The Royal Australian Air Force's Aircraft Research and Development Unit (ARDU) plans, conducts and analyses the results of ground and flight testing of existing and new Air Force aircraft. ARDU consists of three test and evaluation flights (TEFs) located at RAAF Bases Edinburgh, Amberley and Williamtown, staffed by qualified test pilots, flight test engineers (engineer graduates of test pilot school) and flight test system specialists (air combat officer graduates of test pilot school). Up until 2016 the Squadron also conducted flight test for the Australian Army with Army personnel also working within the unit. The unit's flight test aircrew are long course trained at international test pilot schools including the United States Air Force Test Pilot School, the United States Naval Test Pilot School, the Empire Test Pilots' School, the École du personnel navigant d'essais et de réception and the National Test Pilot School. The client base for ARDU encompasses the Air Mobility Group, Air Combat Group, Surveillance and Response Group, Air Force Training Group, and Defence Science and Technology Group. ARDU often collaborates with sister AWC/TED unit Air Warfare Engineering Squadron (AWESQN). It also maintains close professional association with the other ADF flight test organisations, the Army Aviation Test and Evaluation Section (AATES) of the Army Aviation Training Centre (AAvnTC) located at Oakey, and the Navy's Aircraft Maintenance and Flight Trials Unit (AMAFTU) located at Nowra. ARDU is now located at RAAF Base Edinburgh in Adelaide, South Australia, RAAF Base Williamtown near Newcastle, New South Wales, and RAAF Base Amberley near Brisbane, Queensland. (en)
A Unidade de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento de Aeronaves é uma unidade da Real Força Aérea Australiana (RAAF) cuja missão consiste no planeamento, condução e análise de testes aeronáuticos das aeronaves da força aérea. Foi formada em Laverton, Vitória, em Dezembro de 1943 com a designação de Unidade de Performance Aérea N.º 1, em 1947 foi re-baptizada para o nome actual. É composta por quatro esquadrilhas com pilotos de testes, engenheiros e especialistas em sistemas aeronáuticos. (pt)
A Unidade de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento de Aeronaves é uma unidade da Real Força Aérea Australiana (RAAF) cuja missão consiste no planeamento, condução e análise de testes aeronáuticos das aeronaves da força aérea. Foi formada em Laverton, Vitória, em Dezembro de 1943 com a designação de Unidade de Performance Aérea N.º 1, em 1947 foi re-baptizada para o nome actual. É composta por quatro esquadrilhas com pilotos de testes, engenheiros e especialistas em sistemas aeronáuticos. (pt)
The Royal Australian Air Force's Aircraft Research and Development Unit (ARDU) plans, conducts and analyses the results of ground and flight testing of existing and new Air Force aircraft. ARDU consists of three test and evaluation flights (TEFs) located at RAAF Bases Edinburgh, Amberley and Williamtown, staffed by qualified test pilots, flight test engineers (engineer graduates of test pilot school) and flight test system specialists (air combat officer graduates of test pilot school). Up until 2016 the Squadron also conducted flight test for the Australian Army with Army personnel also working within the unit. (en)