Flight testing in the Netherlands, an overview

This report gives an overview of the flight test activities and capabilities in The Netherlands. A general description of the flight test programs of the last decades with civil and military aircraft, helicopters and research aircraft will be given. Some of the highlights of the more recent programs will be presented, i.e. the type certification of the Fokker 50 and Fokker 100 civil transport aircraft, evaluation and certification trials with the military F16 fighter aircraft, helicopter-ship compatibility testing and the determination of the mathematical model of the Cessna Citation 500 for a Phase II flight simulator. Furthermore a short description will be given of the flight test instrumentation and flight test techniques that have become available in The Netherlands during the last decade. Presented at the 73rd Symposiuim of the Mechanics Panel of AGARD; Flight Test Techniques, held at Edwards Air Force Base, USA, 17-20 October 1988.