Aircraft Electric System Development and Test Facilities

Unique and specialized in-house test facilities were required when Sundstrand Corporation added a new product line consisting of 400 Hz aircraft generators and associated controls.

This paper will describe the evolution of the requirements, the capabilities and the functions of the test facilities that have been established.

These facilities provide the capability of testing multi-channel electrical systems using wiring configurations duplicating the aircraft installation, accelerated life testing of 12,000 rpm spray-oil cooled generators, and Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) testing of a complete generating system.