B/E Aerospace Wins FAA Approval, Expands Line of Cabin Interior Lighting Products.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers WELLINGTON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 7, 2003 The Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control has approved B/E Aerospace, Inc.'s (Nasdaq:BEAV BEAV Binary Editor and Viewer ) LED wash lighting product for use on Gulfstream-IV business jets, B/E today announced. The company also announced the addition of two new offerings to its line of cabin interior lighting products. "This FAA approval makes it simpler for customers to select our 5800 LED Wash Lighting product," said Mr. Gerard Stoehr, Vice President of B/E Aerospace. "Business jet owners and operators can now install our wash light on the Gulfstream-IV with no additional paperwork requirements for certification. Installation on other aircraft types will also be easier." The FAA granted Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA PMA (papillary-marginal-attached), n a system of epidemiologic scoring of periodontal disease devised by Schour and Massler in which the symbols denote the areas involved in gingival inflammation. PMA Progressive muscular atrophy ) for the B/E wash light based on a Supplemental Type Certificate The Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) is the Federal Aviation Administration term for the approval that extends a type certificate for modifications made to an airframe, engine, or appliance. External links
Employing LED (light-emitting diode) technology, B/E's wash light adapts to a wide range of cabin configurations and is optimized to maximize uniformity. B/E's LED wash lighting technology offers distinct advantages over traditional lighting technology: -- The same high quality, natural white light consistent with traditional B/E systems -- Greater reliability lasting 8 to 10 times longer than traditional fluorescent lighting systems -- Lower maintenance costs -- No electromagnetic interference with other systems in the cabin This is the second product in B/E's integrated LED cabin lighting system to receive PMA approval. B/E's 5500 Passenger Adjustable LED Reading Light is also approved for installation on a wide range of general aviation aircraft including the Gulfstream G-IV and Canadair CL-600 and CL-601 business jets, as well as replacement of existing reading lights on the Learjet 31, 35, 36 and 60 aircraft, Raytheon 1900, B100, B200 and B300 and Beechjet 400 and 400A. B/E is now marketing two new LED-based lighting products to business jet and airline customers. One of the new products, the Full Spectrum Digital Mood Lighting System, uses solid-state light units to produce both natural white light and a multitude of colors not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color , with a wide range of programming options for dramatic color changing effects. The system replaces fluorescent lighting. The other new product, the 5620 LED Dome Light, provides general overhead illumination illumination, in art illumination, in art, decoration of manuscripts and books with colored, gilded pictures, often referred to as miniatures (see miniature painting); historiated and decorated initials; and ornamental border designs. for aisle, lavatory, galley galley, long, narrow vessel widely used in ancient and medieval times, propelled principally by oars but also fitted with sails. The earliest type was sometimes 150 ft (46 m) long with 50 oars. and cargo areas. "We offer customer-specified plating finishes for the 5620 LED Dome Light, as we do with all our lighting products," said Mr. Stoehr. The new dome light, a direct replacement for existing popular competitive dome lights, has a cool-to-the-touch design that minimizes cabin heat and offers many of the advantages of B/E's LED- technology lighting systems. B/E Aerospace, Inc. is the world's leading manufacturer of aircraft cabin An aircraft cabin is the section of an aircraft in which passengers travel, often just called the cabin. At cruising altitudes, the surrounding atmosphere is too thin to breathe without an oxygen mask, so cabin pressurization adapts the cabin to atmospheric pressures. interior products, and a leading aftermarket Aftermarket See: Secondary market. aftermarket See secondary market. distributor of aerospace fasteners fasteners In construction, connectors between structural members. Bolted connections are used when it is necessary to fasten two elements tightly together, especially to resist shear and bending, as in column and beam connections. . With a global organization selling directly to the world's airlines, B/E designs, develops and manufactures a broad product line for both commercial aircraft and business jets and provides cabin interior design, reconfiguration and conversion services. Products for the existing aircraft fleet -- the aftermarket -- provide almost two-thirds of sales. For more information, visit B/E's website at http://www.beaerospace.com. |
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