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LYNNWOOD, Wash. – August 9, 2005 – Crane Aerospace & Electronics, a Crane
Co. segment, has been selected to supply the Brake Control and
Monitoring System for the Boeing 787 Landing Gear System. The Brake
Control and Monitoring System will be provided to Smiths Aerospace, the
Boeing Commercial Airplanes supplier of the 787 Landing Gear System.
The 787 Brake Control and Monitoring System will incorporate a new
technology, which Crane Aerospace & Electronics calls “Remote Integrated
Braking Services “ (RIBS). This technology integrates antiskid control,
brake temperature, wheel speed, and tire pressure indication functions
in an electronic control unit located at each axle. The RIBS system
features passive wireless, for tire pressure sensing, and non-contacting
Hall Effect, for wheel speed sensing. According to Chad Thorne, Director
of Landing Systems Solutions, benefits of the new technology include
superior cost and weight savings and excellent fault tolerance.
Greg Ward, president of Crane Aerospace & Electronics, stated, “The
brake control system used on the 787 will become the foundation of our
next generation of brake control, which will offer significant
advantages to new aircraft. We are proud that this new technology will
be incorporated on the Boeing 787.”
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