CityAirbus Alpha and VSR-700

Henno is the lead flight test engineer for production and experimental test flight and has worked on the test programs for Airbus Helicopters. He has worked on test programs for aircraft such as the EC135, BK117, CH-53, Sea King, Sea Lynx, as well as most recently the CityAirbus Alpha, CityAirbus NextGen.

Before joining Airbus Helicopters, he was head of rotary wing flight test for the RNLAF (Royal Netherlands Airforce) and a flight test engineer, working on flight test programs for aircraft including the AH-64D Apache, Agusta-Bell AB-412SP and Pilatus PC-7, and also worked in pilot and technical officer training. He is a graduate of the Empire Test Pilot School and achieved an aerospace engineering degree from Technical University Delft.

After aeronautical studies at Sup'Aero (ENSAE, Toulouse), Arnaud began his career within Airbus Flight Test Center for fly-by wire and autopilot tests on the A400M program. He continued this field of activity, joining Eurocopter in 2008 as autopilot engineer in the Design Office for H135, H175 helicopters, in the frame of the new integrated modular avionics (Helionix).

He moved in 2014 as Flight Test Engineer trainee within Airbus Helicopters Flight Test Department, attending the EPNER (French Flight Test School) FTE 1 course. He performed production flights of H125, H130, H135, H145, then certification flights of the H145 D3.

In 2019 he became in charge of the VSR700 flight test program, concluding in 2023 with the sea demo on a French Frigate. He is now in charge of all Avionics development within Airbus Helicopters Flight Tests.

He is also fixed-wing instructor and aerobatics pilot.