Cessna Selects Smiths Actuation Control for Mustang.Business Editors SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 23, 2004 Smiths Aerospace has been selected by Cessna Aircraft to provide the rudder and aileron aileron: see airfoil; airplane. trim tab Trim tabs are small surfaces connected to the trailing edge of a larger control surface on a boat or aircraft. The angle of the tab relative to the larger surface can be adjusted to null out hydro- or aero-dynamic forces and stabilise the boat or aircraft in a particular desired actuators for the Citation Mustang 510. Cessna has taken orders for more than 200 Citation Mustangs. The first production aircraft is scheduled to fly in late 2005. The actuators will be manufactured at the Smiths facility in Rockford, Illinois Rockford is a mid-sized city located on both banks of the Rock River in far northern Illinois. Rockford is often referred to as "The Forest City" and is the county seat of Winnebago County, Illinois, USA. As reported in the 2000 U.S. with the first units due in early 2005. This actuator is a lightweight electromechanical The use of electricity to run moving parts. Disk drives, printers and motors are examples. Electromechanical systems must be designed for the eventual deterioration of moving components that wear over time. The first TVs were electromechanical systems (see video/TV history). unit that is based on Smiths proven design and technology, which provides a quality cost effective component with mature field reliability at the first delivery. These electromechanical actuators will provide positive control functions relative to the roll and yaw yaw, in aviation: see airplane; airfoil. See pitch-yaw-roll. trimming of the Mustang. The result of using existing, qualified, flight proven hardware and making minor design modifications, is a technical program that offers low risk. Smiths Aerospace is the leading transatlantic aerospace equipment company, with more than 9,000 staff and $1.6 billion revenues in North America and Europe. Smiths Aerospace holds key positions in the supply chains of all major military and civil aircraft and engine manufacturers and is a world-leader in electronic and mechanical systems, precision components and customer services. Notes to editors About the actuator: The electromechanical actuator enhances the Mustang 510 with a dual load path and a 150-pound normal load, and a 575-pound limit load with a .75-inch stroke. The actuator weighs less than 2.5 lbs. and consist of a brush type rare earth permanent magnet motor, a conventional spur geartrain, two bull gear / jackscrew jackscrew: see screw. combinations coupled together by a single spur gear, two drive nut/moveable output rams, and a feedback Rotary Variable Differential Transformer  This article only describes one highly specialized aspect of its associated subject.Please help [ improve this article] by adding more general information. (RVDT RVDT Rotary Variable Differential Transformer RVDT Rotary Variable Displacement Transducer(s) RVDT Remote Video/Visual Display Terminal ). The RVDT provides trim surface position information. The actuator is travel limited through the use of a pair of limit switches. The design includes non-jamming mechanical stops that limit the over-travel of the actuator rams. Smiths supplies a similar actuator on the Sino Swearingen SJ-30-2, and single ram designs on the CN-235, ERJ-145 & 170, F/A-18, F-14, Learjet 45 & 60, P-3, SK-60, and S-3s for various position control functions. Smiths Aerospace has been supplying electromechanical actuators, air valves, and electronic temperature control and positioning systems to the aircraft industry for more than 67 years. The company's linear electromechanical actuators are used in numerous aircraft, marine and vehicular applications. |
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