Crane high-tech gear units, wireless tire gauges on show
Crane Aerospace & Electronics (Stand C310) has opened an office in Dubai to serve its Middle Eastern and African customers, and is here at the Dubai Ai

Crane Aerospace & Electronics (Stand C310) has opened an office in Dubai to serve its Middle Eastern and African customers, and is here at the Dubai Airshow highlighting several new modernization and upgrade products, including its enhanced landing gear control and interface unit (LGCIU) for the Airbus A320 series.

The LGCIU is planned as a standard fit on new-build aircraft and will be available for interchangeable retrofit on earlier models in the first quarter of 2010, following certification that is expected soon. Developed with Airbus, the unit senses the position of landing gear, landing gear and cargo doors and flap-disconnect, and transmits the data to flight warning, central maintenance and other systems. According to the company, it is lighter, more accurate and up to 10 times more reliable than the previous LGCIU, with substantially lower operating costs.