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São José dos Campos, Brazil, March 19, 2025 – Embraer announced today that it has successfully completed the initial structural fatigue tests of the wing that will be used in its New Technologies Demonstration Platform (PDNT).
The innovation project is funded by National Development, Scientific and Technological Funding (FNDCT) – under the support of Brazil’s Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI) and Finep, which promotes Brazil’s economic and social development through public funding for Science, Technology and Innovation – and is focused on research and development of low and medium Technology Readiness Levels (TRL). Alltec, Equatorial, Motora, and TecCer are participating as co-executors.
The first phase of this project involves the development of unprecedented processes and methods to support analysis in ground test benches (RIGs). The composite wing’s reference model structure utilizes new production techniques and was subjected to progressive loads that exceeded more than 200% of the expected limit.