16th Jun 2009 17:19
For immediate release 16 June 2009
Meggitt Plc
Meggitt's Ebrake® selected for Bombardier CSeries Aircraft
After successful flight testing on a Bombardier demonstrator aircraft last year, Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems has won its first commercial contract for its advanced electric braking system known as Ebrake®. Meggitt's electric brakes and control system will be installed on Bombardier's CSeries family of 110 to 130-seat jetliners launched in 2008. The first single-aisle aircraft to be offered with Pratt & Whitney's revolutionary geared turbofan engine, together with the extensive use of advanced composite, the CSeries aircraft is designed to use 20 per cent less fuel than current aircraft of this class. It has already attracted firm orders for 30 aircraft from Lufthansa and an additional 20 from Lease Corporation International.
Electric braking provides fully integrated brake control and anti-skid protection including emergency and parking brake functions by combining brake-by-wire control technology with electro-mechanical brake actuation. Its development follows the aircraft industry's gradual adoption of electric technology to develop more fuel efficient aircraft with lower emissions. Electric braking is also expected to increase dispatch reliability and reduce unscheduled maintenance costs. The elimination of hydraulic fluids reduces the risk of leaks and associated fires.
Meggitt's Ebrake® has particular features, explains Kenneth Schwartz, President of Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems: "We achieved a degree of compactness and efficiency in this braking system that the industry took around 70 years to deliver in hydraulics and we believe it to be the most compact system in development, with no compromise on performance."
Meggitt's integrated electric braking system includes nose and main wheels, electric actuators and associated control system elements amounting to a total of 48 Line Replaceable Units per aircraft. The system deploys Meggitt's lightweight, longer lasting NuCarb® carbon heatsinks.
In addition to equipping Bombardier's entire fleet of over 1500 commercial jets , Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems supplies the Q400 advanced turboprop commercial transport digital brake control system under a subcontract arrangement and business jet braking equipment for Bombardier's Learjet 60XR and Challenger Models 605, 850, 870, and 890.
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For further information, please contactMeggitt PLC Andy Mann, Investor Relations
Tel: 01202 597597Buchanan Communications Charles Ryland/Jeremy Garcia
Tel: 020 7466 5000About Meggitt Headquartered in the United Kingdom, Meggitt PLC is an international group operating in North America, Europe and Asia. Known for its specialised extreme environment engineering, Meggitt is a world leader in civil and military aerospace equipment, sensing
systems, combat support and defence systems training.
About Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems
Aircraft Braking Systems, part of the Meggitt group, was created following the Meggitt group's acquisition of Aircraft Braking Systems Corporation in June 2007, which merged with existing Meggitt wheels and brakes business Dunlop Aerospace Braking Systems. It is one of the world's leading manufacturers of braking systems for commercial, business aviation and military aircraft and manufactures a wide range of braking equipment including anti-skid, auto-brake and brake-by-wire systems, as well as wheels, carbon and steel brakes, plus ancillary equipment. Its products are installed on over 30,000 aircraft worldwide, more than those of any other supplier.
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