AlliedSignal Aerospace Will Supply Malaysia Airlines With More Than $100 Million Of Wheels and Brakes, Avionics.TORRANCE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 25--AlliedSignal Aerospace has won a contract from Malaysia Airlines valued at more than $100 million to provide wheels, brakes and avionics equipment for up to 17 Boeing 777 and avionics for up to 13 Boeing 747-400 aircraft. The contract is one of four that AlliedSignal has recently won and represents another success in the fast-growing Asia-Pacific region. In addition to Malaysia, AlliedSignal won contracts from GE Capital Aviation Services, Singapore Airlines  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . and Construcciones Aeronauticas S.A.; the value of the four contracts totals about $1.1 billion. "AlliedSignal is working aggressively to serve this high-growth market with its state-of-the-art equipment and customer-focused service," said Daniel P. Burnham, president of AlliedSignal Aerospace. "Malaysia Airlines is an expanding airline and AlliedSignal can serve several of its needs." Malaysia Airline's new 777s will be equipped with Bendix main and nose wheels and carbon composite brakes from AlliedSignal Aircraft Landing Systems. For both the 777s and 747s, AlliedSignal Commercial Avionics Systems will provide its ground proximity warning system Ground proximity warning system (GPWS) is a system designed in 1967 by Don Bateman Chief Engineer, Flight Safety Avionics, Honeywell to alert pilots if their aircraft is in immediate danger of flying into the ground. , traffic alert and collision avoidance system (1) See adaptive cruise control. (2) A passenger car system that detects objects on the road that the driver may not be able to see. Using radar or infrared sensors, distant objects, such as a deer crossing the road at night or in a fog, are projected onto the (TCAS TCAS Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System TCAS Traffic Collision Avoidance System TCAS T-Carrier Administration System TCAS Terminal Control Address Space (MVS/TSO) TCAS Technical Control and Analysis System ), Mode S transponder A receiver/transmitter on a communications satellite. It receives a microwave signal from earth (uplink), amplifies it and retransmits it back to earth at a different frequency (downlink). A satellite has several transponders. , and solid-state cockpit voice and flight data recorders. For the 747s, AlliedSignal will also supply high-gain satellite communications antennas. Ground proximity warning systems sound an alert if the aircraft is in danger of flying into terrain. TCAS, combined with a Mode S transponder, warns the flight crew to climb or descend to avoid another aircraft. Cockpit voice recorders preserve cockpit communications and flight data recorders collect aircraft performance data; both systems help investigators determine the causes of accidents. AlliedSignal's new solid state recorders can store up to two hours of data and can record more performance parameters than tape machines. Malaysia Airlines has placed 15 firm orders for the 777s and 10 firm orders for the 747s with options to buy 2 more 777s and 3 more 747s. In addition to the avionics and wheels and brakes that Malaysia Airlines ordered for its 777s, AlliedSignal has 11 other systems on board the aircraft as standard equipment, including the air supply and cabin pressure control systems, auxiliary power unit An auxiliary power unit (APU) is a device on a vehicle whose purpose is to provide energy for functions other than propulsion. Different types of APU are found on aircraft, as well as some large ground vehicles. and emergency ram air turbine A ram air turbine (RAT) is a small propeller and connected hydraulic pump, or electrical generator used as an emergency power source for aircraft. In case of the loss of both primary and auxiliary power sources the RAT will power vital systems (flight controls, linked hydraulics . AlliedSignal Aerospace is the largest supplier of equipment and systems for commercial transport, regional, general aviation and military aircraft. The parent company, AlliedSignal Inc., is an advanced technology and manufacturing company serving customers worldwide with aerospace and automotive products, chemicals, fibers, plastics and advanced materials Advanced Materials is a leading peer-reviewed materials science journal published every two weeks. Advanced Materials includes Communications, Reviews, and Feature Articles from the cutting edge of materials science, including topics in chemistry, physics, . CONTACT: AlliedSignal Aerospace Ron Iori, 310/512-1656 |
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