Ground Vibration Tests on Airbus A318 MSN 1660 - Volume 1 + 2

Ground vibration tests were performed on the second prototype of the Airbus A318 in cooperation of DLR´s and ONERA´s GVT teams. The tests comprises of the identification of the modal characteristics up to 30 Hz, so-called windmilling tests, and the investigation of control surface failure cases. The tests were performed on two basic configurations of the aircraft. The test setup, the test methods, the test performance, and the test results are described in this report. Mode shape plots are printed in a second volume of the report.