BFGoodrich continues success in 777 wheel & brake market.SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 5, 1996--BFGoodrich Aerospace, Wheel & Brake Division, has secured 68 percent of the business from airlines selecting wheels and brakes for Boeing 777 commercial aircraft. Currently, six airlines have selected BFGoodrich to supply wheels and carbon brakes for their fleet of 777 aircraft. The majority of these airlines are located in the Asian Pacific Rim Pacific Rim, term used to describe the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean and the island countries situated in it. In the post–World War II era, the Pacific Rim has become an increasingly important and interconnected economic region. . BFGoodrich attributes their success to several factors including reliability, thermal, dynamic and cost of operation advantages. The reliability of their brake is achieved with performance-proven SUPER-CARB(R) carbon material and design features. BFGoodrich wheels and brakes have been in service for more than seven (7) months on eight (8) in-service 777 aircraft approaching 600 landings with no reported in-service problems. The combination of SUPER-CARB(R) carbon with its inherent internal damping and friction stability and service-proven brake design features offer a large vibration stability margin. In addition, a large margin in thermal and turnaround capability is achieved as a result of design features which increase convective cooling. To maintain a low cost of operation and a high-level reliability, BFGoodrich designed the brake to incorporate an EDL See nonlinear video editing. (language) EDL - 1. Experiment Description Language. 2. Event Description Language. (R) heat sink A material that absorbs heat. Typically made of aluminum, heat sinks are widely used in amplifiers and other electronic devices that build up heat. Small heat sinks are the most economical method for cooling microprocessors and other chips. configuration and ease of maintenance features. As a result, BFGoodrich wheels and brakes have demonstrated superb control, low vibration, longer service life and improved braking performance for 777 aircraft. For more than 45 years, BFGoodrich Aircraft Wheel and Brake Operations has been a world leader in the design, development and manufacturing of commercial, military, regional and business aircraft wheels and brakes, creating braking systems for more than 200 types of aircraft. Headquartered in Troy, Ohio Troy is a city in Miami County, Ohio, United States. The population was 21,999 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Miami CountyGR6 Troy was one of the cities impacted by severe flooding in the Great Dayton Flood of 1913. , the Commercial Wheel & Brake Division is a unit of BFGoodrich Aerospace, Akron, Ohio Akron is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County.GR6 The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the Cuyahoga River between Cleveland to the north and Canton to the south, approximately 60 miles (96 km) west of . For more information, visit BFGoodrich Aerospace at Asian Aerospace '96 in Hall A, booth/stand 1121, at the Changi Exhibition Centre The Changi Exhibition Centre (CEC) is a convention center in Singapore located north of Singapore Changi Airport, and has served as the venue for the Asian Aerospace since its completion in 1988. in Singapore on Feb. 6 - 11, 1996. CONTACT: BFGoodrich Aerospace Aircraft Wheels & Brakes Ernie D'Amico, 513/339-3811 or Liggett-Stashower Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Brian D. Bloom, 216/348-8500 |
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