Fuel-tank inerting among the stars of Parker’s show
U.S.

U.S. equipment manufacturer Parker Aerospace (Hall 5 E21) is here at Le Bourget promoting its “core” flight-control, hydraulics, fuel and engine systems products in a “streamlined” exhibition stand. Parker is showing fuel-tank inerting systems, for which it has been working with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) for the past four or five years, said technology and innovation group vice president Mark Czaja. Such systems are being fitted to new commercial aircraft, but have the potential for retrofit to existing fleets.

Parker Aerospace has developed onboard inert-gas generating equipment for all Airbus models, most Boeing current designs and others such as the Russian Sukhoi Superjet regional-jet project. The company’s basic design can be produced to match alternative configurations and fuel-tank volumes of different aircraft, said Czaja.