prototype aircraft developmentThe final phase concerns flight-testing the prototype. Engineers and test pilots work together to assure that the vehicle is safe and performs as expected. If the prototype is a commercial transport aircraft, the vehicle must meet the requirements specified by government organizations such as the Federal Aviation Administration in the United States and the Civil Aviation Authority in the United...As a general rule, flight testing of prototype aircraft is conducted over sparsely populated areas or over water because of the possibility of accident and to allow freedom for maneuvers. Flight testing is necessary to validate what has only been analysis to this stage, although modern procedures of computerized design and wind-tunnel testing are so thorough and extensive that the results of...
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