1894 13 Oct. 230/1 During all this development of static testing one impact test has survived and everywhere held its own.
1962 F. I. Ordway et al. vii. 319 Static testing may be divided into two categories: powerplant static testing and vehicle capture firing.
2006 (Nexis) 15 Feb. 18 The engine will also be the first to take to the skies..a year from now after it has completed static testing.