Date Time Engineers partner in ‘Smarter Testing’ project for aerospace sector Image: Installing a point sensor in the front section of a fuselage at Airbus in Toulouse under the remote direction of engineers in Switzerland and the UK Engineers at the University of Liverpool are part of a £10.6million innovative aerospace project that aims to develop a novel test and certification process for aeronautical structures, which will combine virtual and physical tests to provide a step reduction in development lead-time and costs. The ‘Smarter Testing’ project is led by Airbus UK and partners include the University, Dassault Systemes UK, Center for Modelling and Simulation (CFMS), National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and GOM UK.