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Simulated failures. Extreme temperatures. Structural and systems testing beyond normal operating limits. We design our test campaigns so the aircraft experiences conditions far more demanding than anything it will see in service. Every test, heat run, and redundancy check aims to validate multiple layers of resilience built into the system.

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