Research infrastructure

Vibration and Shock Test facility

Materials and equipment used in aerospace applications have to meet a wide range of special requirements, mainly due to the specific environment in which aircraft and spacecraft have to perform reliably and safely. NLR’s extensive capabilities and expertise in the field of airworthiness certification is complemented with state-of-art research infrastructure for aerospace systems performance and airworthiness compliance testing.

The Vibration and Shock Test Facility (VST) houses three vibration testing systems:

  • TIRAvib Shaker 50350
  • LDS V810 Shaker-sliptable combination
  • LDS V875 Shaker-sliptable combination

Main features

The VST facility is one of NLR’s environmental test facilities, covering test requirements regarding vibrations and shocks.