Aircraft Safety: The Work of a Flight Test Engineer

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Before being certified by Transport Canada, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for operations in Canada, the United States and Europe, the CSeries went through an extensive flight test schedule, from 2013 to 2015. Thousands of employees worked around the clock to ensure the certification of this aircraft.

Flight Test Engineers played a significant role in the certifying the CS100 and CS300 aircraft. Follow one of Bombardier’s Flight Test Engineers and discover some of the behind the scene work that is essential to the certification of an aircraft in this video:

 

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This article was sponsored and prepared by Bombardier. Bombardier designs, manufactures and supports innovative aviation products and services and provides solutions and training for the business, commercial and other specialized aircraft markets.