos data; teams must then go back through the process to extract and reconstruct the data into formats they can use for further ...
14:40
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    Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) is a set of IEEE standards designed to provide deterministic and low-latency communication over Ethernet networks. As industries increasingly adopt complex cyber-physic ...
15:05
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    Testing of hybrid and electric propulsion systems for the aviation industry is evolving, as the various propulsion systems. Testing and new methodologies become a key factor for validation within the ...
15:30
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    Airbus commercial has been relying on both physical tests and numerical models for decades to support the development and compliance demonstration of its aircrafts. This presentation will show how Air ...
16:00
  1. NI panel discussion: The impact of AI on test engineering
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    Artificial Intelligence is having a huge impact on our lives. This includes our work as test engineers. This panel discussion will include experts from the test engineering world to explore what this ...
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10:20
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    In this presentation, Carlos Santos will take us through the exciting endeavor of acquiring and converting a former Japan Airlines aircraft into GE Aerospace's new Flying Test Bed. He'll highlight the ...
10:45
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    This presentation will describe a method for testing an aircraft DC electrical power system in Cooling Margin Campaign flight test condition based on a Load Bank that provides artificial electrical lo ...
11:05
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    Green Flyway is a cross-border Norwegian-Swedish test environment for drones, U-space services and future zero-emission aviation. Located in the Arctic region between Røros and Östersund, the initiati ...
11:30
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    openDAQ is an open-source SDK that streamlines DAQ hardware and software integration by embracing standards. More than just a toolbox, it's a true DAQ kernel. Whether you're a manufacturer, software p ...
11:50
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    This presentation explores modern solutions and methodologies that help government and commercial organizations validate critical communication systems for satellite and space-based missions. Attendee ...
12:40
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    Beyond Aero is developing the first hydrogen-electric business aircraft. The aircraft is designed from the start around a hydrogen-electric system that includes high-pressure tanks, fuel cells, a cool ...
13:00
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    Class A maintenance check flights (MCF) require crews to adopt the same mindset as during flight tests for threat and error management to adhere to the same safety standards. This topic has been under ...
13:20
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    The success of an aerospace testing program hinges on the accuracy of measurements on mechanical systems. The sensors and cables required to obtain these critical measurements must often operate in ex ...
13:40
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    How can standards support the safe introduction of new aircraft technologies? This session will explain how industry standards complement the regulatory and certification framework, how consensus-base ...
14:00
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    Dynamically similar subscale testing has long been central to engineering design in fluid dynamics, where subscale wind-tunnel and demonstrator testing provide aerodynamic data for full-scale systems. ...
14:20
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    This presentation examines how PCIe expansion and PCIe networking enable scalable, deterministic, low-latency test architectures. It explains why extending PCIe across distributed systems aligns natur ...
14:40
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    In the ICEFlight project, funded by the Dutch government via Luchtvaart In Transitie, the NLR – Netherlands Aerospace Centre develops world-class cryogenic test benches for reliability testing of cryo ...
15:00
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    Conventional ultrasonic testing is limited by restricted access to confined areas, complex 3D geometries, and the need for water coupling. This presentation introduces robotized laser-excited ultrason ...
15:20
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    DGA is the Procurement Agency within the French Ministry of Armed Forces. DGA Expertise Directorate (EED) provides expertise and carries out testing for French military programs throughout their whole ...
15:40
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    Design and optimisation of a morphing wing concept are explored using a design of experiments approach. Smooth camber variations are applied to explore performance trends, with RBF Morph enabling effi ...
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