PERFORMING TESTS PER RTCA/DO-160, SECTION 23 AND MIL-STD-464

DNB Engineering offers a full-service Direct Effect Lightning test facility in Anaheim, CA. Our custom-built state-of-the-art equipment generates all of the waveforms of stringent standards for lightning threats to aircraft and earth-bound equipment.

The indoor Direct Lightning Test Facility features a large ground plane (32×64 feet) for high voltage attachment testing.

OUR DIRECT STRIKE LABORATORY IS FULLY FUNCTIONAL:
  • Component A, B, C, D
  • 200KA Current component
  • 3.0MV High Voltage test
  • 3.0MV Marx Generator
  • CAN BUILD ANY CUSTOM WAVEFORMS FOR SPECIFIC PROGRAMS

The facility includes a unique environmentally controlled darkroom for both photographic and ignitable mixture test methods. We also feature a dedicated customer viewing area where our clients can safely watch their tests being conducted.

CAPABILITIES:

High Voltage Attachment Testing
Swept Channel Attachment Testing
High Current Physical Damage Testing
Structural Testing
Component Testing
Fuel System Testing
Ignitable Mixture Test Method
Photographic Test Method
Connector Testing

SPECIFICATIONS:

RTCA/DO-160, Section 23
SAE ARP5412, ARP5413, ARP5414, ARP5415, ARP5416
SAE AE4L
SAE AE2
MIL-STD-1757 (T01, T02, T03, T04, T05)
MIL-STD-464
FAA AC 20-136
EUROCAE ED-14D, ED-105
AC/AMJ20-53B, AS5830
Near Strike Lightning
High Voltage Waveforms1000kV/µs rise time
50 x 250 µs rise time
1.2 x 50 µs rise