Paris 2011: Boeing Adds Hamilton Sundstrand to KC-46 Tanker Team
Boeing has added Hamilton Sundstrand to its team of suppliers on the KC-46 aerial tanker, awarding it a contract to supply its environmental-control syste

Boeing has added Hamilton Sundstrand to its team of suppliers on the KC-46 aerial tanker, awarding it a contract to supply its environmental-control system, electric-power generation system, emergency ram-air turbine system, fans and engine bleed-air system, engine controls and accessories, bleed-air leak detection system and the engine/APU fire detection and overheat detection system.

The equipment either replicates the hardware or is based on the systems the company supplies for the Boeing 767-400 airliner. However, adoption of some of the systems on the KC-46 will require software modifications, said Hamilton Sundstrand.