Contract Win

26 October 2016

Meggitt PLC

("Meggitt")

Contract Win 

Meggitt Sensing Systems awarded $48 million contract to supply Health and Usage Monitoring Systems (HUMS) for Chinese helicopters

Meggitt PLC ("Meggitt" or "the Group"), a leading international company specialising in high-performance components and sub-systems for aerospace, defence and energy markets, announces that Meggitt Sensing Systems has been awarded a $48 million USD contract for a Health and Usage Monitoring System ("HUMS") from Guangzhou Hangxin Avionics Co Ltd ("Hangxin"), a leading engineering and maintenance organisation, for its Avicopter AC313/SJ and AC352 helicopters.

The programme lifetime contract covers the design, development and delivery of on-board hardware - vibration sensors, data acquisition and processing electronics - and ground station software for detailed data analysis and after sales support.

HUMS helps flight crew and maintenance staff monitor the health of engines, cabin, drive train and rotor gearboxes to minimise cabin vibration and detect impending failures. The system promotes the safe running of aircraft. However, it plays a critical role in promoting effective operating economics, the key to which is predictable and therefore cost-effective maintenance.

The Avicopter SJ is the firefighter version of the three-engine, 13-ton class AC313, the heaviest helicopter developed in China.The AC352 is the Chinese version of the twin-engine, multi-purpose EC175 helicopter developed jointly by AVIC (the Aviation Industry Corporation of China) and Airbus Helicopters.

Deliveries start in 2019. Sales of up to 500 units of each platform have been forecast over the next 20 years.

The win reflects Meggitt's 60+ years of experience in engine health monitoring and expertise in designing the extreme environment sensors and electronics needed to monitor modern aircraft engines and follows a recently announced contract from regional aircraft manufacturer, ATR, for an on-board propeller-balancing system. Using lightweight, modular electronic processing units and sensors, this distributed monitoring system can monitor more equipment, including auxiliary power systems, landing gear, avionics and air conditioning systems, more cost-effectively.

ENDS

For further information contact:

Adrian Bunn, Investor Relations, Tel: +44 (0)1202 597597

Fiona Greig, Corporate Communications, Tel: +44 (0)1202 597587

Meggitt Sensing Systems

The Meggitt PLC division is one of the world's leading providers of high performance, extreme environment sensing, monitoring, power and motion systems. It has operated through its antecedents- ECET, Endevco, Ferroperm Piezoceramics, Lodge Ignition, Negretti & Zambra, Sensorex, Vibro-Meter and Wilcoxon Research-since 1852.

www.meggittsensingsystems.com

Hangxin

Founded in 1994, one of the biggest aviation engineering enterprises in China and the Asia-Pacific area providing maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services to airlines.

http://www.hangxin.com/

Meggitt PLC

Headquartered in the United Kingdom, this international group operates in North America, Europe and Asia. Known for its specialised extreme environment engineering, Meggitt is a world leader in aerospace, defence and energy. Meggitt employs approximately 12,000 people at over 40 manufacturing facilities and regional offices worldwide.

www.meggitt.com