The wing test is a success

After several months of work, we have just reached an important milestone regarding EASA CS-23 certification.

As part of the latter, structural tests must be carried out on major parts. The goal is to demonstrate the reliability of the OneShot structure of the Elixir.

After weeks of preparation, the OneShot Elixir wing has successfully passed its resistance test.

We had voluntarily carried out a major repair on one side of the wing, while simulating impacts at each root to put it in the most extreme conditions possible.

It withstood 8.6 tons. Story of a transformed try.

Tuesday March 9, 2019. The faces are tense, the pressure is tangible in Elixir Aircraft's hangar. The 8-meter OneShot wing is firmly attached to the multi-ton steel frame, ready to impose enormous stresses on it.

The test begins, the stresses increase step by step, hundred kilos per hundred kilos, ton per ton, the bending takes shape. Only the hydraulic system of the cylinder can be heard.

The bending increases further, until each end of the wing is raised to more than 50 centimeters. Constraint displayed on the screen: 8.6 tons.

Test passed!!!