RTCA DO 160 Testing
Aeronautical product qualification

The 6NAPSE Group carries out aeronautical and military qualification tests according to the RTCA DO-160 test procedure.

The RTCA document DO-160G “Environmental Conditions and test Procedures for Airborne Equipment” defines a series of test environments and test procedures for equipment on board the aircraft. This procedure concerns the entire range of aircraft, from light general aviation airplanes and helicopters to “jumbo jets” and including SST categories.

Furthermore, this document is also referenced under the name EUROCAE ED-14G.

All aerospace manufacturers must meet the requirements of this standard to ensure that their equipment operates correctly in flight.

DO-160 testing for aerospace qualification

6NAPSE Group performs all DO 160 testing procedures:

• RTCA/DO-160 B/C/D/E/F/G Section 4: Temperature and Altitude
• RTCA/DO-160 B/C/D/E/F/G Section 5: Temperature variations
• RTCA/DO-160 B/C/D/E/F/G Section 6: Humidity
• RTCA/DO-160 B/C/D/E/F/G Section 7: Shocks during normal operation and crash safety
• RTCA/DO-160 B/C/D/E/F/G Section 8: Vibration
• RTCA/DO-160 B/C/D/E/F/G Section 9: Explosive atmosphere
• RTCA/DO-160 B/C/D/E/F/G Section 10: Sealing
• RTCA/DO-160 B/C/D/E/F/G Section 11: Fluid Sensitivity
• RTCA/DO-160 B/C/D/E/F/G Section 12: Dust and Sand
• RTCA/DO-160 B/C/D/E/F/G Section 13: Mold Resistance
• RTCA/DO-160 B/C/D/E/F/G Section 14: Salt mist
• RTCA/DO-160 B/C/D/E/F/G Section 15: Magnetic Field Effects
• RTCA/DO-160 B/C/D/E/F/G Section 16: Power
• RTCA/DO-160 B/C/D/E/F/G Section 17: Voltage Transients
• RTCA/DO-160 B/C/D/E/F/G Section 18: Power Supply Conducted Audio Frequency Sensitivity
• RTCA/DO-160 B/C/D/E/F/G Section 19: Sensitivity to Induced Signals
• RTCA/DO-160 B/C/D/E/F/G Section 20: Sensitivity to radio frequencies (radiated and conducted)
• RTCA/DO-160 B/C/D/E/F/G Section 21: Radio Frequency Energy Emission
• RTCA/DO-160 B/C/D/E/F/G Section 22: Sensitivity to Lightning Induced Transients
• RTCA/DO-160 B/C/D/E/F/G Section 23: Direct effects of lightning
• RTCA/DO-160 B/C/D/E/F/G Section 24: Ice
• RTCA/DO-160 B/C/D/E/F/G Section 25: Electrostatic Discharge
• RTCA/DO-160 B/C/D/E/F/G Section 26: Fire, flammability

6NAPSE Group assets

• Possibility of testing on large parts
• Aeronautics and aerospace expertise
• Defence expertise
• MIL-STD standard tests
• Complete validation plan (support for all tests of a standard)