AlliedSignal Afterburning Engine For IDF Reaches 100,000 Hour Milestone.FARNBOROUGH '98, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 8, 1998-- AlliedSignal Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ALD ALD abbr. adrenoleukodystrophy ALD, n.pr See adrenoleukodystrophy. ALD aldolase. ) and its subsidiary, the International Turbine Engine Corp. (ITEC ITEC Instituto de Tecnologia em Informática e Informação do Estado de Alagoas ITEC International Therapy Examination Council (UK) ITEC Internet Technology ITEC Institute for Tropical Ecology and Conservation ITEC Instructional Technologies ) Tuesday announced that its TFE TFE Tetrafluoroethylene TFE Travail de Fin d'Études (Belgium) TFE Totalfinaelf (Oil and Gas) TFE Trifluoroethanol TFE Thin Film Electronics TFE 2,2,2-Trifluoroethanol 1042-70 afterburning turbofan engine has accumulated more than 100,000 field operating hours in the Republic of China Air Force (RoCAF) Indigenous Defensive Fighter (IDF (Intermediate Distribution Frame) A wiring rack located between the MDF (main distribution frame) and the intended end user devices (telephones, routers, PCs, etc.). Cables run from the outside world to the MDF and then to the IDFs. See MDF and wiring rack. ). The first production TFE1042-70 engine was delivered to Taiwan in 1992 and since then, ITEC has delivered more than 300 production engines for the IDF. "Since entering service on the IDF, the TFE1042 has met or exceeded our customer's expectations," said Steve Bradley Steve Bradley is an American professional wrestler who has competed on North American independent promotions throughout the 1990s including East Coast Wrestling Association, IWA Puerto Rico and the National Wrestling Alliance as well as spending over three years World Wrestling , ITEC president. "Field performance shows the 1042 is demonstrating reliability levels that are exceeding those of many military engines already at maturity, and the experience and knowledge gained on the 1042 program is being reinvested as we transition production to our non-afterburning version of the engine, the F124." The F124 engine has been selected to power theCzech air force Aero Vodochody
Aero Vodochody (commonly referred to as Aero; Vodochody is a location) is a Czech (and Czechoslovak) aircraft company notable for producing the L-29 Delfin, L-39 L-159 Advanced Light Combat Aircraft. The first two engines are currently undergoing extensive evaluation and testing in the first two prototype aircraft at Aero Vodochody. The engines have performed flawlessly under all test conditions, including extreme angle of attack, sideslip side·slip intr.v. side·slipped, side·slip·ping, side·slips 1. To slip or skid to one side. 2. To slide sideways and downward in skiing. 3. and spins to the limit of the aircraft's capability. ITEC will deliver the remaining 79 engines to Aero Vodochody over the next several years. The ITEC F124 is designed for lightweight fighter/attack/advanced trainer applications and offers customers improved aircraft performance and reduced life-cycle costs. The F124 features a dual redundant Full Authority Digital Electronic Control for engine control and maintenance data recording; it is manufactured by AlliedSignal's Aerospace Equipment Systems business. ITEC operates through a joint venture between AlliedSignal Engines and the Aero Industrial Development Corp. of the Republic of China. AlliedSignal Engines is the world's leading designer and manufacturer of auxiliary power units; turbofan engines for commercial, regional and business aviation; turboshaft tur·bo·shaft n. A gas turbine engine that powers a rotating cylindrical shaft, as to a pump or a helicopter rotor. engines for helicopters; industrial power applications; and marine and land propulsion. 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. AlliedSignal is the largest supplier of equipment and systems for commercial transport, regional, business, general aviation and military aircraft. http://www.alliedsignal.com/aerospace This release contains forward-looking statements as defined in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including statements about future business operations, financial performance and market conditions. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties inherent in business forecasts.
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