In recent years the RTCA has reassessed its guidance standards for the testing of commercial aircraft radomes, making substantial changes to its criteria and strengthening the accuracy requirements in the testing of repaired radomes. These regulatory changes have been welcomed by the industry, however, since the implementation of the RTCA-DO-213A, testing techniques and equipment are being challenged to comply with the changes in regulations. In parallel, the logistical demands of the marketplace, like many sectors, has moved in favor of time efficiencies and using less space.
In this whitepaper we have a look at the changes in the RTCA-DO-213A standards and how they have affected traditional radome testing methodologies. You will also learn how the latest near-field technology enables radome repair facilities to complete faster test and repair outputs with respect to these new RTCA standards.