RFQ - Fabrication of Loader, Reactor and Wingbox for Large Airframe Wing Structure (LAWS) Test Fixture at the William J. Hughes Technical Center for Advanced Aerospace

The Structures and Materials Laboratory (SML), located at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) William J. Hughes Technical Center for Advanced Aerospace, was officially opened in December 2016 as a new home for advanced material and structural test capabilities. The intent for the lab, once fully operational, is to house multiple uniaxial test frames and space to conduct full-scale aircraft structural component tests simultaneously on an integrated system. This will allow the FAA Technical Center to execute research programs in support of FAA Aviation Safety (AVS) with their core mission functions of aircraft certification, continued airworthiness, rulemaking, policy and guidance development .... Read More