Yafei Le

Researcher, Director of Flight Test Engineering Department, COMAC Flight Test Center, principal investigator of Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Civil Aircraft Flight Testing, Flight Test Engineer
Research Interest: Flight Test Engineering, Digital Flight Test

Speech Title: The Three Hinge Points of Future Flight Test Technology

Abstract: Safety and efficiency are eternal themes of flight test. In order to cope with the challenges of increasingly complex aviation products, increasingly severe security situation, and increasingly fierce market competition in the future, it is necessary to seek breakthroughs and innovations in the traditional flight test mode. This talk presents the flight test technology development and application from three aspects: virtual flight test, aircraft in the loop integrated dynamic emulation, and intelligent monitoring, to build three pillars of future flight test and establish a novel flight test mode powered by new quality productivity.

Short-bio: Yafei Le received Bachelor’s degree in aircraft design and engineering from Fudan University in 2009, and Master’s degree in Flight test engineering as well as qualification certificate of international flight test engineer from National Test Pilot School in 2012. She has been deeply involved in the flight test of China's domestically developed regional passenger jet ARJ21-700 and large passenger aircraft C919, and served as chase flight crew member for the first flight of C919. Currently, as the director of Flight Test Engineering Department, she is dedicated to fully supporting flight test development in overall flight test planning, flight test methods design, risk assessment, data analysis, and digital flight test. She has been awarded several honors, including Shanghai Youth Expert, central enterprise Youth Expert, and the Second-Class Individual Merit for the first flight of C919.