Daily Memo: Airbus Preps Wing Deformation Measurement Methods For X-Wing Demonstrator

A380 model

On an A380 model at the Aerospace Test & Development Show in Toulouse, Airbus is presenting videogrammetry (right wing) and optic fiber (left wing) measurement techniques.

Credit: Thierry Dubois/Aviation Week Network
TOULOUSE—The design of the next generation of aircraft will benefit from new tools, such as Airbus' digital design, manufacturing and services. Meeting performance goals, especially drastically lower fuel consumption, will be inseparable from new implements in the research and technology phase...
Thierry Dubois

Thierry Dubois has specialized in aerospace journalism since 1997. An engineer in fluid dynamics from Toulouse-based Enseeiht, he covers the French commercial aviation, defense and space industries. His expertise extends to all things technology in Europe. Thierry is also the editor-in-chief of Aviation Week’s ShowNews. 

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