Patent ID: 6530272
Filing Date: 2003-03-11
Classification: G01M

Abstract:
A flap test system for testing the strength of a flap provided in a main wing of an airplane by applying a load to the flap, the system comprising:flap operation means for driving the flap to a predetermined down position; a hydraulic cylinder for inputting a predetermined load to the flap; an XY table provided with a support for said hydraulic cylinder for moving the hydraulic cylinder in an X-axis direction, which is a wing chord direction of said main wing, and in a Y-axis direction, which is a vertical direction, so as to track the predetermined down position of the flap; control means for controlling operation of the flap operation means to drive the flap to the predetermined down position and controlling operation of the hydraulic cylinder and the XY table to apply a load to the flap that corresponds to a down position of the flap; and strain detection means for detecting a strain of each part of the flap at a corresponding down position of the flap.