As aerospace systems become more complex and sustainability-driven, ensuring optimal product performance is critical. From aerodynamic efficiency to seamless integration of new energy systems, each component must meet rigorous requirements to support operational excellence and innovation.
At the core of this challenge is the ability to accurately model, test, and validate designs across all phases of development—including research, prototyping, and full-scale production.
At Airbus Protect, we support industrial players and R&D teams in improving product efficiency through advanced flight physics and integrated testing capabilities. Our experts bring a deep understanding of aerodynamics, flight controls, propulsion systems, and environmental qualification—ensuring that every system performs reliably in its intended environment.
With our end-to-end approach, we help optimise designs, reduce development risks, and accelerate innovation. We’re especially active in supporting disruptive technologies like hydrogen propulsion and digital flight control systems—helping to validate the future of sustainable aerospace.
Validating flight control systems; from prototype to certification
Airbus Protect supports a major aerospace OEM in the testing of flight control systems, covering both software (system logic and flight laws) and hardware components. Our work spans simulator environments and dedicated test benches, enabling robust validation from early prototype stages through to certification standards.
By ensuring system integrity across all development phases, we contribute directly to flight safety and programme readiness.
Aviation is known for its precision, and precision in terminology is crucial, especially when it comes to safety. Two terms that often cause confusion are continuing and continued airworthiness. At first glance, they seem almost interchangeable. However, in regulatory and operational contexts, the two terms refer to different and distinct processes for aviation. Understanding the [...]
Francesca joined Airbus Protect as an ATM/UTM Safety Engineer three years ago. Since then, she’s risen to become an ATM/UTM Team Leader and Line Manager. In this interview, she talks about her career in aerospace, and within Airbus Protect. Tell us about your professional journey to date. It all started when I first flew a […]
What is “Safety” ? First up, here is what do we mean by safety Ensuring safety in the aerospace, transportation, energy and defence sectors is crucial. It involves a team of industry experts, engineers and professionals who focus on risk management, building new systems and optimising existing ones. However, safety is a complex matter, and […]
