THE CHALLENGE:
BAE Systems required a structure to conduct lightning-strike trials on the Nimrod PA03. This was to be the largest ever lightning-strike test on a fully fuelled aeroplane.
OUR SOLUTION:
Boldman devised a bespoke, large-scale aluminium profile structure of a sufficient size to cope with the size of an aeroplane as large as the Nimrod – which was unprecedented in aeroplane testing at the time. The structure used over 5000m of aluminium profile.
RESULTS:
The structure that Boldman designed, manufactured and installed played a major part in the total success of the trials, which provided essential analysis for the aircraft’s engineers throughout the world.
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