📋 Eligible Entities - Commercial aerospace companies (manufacturers, suppliers, integrators) - Military aerospace contractors and defence primes - Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) in aviation and aerospace - Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 aerospace suppliers - International aerospace organizations seeking Canadian testing services - Research institutions and universities conducting aerospace R&D (typically with commercial partners) Note: This is a fee-for-service National Research Council (NRC) facility, not a traditional grant. Access is available to any qualified entity that can fund testing costs. --- ### 💰 Funding Details - Structure: Fee-for-service model (not a grant disbursement) - Cost Recovery: Clients pay NRC directly for testing services rendered - Pricing: Varies based on test complexity, duration, equipment utilization, and facility time - Payment Terms: Typically invoiced upon completion of testing or per milestone completion - No Matching Requirements: Standard commercial rates apply; no cost-sharing mandates - No Repayability: Testing is a service purchase, not a loan or recoverable advance - Budget Flexibility: Clients define scope and budget their testing campaigns accordingly --- ### 🛠️ Approved Expenses - Static structural testing (load application, stress analysis, failure point determination) - Fatigue and durability testing (cyclic loading, lifecycle simulation) - Damage tolerance assessment (impact resistance, flaw tolerance, residual strength) - Full-scale airframe testing (complete aircraft or major fuselage sections) - Subsystem and component testing (wings, landing gear, control surfaces, avionics pods) - Certification support (generating test data for regulatory approvals) - Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) and instrumentation - Proof-of-concept demonstrations for new designs or materials - Data acquisition, analysis, and reporting --- ### ⚠️ Conditions & Milestones - Facility Access: Pre-booking required; availability subject to NRC scheduling - **Technical
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