In this edition of IAC E-News we look at the expertise of IAC’s Aviation Division and, specifically, a ground-breaking project in the field of turboshaft engine testing. This brand new test facility, for the UK’s Defence Aviation and Repair Agency (DARA) in Gosport, Hampshire, has a unique multi-engine capability and sets new standards for engine turnaround. Initially being used to test Rolls-Royce Gnome and Turbomeca RTM322 engines, its innovative design ensures that future generations of turboshaft engines can be readily accommodated.

But you don’t have to take our word for it that this is a facility of exceptional quality. Two leading experts in turboshaft testing and maintenance say of the project:

“It’s simply the best of its kind I’ve yet seen in Europe”
Bill Burchell, Editor, Overhaul & Maintenance

“I congratulate IAC on producing a fine, truly ‘state-of-the-art’ test bed”
Bert Jenkins, Principal Engineer (Test), Rolls-Royce plc

To read an in-depth review of the project simply click this link to our website. For general information or advice on aero-engine and aircraft test facilities - including hush houses, run-up pens, airport noise barriers and mobile testing units - please call David Grange on +44 1962 873054, e-mail: davegr@iacl.co.uk

IAC is exhibiting again at Europe’s premier event for testing technology in the automotive industry. The show, known at Testing Expo 2003, takes place in Stuttgart, Germany on June 3-5. Please call in at our stand, No 1133, to see the latest developments in anechoic and other automotive acoustical test environments and products. Entry to the exhibition is free and you can pre-register - and find out more about the event - online at www.testing-expo.com If you want more details about the products and personnel on the IAC stand, please call Volker Horchens (IAC GmbH) on +49 (0) 2163 99910, e-mail: info@iac-gmbh.de