The Environmental Test Labs provide RTCA DO-160 testing and certification. Soon NIAR/WSU will be a one-stop shop for all DO-160 certification tests.

DO-160 is a set of guidelines developed by the Radio Technical Commission on Aeronautics. RTCA, Inc. is a private, not-for-profit corporation that develops consensus-based recommendations regarding communications, navigation, surveillance, and air traffic management (CNS/ATM) system issues. RTCA functions as a Federal Advisory Committee. Its recommendations are used by the Federal Aviation Administration as the basis for policy, program and regulatory decisions and by the private sector as the basis for development, investment and other business decisions. NIAR is an associate member of the RTCA.

DO-160 CERTIFICATION

• Section 4 - Temperature and Altitude
  • Excluding decompression and overpressure test
  • Up to 100,000 ft
  • -100 to 400 degrees Fahrenheit
• Section 5 - Temperature Variation
• Section 6 - Humidity
• Section 7 - Operational Shocks and Crash Safety
  • Simulates 12,000 lbs in total shaker load
• Section 8 - Vibration
  • Up to 2,000 Hz
  • 50 lb at 2,000 Hz
  • + 1.25 in
• Section 9 - Explosive Proofness
• Section 10 - Waterproofness
• Section 11 - Fluids Susceptibility
• Section 12 - Sand and Dust
• Section 13 - Fungus Resistance
• Section 14 - Salt Fog
• Section 15 - Magnetic Effect
• Section 16 - Power Input
• Section 17 - Voltage Spike
• Section 18 - Audio Frequency Conducted Susceptibility/ Power Inputs
• Section 19 - Induced Signal Susceptibility
• Section 20 - Radio Frequency Susceptibility
  • Radiated susceptibility: 80 MHz to 18 GHz
  • Conducted susceptibility: 10 kHz to 400 MHz
• Section 21 - Emission of Radio Frequency Energy
  • Radiated emissions: 20 Hz to 18 GHz
  • Conducted emissions: 20 Hz to 400 MHz
• Section 22 - Lightning Induced Transient Susceptibility
• Section 23 - Lightning Direct Effects (coming late 2010)
• Section 24 - Icing (excluding Category C)
• Section 25 - Electrostatic Discharge
• Section 26 - Fire and Flammability

ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING LINKS

• Information Sheet
• Photos

ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING CONTACTS

John Laffen
Environmental Test Labs
(316) 978-5481
john.laffen@wichita.edu