• Question: What kind of test are you doing to make sure the modified aircrafts are safe to fly ? And what do you modify on aircrafts ?

    Asked by 380frcc32 to Sarah on 16 Jun 2015. This question was also asked by Chickenophile.
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      Sarah Beasley answered on 16 Jun 2015:

      There are a few elements of safety to consider. Firstly, if you’re putting something on the side of an aircraft you have to make sure it still has the same steering, so it doesn’t suddenly tilt to the less for example! I have to make sure that it won’t interfere with any of the other equipment on the aircraft, like when you have to turn your mobile phone off on aeroplanes. We have to do desk assessments where we read the paperwork and make sure it’s safe to even start testing, then we test it on the ground first to make sure nothing strange happens, then we can finally test it in the air… when we can trust it’s not going to fall out of the sky!

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