The Equator test team discovered some interesting or unique structural ground test techniques. Here are photos and links.
This home built aircraft was tested to failure. This is a photo from cozybuilders.com with a description of the ground test here.
A kitplane builder in Switzerland shares this story on express-builders.com with several photos, including this one showing elevator structural testing of a European experimental aircraft.
Finally, similar photos are provided by Zenith describing the flight test of their Zodiac here.
If you’ve had experience first-hand with this kind of testing, the Equator test team–including me–would really like to hear from you in the comments below.
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