Research and DevelopmentLDP Aerospace has invested many hours each year since its fundation in 1998 in the research of new products, services, and engineering techniques - all to support our clients and enhance the quality of services our consultants provide. Through our R&D section we create value for our Clients and our People Knowledge is central to what we do. We invest in building knowledge relevant to aeronautical, automotive, and naval industries. Software DevelopmentA recent work was carried out for IVECO, one of the largest companies producing road-transport vehicles in the world, a Company of the FIAT Group. LDP developed from scratch, and then tested a pneumatic software to perform highly advanced steady and unsteady analysis. The capacity for software production is a key issue for automotive companies. Some researches show that between 30 and 40 per cent of a vehicle is managed through software, and yet very few automotive companies have a similar split or focus in their organisational structure. LDP Aerospace can help automotive companies to either develop software or to plan an organisational strategy for managing the production of software - ensuring that it is a strategic choice which is supported by the organisation's people. The Aeronautical NormativeThe Civil Aviation Authorities of certain European countries have agreed common comprehensive and detailed airworthiness requirements [referred to as the Joint Aviation Requirements (JAR)] with a view to minimising Type Certification problems on joint ventures, and also to facilitate the export and import of aviation products. The JAR are recognised by the Civil Aviation Authorities of participating countries as an acceptable basis for showing compliance with their national airworthiness codes. The Civil Aviation Authorities have agreed they should not unilaterally initiate amendment of their national codes without having made a proposal for amendment of the JAR-VLA in accordance with the agreed procedure. LDP Aerospace has worked and is indeed currently working on JAR-VLA Normative about very light airplane certification. The JAR-VLA Normative prescribes airworthiness standards for issuance of a type certificate, and changes to that type certificate, for an aeroplane with a single engine (spark- or compression-ignition) having not more than two seats, with a Maximum Certificated Take-off Weight of not more than 750 kg and a stalling speed in the landing configuration of not more than 45 knots (CAS). Our R&D section provides:
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