25th Oct 2006 15:00
Smiths Aerospace has been awarded a contract to supply the bleedair and anti-ice subsystems on the Embraer Phenom 300 for more than400 aircraft. First delivery of flight hardware is expected in August2007. The subsystems will be manufactured at Smiths' facility inRockford, Illinois. £ Smiths Aerospace scope of equipment consists of the bleed airsystem controller, the pressure regulating and shutoff valves(PRSOVs), fan air valves, cross bleed valve, wing and horizontalstabilizer anti-ice valves, and the engine reverse flow check valves.The controller manages the bleed air valves, anti-ice valves and bleedair leak detection sub-systems. In addition to the above units, Smithswill perform system level performance testing in their test facilityon the entire bleed air and anti-ice systems to include Embraersupplied engine anti-ice valves, pre-cooler heat exchanger, systemducting, temperature sensors, and piccolo tubes. £ About the Phenom 300: The Phenom 300 will enter service inmid-2009 with production for more than 400 aircraft between now and2019. It will be powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada's PW535E engine,with 3,200 pounds of thrust. Comfortably accommodating up to ninepeople, the Phenom 300 range will be 1,800 nautical miles (NBAA IFRreserves with 100 nm alternate) with six people onboard, at a maximumoperating speed of Mach 0.78. £ About Smiths: Smiths Aerospace, a part of Smiths Group, is aleading transatlantic aerospace systems and equipment company, withmore than 11,000 employees and $2 billion revenues globally. Thecompany holds key positions in the supply chains of all major militaryand civil aircraft and engine manufacturers and is a world-leader indigital, electrical power, mechanical systems, engine components andcustomer services. www.smiths-aerospace.com Copyright Business Wire 2006Related Shares:
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