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PHI Lab: six purpose-built test zones, one physics-informed aerospace facility.

This isn't a rendering exercise. What follows is the actual zone-by-zone equipment layout — drop test bay, engine test cell, wind tunnel, HIL control center, structural fatigue bay, and avionics electrical HIL — as specified for construction.

2,400 m²Total Facility Area
60m × 40mBuilding Footprint
6Dedicated Test Zones
Equipment Schedule

Bill of Materials, by Zone

Pulled directly from the equipment schedules on each zone's layout drawing. Click a zone to expand its full equipment list.

A

Landing Gear Drop Test Bay

12m guided drop tower, 25-ton capacity, 6-DOF impact platform

ItemSpecification
Drop Tower12m max height, guided rail, 25-ton capacity
Impact Platform6-DOF, 3m × 3m, piezo force plate
High-Speed CamerasPhantom v2010, up to 2000 fps, ×4
Wheel Spin-Up System0–10,000 RPM, torque control
Ballast Weight System500–10,000 kg steel weights
Overhead Crane5-ton capacity, double girder
DAQ SystemNI PXIe, 10 kHz/channel, 256 channels
Safety Enclosure & E-StopsReinforced steel, impact rated, 4 emergency stop stations
Fire SuppressionFM-200 clean agent
B

Engine Test Cell & Thrust Stand

50kN thrust stand, FADEC HIL interface, blast-resistant control room

ItemSpecification
Thrust Stand50kN capacity, 6-DOF load measurement
Engine Mount FrameAdaptable — turbofan / turboprop / piston / turboshaft
Acoustic & Thermal Isolation Wall300mm thick, 1,200°C rated
FADEC HIL InterfaceDigital twin / software-in-the-loop / hardware-in-the-loop
Fuel Flow StationCoriolis mass flow meters
Exhaust Gas Analysis BenchEGT, EPR, N1/N2 pickups
Vibration Monitoring8-accelerometer array
Exhaust ScrubberCatalytic converter system
Fire SuppressionFM-200 & water mist system
Control RoomBlast-resistant observation glass
C

Wind Tunnel & UAV Test Bay

Subsonic closed-circuit tunnel, 12-camera motion capture UAV bay

ItemSpecification
Wind Tunnel (Subsonic)1.5m × 1.5m test section, contraction ratio 9:1, turbulence intensity ≤0.1%, closed circuit
Axial Flow Fan Drive0–100 m/s, variable speed
6-Component BalanceStrain gauge, 360° yaw rotation
Schlieren SystemMirrors + light source, flow visualization
UAV Propulsion Test RigThrust/torque dynamometer
UAV Flight Envelope Test Area10m × 8m netted volume, 12× ceiling-mounted motion capture cameras
Pressure Manifold64-channel Scanivalve
Model Prep Workshop3D printer, composite repair station
Control RoomReal-time data monitoring
D

HIL Control & Digital Twin Center

6-rack GPU cluster, 5m digital twin display wall, 3 operator workstations

ItemSpecification
GPU Server Cluster6× racks, NVIDIA H100 Tensor Core nodes, 3–20kW each, dual 10GbE
Digital Twin Display Wall5.0m wide, 1kW
Operator Workstations3× stations, dual 1GbE each
Simulation Workstation1× dedicated, 2kW, quad 10GbE
Conference Table & StorageSeats team reviews; 4× storage cabinets
Local Storage Area Network (SAN)High-throughput NVMe arrays, 1PB raw capacity configured in RAID 10
Server / Network / Electrical RoomsDedicated utility and UPS rooms adjoining the center
E

Structural & Fatigue Test Bay

500kN universal test machine, multi-axis fatigue rig, 10-ton gantry crane

ItemSpecification
Universal Test Machine500kN, 2m vertical daylight opening
Multi-Axis Fatigue Test Rig4× servo-hydraulic actuators, ±250kN each, biaxial loading
Electrodynamic Shaker Table50kN force, 2m × 2m table, seismic isolation base
Environmental Chamber−70°C to +300°C, humidity control
DIC Camera System2× 12MP cameras, digital image correlation
Data Acquisition System256 channels at 50kHz
Overhead Gantry Crane10-ton capacity
Specimen Prep AreaCNC mill & grinding equipment
F

Avionics & Electrical HIL

dSPACE flight control & power HIL racks, anechoic EMC/EMI chamber

ItemSpecification
Power HIL Test RackdSPACE SCALEXIO, 100kW regen, battery emulator, generator simulation
FCS-HIL RackdSPACE HIL604 — A320/B787 modules, actuator sim, aeroelastic interface
Navigation HIL RackSpirent GSS9000 — GNSS simulator, IMU stimulus, radar altimeter
Environmental Chamber−55°C to +85°C, altitude to 50,000 ft
EMC/EMI Chamber3m × 3m anechoic RF test area, Faraday shielded
Avionics Integration BenchWiring harness mockups, connector breakout panels
Cable Harness Fabrication StationCrimping, continuity tester
Power Distribution Unit480V/208V/120V, UPS backup
Clean Air UnitHEPA, positive pressure, ISO 8
Fire SuppressionNOVEC 1230 clean agent
Estimated Total Capital Requirement
$4.2M USD

Covers architectural construction, bare-metal compute provisioning, all 6 zones of equipment, EASA/NCAA compliance audits, and an 18-month operational runway to Series B.

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