Flutter certification requests and methods of compliance are dictated by standards. Four European regulations and the German national standard are the most widely used for light aeroplanes: EASA CS-VLA (Certification Specifications for Very Light Aeroplanes). EASA CS-LSA (Certification Specifications for … Continued
Authors: Eng. Potito Cordisco, Senior Project Manager, Vicoter Eng. Mauro Terraneo, Chief Technical Officer, Vicoter Due to its experience and strong theoretical background, Vicoter was asked by APUS Zero Emissions GmbH (www.group.apus-aero.com) to verify that the I-2 prototype is free from … Continued
Authors: Eng. Potito Cordisco, Senior Project Manager, VicoterEng. Mauro Terraneo, Chief Technical Officer, Vicoter After the studies of the B8 and B23 Energic, Bristell (www.bristell.com) confirmed its trust in Vicoter (www.vicoter.it) assigning them the execution of the GVT (Ground Vibration … Continued
To obtain the permit to flight, new equipments installed on a helicopter need to be evaluated even against vibratory behaviour.Engineers of Vicoter (www.vicoter.it) were called from the DOA Boggi Aeronautics (www.boggiaeronautics.eu) to perform the experimental tests needed to demonstrate the … Continued
During the flight, an aircraft can be subjected to various vibratory phenomena induced by aerodynamics. Generally speaking, such phenomena can be divided in two broad categories: forced responses and instabilities. In the formers, the structure is loaded by aerodynamic forces … Continued
On a cold day in late February, Vicoter carried out a GVT (Ground Vibration Testing) activity on the F1-EVO aircraft, designed and built by Team Rocket. The tests were carried out at the Casale Monferrato airport (AL) with the aim … Continued
Vicoter completed the GVT (Ground Vibration Test) and flutter calculations of the Pioneer P300 produced by Alpi Aviation (www.alpiaviation.com). The activity, carried out in order to obtain the DULV certification of the aircraft, was carried out in two successive phases: … Continued
