DELTA DRONE - The aeronautical inspection system developed by Donecle becomes an international reference for the entire Airbus A320 aircraft range
28 Septembre 2021 - 08:00AM
DELTA DRONE - The aeronautical inspection system developed by
Donecle becomes an international reference for the entire Airbus
A320 aircraft range
The aeronautical inspection system
developed by Donecle becomes an
international referencefor the entire Airbus A320
aircraft range
Dardilly, 28 September 2021 at 8amDonecle, of
which Delta Drone owns 24.83% alongside the executives, is pleased
to announce that its drone system is now listed in the Airbus
Aircraft Maintenance Manual (AMM) with a task dedicated to
lightning strike inspections. This new task is valid worldwide and
applicable on all A320 Family aircraft.
This breakthrough comes after a 3year-long
qualification program including theoretical analysis, lab testing
on representative panels with multiple paint schemes and a sampling
program with 5 partner airlines over 3 continents. Each partner
airline performed both manual and drone-based inspections on
different aircraft to compare the results. Airbus has
reviewed all the data that was shared with EASA and FAA thanks to
the bilateral agreements. Both regulators provided key feedback for
integrating the drone inspection tasks.
The Donecle drone system lightning strike
inspection is now officially indicated as an alternative to a fully
manual task. In less than 45 minutes, the system inspects all the
aircraft upper areas:
- Fuselage above cabin floor level
(STGR 23)
- Horizontal tail plane on top and
below
- Vertical tail plane
- Upper surface of the wings,
spoilers and flaps
- Upper surface of the sharklets,
inboard surface of the wing fences
Donecle has implemented a specific lightning
strike inspection (LSI) filter on its Image Analyzer software that
displays the approximately 1000 images that have to be checked.
Initial deployments show the image review takes 1 to 2 hours,
depending on inspector experience and the cleanliness or dirt of
the aircraft.
Through its subsidiary UDT, Delta Drone has been
a shareholder of Donecle since 2017. In addition to its role as an
investor, Delta Drone is gradually developing technical
partnerships with Donecle, notably as part of the Countbot project
(warehouse inventory solution) for the imaging part.
www.donecle.comcontact@donecle.com
About Delta Drone: Delta Drone
Group is a recognized international player in the field of civilian
drones for professional use. It develops a range of professional
solutions based on drone technology as well as all associated
services that form a complete value chain.Delta Drone shares are
listed on the Euronext Growth Paris market – ISIN code:
FR0011522168 BSA Y – ISIN code: FR 0013400991www.deltadrone.com
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