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Innovative technologies are applied by the aviation industry to improve safety and decrease costs. The E-LISA project is funded within the framework of the CS2 Joint Undertaking, a public-private partnership set up to strengthen European aero-industry collaboration, global leadership and competitiveness. The project will design, produce, test and qualify an innovative Iron Bird for integration tests of an electromechanical actuator (EMA) and an electric brake for Small Air Transport application. The Iron Bird will be able to realistically and inclusively reproduce the landing gears test cases required by certification specifications. It will consist of a multi-functional smart test installation combining hardware and software allowing the execution of all fundamental tests and analyses of the electromechanical landing gear. Big Data available from the tests will allow further development of a health monitoring and prognostic scheme.