AlliedSignal Selected to Design and Supply New APU System for Bombardier Continental Jet; AlliedSignal Responsible for APU Installation Kit and Tailcone Design.PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 18, 1999-- Selection is Second AlliedSignal Win on New Business Jet AlliedSignal Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : ALD ALD abbr. adrenoleukodystrophy ALD, n.pr See adrenoleukodystrophy. ALD aldolase. ) Thursday announced that its 36-150(BD) 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. (APU APU Azusa Pacific University APU Auxiliary Power Unit APU Alaska Pacific University APU Asia Pacific University (Japan) APU American Public University APU Anglia Polytechnic University (Chelmsford) ) has been selected for the Bombardier Continental Business Jet. Terms of the agreement were not announced. As previously announced, AlliedSignal was also selected to supply its new AS907 turbofan engine for the Bombardier Continental Jet. "AlliedSignal's role as a systems integrator continues to grow with our selection as the master designer for the APU system that includes the APU, its muffler, the APU installation kit and the tailcone itself," said Barry Gillespie, Director, Business Aviation and Regional Programs, AlliedSignal Engines. "There are more than 4,000 36 series APUs in service around the world that have accumulated more than nine million hours of operation on business, regional and military aircraft, because we have invested in proven technologies that give our customers dependable service and low cost of ownership," said Gillespie. Rated at 180 shaft horsepower, the 36-150(BD) will start to 30,000 feet and operate to 37,000 feet. The APU will generate 59 pounds of compressed air per minute at 49 pounds per square inch Noun 1. pounds per square inch - a unit of pressure psi pressure unit - a unit measuring force per unit area , delivering a high margin of pneumatic power for main engine starting as well as for the aircraft's environmental control system. The APU is also capable of providing electrical power for the aircraft while on the ground or in flight. For the Continental application, the AS907 engine is flat rated to 6,500 lbs. of thrust at take-off up to ISA (1) (Instruction Set Architecture) See instruction set. (2) (Interactive Services Association) See Internet Alliance. (3) (Internet Security and Acceleration) See .NET. +15 degrees Celsius. The AS907 is configured with four axial compressor stages, including two variable-geometry stators, a single centrifugal compressor, an effusion-cooled combustor com·bus·tor n. A combustion chamber and its igniters, injectors, and other related apparatus in a jet engine or gas turbine. A name generally assigned to the combination of flame holder or stabilizer, igniter, combustion chamber, and , a two-stage high-pressure turbine and a three-stage low-pressure turbine driving a high-efficiency fan. AlliedSignal Aerospace is the largest supplier of aircraft engines, equipment, systems and services for commercial transport, regional, general aviation and military aircraft. The parent company, AlliedSignal Inc., with headquarters in Morris Township, N.J., is a US $15-billion advanced technology and manufacturing company serving customers worldwide with aerospace and automotive products, chemicals, fibers, plastics and advanced materials. The company employs 70,400 people worldwide. AlliedSignal is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average Dow Jones Industrial Average The best known U.S. index of stocks. A price-weighted average of 30 actively traded blue-chip stocks, primarily industrials including stocks that trade on the New York Stock Exchange. and Standard and Poor's Noun 1. Standard and Poor's - a broadly based stock market index Standard and Poor's Index 500 Index, and was named by Fortune magazine as the most admired aerospace company, both in the U.S. and globally. Fortune also included AlliedSignal in its list of the "100 Best Places To Work In America." Forbes Global listed AlliedSignal in 1999 as the world's best diversified company. More information on AlliedSignal is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.alliedsignal.com. 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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