Defense Applications
The key to AdvAero’s value in the defense sector is the application of our unique combination of experience, independence, tools and methods to optimize our customers’ programs and reduce their risk in a completely open manner.
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Training
- Expert training with practical lessons learned and hands-on content in:
- Flight test and flight test engineering
- Hardware, software and flight test certification
- Application of civil certification processes
- Useful to help fill Customer expertise gaps
- Standard courses and customized courses
- On-Site or in-house
R&D
- Outsourced research and development of aerospace and avionics concepts for military and civil customers. Can be as a result of Customers’ problem definitions or as adaptations of existing internal R&D being carried out by AdvAero.
- Applies to TRL 1 – 7 technologies
Prototype Evaluation
- AdvAero’s unique “Come As You Are” concept helps Customers economically and rapidly evaluate prototypes technologies in a representative and comprehensive environment using AdvAero’s own research simulator and Piaggio Avanti Flying Avionics Test Bed.
- Allows for very early evaluation of prototypes to obtain objective feedback on technology functionality in an integrated environment (ATC, Pilot, other aircraft, other avionics)
- Makes TRL 2 and higher technologies appear as TRL 8
- Does not require costly aircraft modifications (no holes, no cables, no flight ready hardware required)
Demonstration
- AdvAero’s unique “Come As You Are” concept helps Customers economically and rapidly demonstrate prototype technologies in a representative and comprehensive environment.
- Uses AdvAero’s own research simulator and Piaggio Avanti Flying Avionics Test Bed.
- Makes TRL 2 and higher technologies appear as TRL 8
- Does not require costly aircraft modifications (no holes, no cables, no flight ready hardware required)
IP Licensing
- AdvAero makes available the Intellectual Property that it develops on its own to Customers as licensable software or licensable patents (exclusive or non-exclusive)
- Such IP can be incorporated by Customers into their own products and branded as their own
- Provides ready-made market discriminator for Customers’ products
- AdvAero also available to assist with integration of IP into Customer products
Flight Test
- AdvAero’s expert test pilots, flight test engineers and Flight test and Flight Analyst DARs provide flexible and cost-effective flight test solutions:
- On AdvAero’s own advanced aircraft or on Customer-sourced aircraft
- Fixed and Rotary wing
- Covers evaluation, demonstration, flight test certification
Certification
- Outsourced avionics and aircraft systems test and certification
- Covers all aspects of verification, validation and certification activities, right up through TSO and STC
- Flexible to either fill gaps in Customers’ resourcing or expertise (help deal with peaks in demand) or to offer turnkey solutions
Independent Acquisition Consulting
- Flexible and completely independent expert evaluation services provided to government entities
- Covers operational requirements through evaluation of bidders submissions
- Assistance with fair, reasonable and achievable RFP and evaluation requirements
- Test directorship to evaluate bidders’ products in an objective and repeatable manner using industry best practice methods
- Use of proprietary tools to ensure secure and independent record keeping at every stage
Synthesis Tools
Tools designed specifically to optimize the development, test and approval of high-value systems requiring independent approval/certification to independently mandated/controlled regulations
- Originally designed for flight test certification, but applicable to all aspects of aircraft and avionics certification
- Significant risk, time and cost savings
- Provide real time management oversight and visibility
- Pertinent to development/test/certification processes across all sectors
Research Simulator
Unique, mobile research platform for all air vehicles (manned and unmanned)
- Same cockpit configuration as the Flying Avionics Test Bed / OPV
- Allows for early research to be conducted in a safe and low cost environment that transitions ready to the Flying Avionics Test Bed / OPV when ready
- Used to significantly streamline avionics product evaluation and development
- Ideal demonstration platform for customers’ new concepts
- Used also as a teaching aid
Flying Avionics Test Bed / OPV
Unique airborne test platform for fixed wing aircraft (manned and unmanned)
- Piaggio P180 Avanti with a dedicated two-crew flight test workstation
- State of the art avionics systems on board already
- Allows low maturity technologies to be evaluated and demonstrated early in an immersive environment with no need to drill holes and run cables and no flight restrictions
- Allows promising avionics technologies to be identified early and without spending a lot of money
- Ideal demonstration platform for customers’ new concepts
- UAS ground station integrated – can be flown as OPV in NAS for integration, test and demonstration of new technologies without experimental flight restrictions
- Used to rapidly and efficiently obtain TSO and STC approval for avionics and systems
Design Approval Representatives
Large collection of full-time Design Approval Representatives with great experience and track record (more than 50 TSOs and STCs)
Delegations include:
- Software
- Hardware
- Flight Analyst Fixed Wing
- Flight Analyst Rotary Wing
- Flight Test Fixed Wing
- TSO
Fixed and Rotary Wing Test Pilots
Extensive experience with both military and commercial flight test
- Broad range of type ratings
- Independence and reliance on objective flight test approaches using industry best practice methods
- Efficient design, management and execution of flight test programs using Synthesis tools
Subject Matter Experts
Key to AdvAero’s success is its very broad understanding and experience in aerospace.
AdvAero has experts in the following fields:
- Flight test and flight test engineering
- Aircraft, avionics, software and hardware certification
- Human Factors
- Simulation
- Qualifiable software tools
- Certifiable embedded systems and software
- Electronic charting
Project Management Professionals
AdvAero takes project management very seriously
- All of the projects AdvAero works on are assigned a project manager
- AdvAero has multiple full-time Project Management Professionals that are also domain experts, providing the perfect combination to optimize project efficiency
