Case Study

Landing gear test rigs

Hyde has extensive experience in the design and manufacture, installation, modification and calibration of test rigs and facilities. 

As a full, single source supplier, our focus is to offer the most efficient design and manufacturing solution possible, including the use of a dedicated project manager to take responsibility for the program ensuring effective reporting and transparency with the client.  Our approach involves integrated design and stress teams working alongside one another to ensure maximum efficiency, engaging in concurrent design and manufacture where possible, and utilisation of our unique in-house manufacture and test capability.

A350 nose landing gear test rig

As a build to print task, Hyde’s role was to manage the project to ensure it was delivered on time and to cost targets. The nose landing gear rig comprised of a base frame and upper frame, both installed separately, with the upper rig including two locations for the landing gear. 

A380 nose landing gear test rig

Designed by Airbus and manufactured by the Hyde Group, our role was to manage the project to ensure it was delivered on time (12 weeks) and to budget,  with the majority of work performed on a structure weighing around 110 tons.  Hyde also manufactured and installed the landing gear brackets and pintle locations.

A350 main landing gear test rig

A complete solution for the A350-1000 main landing gear test rig, including design, stress analysis, manufacture and installation.

This required a full replication of the aircraft ‘scenario’, replicating the cockpit and interfaces to simulate the aircraft structure. The main structure was manufactured in segments, then assembled, transported and installed onsite.