AeroTEC has a FAA Part 145 certified repair station at our Flight Test Center in Moses Lake, WA where we perform a variety of maintenance services including line maintenance, return to service, structural repairs, lease reconfigurations, special missions’ modifications, and more.

#1 FAA Experimental Category
Testing under the FAA Experimental Category results in a faster, lower-cost path to product development. It fosters rapid iteration and innovation by allowing flexibility in design and testing.

EASA and other regulatory agencies have a more structured and rigorous process for experimental and special condition certificates, which can limit the scope of testing and the flexibility to make real-time adjustments.

#2 Washington State Incentives
Washington State offers grants & tax incentives designed specifically for the aerospace industry. Washington has ranked #1 nationally in aerospace sales, exports, profits, and employment for more than a decade. There is also no corporate or personal income tax.

Incentive programs are available that support business recruitment, expansion, and retention needs, like the Governor’s Strategic Reserve Fund. The state also offers aviation companies reduced tax credits for preproduction development expenditures.

#3 AeroTEC Flight Test Center
The AeroTEC Flight Test Center (AFTC) is located at Grant County International Airport (KMWH) in Moses Lake, WA. AFTC is fully equipped to host your program with minimal ramp-up time required.

Our turnkey testing facilities and expert staff are in place – bring your technology and we’ll provide on-demand touch labor, pilots, engineers, flight test equipment, processes, and manufacturing services. Eliminate the high fixed costs of ramping up on your own.

KMWH provides an ideal location for year-round flight testing. Located just two and a half hours from Seattle in the semi-arid desert of Eastern Washington, the airport enjoys 350 days of VFR each year. A former military base, it is one of the largest airports in the United States with 13,500-foot and 10,000-foot runways that are as wide as 500 feet, large parking & testing areas, and low traffic.

FACILITIES AT AFTC
- 85,000, 65,000 and 32,000 sq ft hangars
- 35,000-square-feet of office space
- 2 Telemetry rooms and a data center
- Instrumentation lab
- 4 Briefing rooms
- Mobile telemetry trailer
- Flight simulator room

AeroTEC’s team of specialized engineers use advanced design and simulation tools to develop, fabricate, instrument and test highly complex wind tunnel models for a variety of applications. Our models are designed for rapid configuration changes and can include powered control surfaces or powered motors for propulsion system effects.

We deploy right-sized teams to enable rapid development, from conceptual design to a full-up aircraft certification program. Our experienced engineers have the discrete system knowledge and cross-system integration expertise to help you bring your product design forward, and our tools & processes have been designed to manage the complexities and unique challenges of aircraft development with level of structure appropriate for your program.
- Product Innovation Team
- Design Team
- Systems Engineering
- Systems Safety Experts

Flight Planning & Execution
AeroTEC performs most flight tests from our flight test and hangar facilities at Grant County International Airport which provides significant space for numerous scenarios including engine, acoustics, structural dynamics, and ground vibration tests.
- Flight Test Planning & Execution
- Instrumentation
- Telemetry

Every test program is unique and often requires custom designed special equipment. Whether you need a small instrument or a larger piece of testing equipment, we can rapidly design and manufacture a variety of equipment in-house. From advanced wind tunnel models and artificial ice shapes to trailing cone systems and electrical load banks, AeroTEC’s rapid in-house design and manufacturing capabilities allow us to avoid delays and additional outsourcing costs.
All of our products can be designed to meet the specific needs of your aircraft and test campaign. Interested in a product you don’t see below? Contact us – chances are we can design and build one for you.

From requirements definition to final certification, our team has a deep understanding of the entire aircraft development lifecycle. Our customers count on us to leverage our expertise and past experience to guide their program through this complex process and help them avoid pitfalls along the way.

AeroTEC has two manufacturing facilities. The AeroTEC Flight Test Center (AFTC) in Moses Lake, WA primarily supports our flight test programs with the design and manufacturing of experimental text components and flight test equipment. The AeroTEC Manufacturing Center, in Arlington, WA, is a AS9100D-certified fabrication, assembly and coating services provider for aerospace manufacturers. All large primary structures are manufactured in this facility which includes 3, 4 and 5 axis machines for precision parts among other equipment.