Content Archive: June 2009
Engines
Honeywell Engine Deal for USAF Worth $400M
Honeywell is celebrating a further $400 million worth of orders for its TPE331 engine following a U.S.
‘Chip-on-flex’ simplifies a/c lightning protection
ITT Interconnect Solutions has enhanced its chip-on-flex (CoF) filter connectors with TVS surge suppression capabilities using chip capacitors surface-moun
Aircraft
Parker Hannifin Scores A350XWB Work
Parker Hannifin has signed two agreements with major aerospace companies, which could net the company some $7.5 billion over the life of the programs.
AgustaWestland Gets New Order, Expands Spares
Transcanada’s ANR Pipeline Co.
Teal Group Forecasts Doubling of UAV Spending
The Teal Group’s latest Market Profile and Forecast for the unmanned aerial vehicle concludes that expenditure on UAVs will rise from an annual $4.4 billio
PPG window coating is a real cool idea
PPG Aerospace is developing transparencies for aircraft cockpit and cabin windows that help keep the interior cooler by reducing heat from the sun.
Aircraft
Gulfstream G250 Edges Toward First Flight
The first Gulfstream G250 super midsize business jet had its Honeywell HTF7250G engines mounted on June 1 at Israel Aerospace Industries’ factory near Tel
L-3 Avionics Lawsuit Seeks $21.7M from Cirrus
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Eurocopter could use diesel to power future rotorcraft
Eurocopter is here exhibiting its “Bluecopter” diesel engine concept on the static display.
New aluminum alloys, processes to help Alcan battle composites
Aluminum specialist Alcan (Hall 2 Stand B19) is developing new alloys and new processes to better compete with composite materials, the proportion of which
