22nd April 2021 10:17 am 22nd April 2021 12:30 pm An aerospace project is underway that aims to develop a novel test and certification process for aeronautical structures that combines cyber-physical information. Airbus’ Iron Bird test rig (Image: Airbus) Sponsored by the Aerospace Technology Institute, £15m data-driven ‘Smarter Testing’ programme will use existing physical test programmes to explore how novel inspection techniques can be used to predict product performance and identify failures early. The three-year project brings together the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), A...