engineering - Aerostructures services

Aerostructures specialises in all aspects of structural integrity engineering and has staff experienced on a wide range of military and commercial fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters and other vehicles.

Aircraft Structural Integrity Engineering and Management:
Structural integrity programs to manage aircraft over their service life.

Repair Design and Modifications:
3D computer-aided design and drawings, metallic and composite materials, adhesively bonded and mechanically fastened repair design.

Computer Modelling and Programming:
Finite element analysis of components, built up structure and complete airframes.

Structural Usage Monitoring:
Mission profiles and other data; acquisition, collection, screening, processing, analysis and interpretation.

Structural Condition Monitoring:
Database design, data collection and collation.

Technical Investigations:
Flight loads surveys, structural certification and independent engineering review.

Statistical Analysis:
Risk, reliability, probability and cost of ownership analyses.

Fatigue and Damage Tolerance Analysis:
Spectrum development, usage changes, condition degradation, wide spread fatigue damage effects and re-certification.

Test Rig Design and Structural Testing:
Components and full-scale tests.

DescriptionPertinent information

Aerostructures Technologies: servicing the Australian and Australasian region since 1995 with professional structural integrity engineering support to Defence and civil aviation sectors.

Experienced on a wide range of aircraft:
Military -
F/A-18, F-111, Macchi
P3-C, C-130H&J, Caribou, B707
Black Hawk, Seahawk, Seasprite, Chinook, Kiowa
Civilian -
Business jets
Commercial airliners
Agricultural aircraft and helicopters

Services:

  • Aircraft structural integrity engineering and management
  • Structural usage monitoring
  • Technical investigations
  • Statistical analysis
  • Test rig design and structural testing
  • Repair design and modifications
  • Structural condition monitoring
  • Computer modelling and programming
  • Fatigue and damage tolerance analysis

Status

Company

Clients include:

  • Royal Australian Air Force
  • Australian Army
  • Royal Australian Navy
  • Defence Science and Technology Organisation
  • Boeing Australia Limited
  • Airfreight, corporate jet and helicopter operators
  • Australian Transportation Safety Board
  • BAE Systems
  • SAAB
  • Royal Thai Air Force
  • Royal Thai Navy
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