ERJ190 Thrust Reverser Actuation System Passes Certification Hurdle.LE BOURGET, France -- Smiths Aerospace recently received 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 (FAA) approval for its Thrust Reverser Actuation System (TRAS TRAS Thrust Reverser Actuation System (aviation) TRAS Training Requirements Analysis System TRAS Trouble Reporting and Accounting System TRAS Ras Active Time ) from General Electric Aircraft Engines (GEAE GEAE General Electric Aircraft Engines ). The approval is for certification reports to the FAA's 14 CFAR CFAR Center for AIDS Research CFAR Constant False Alarm Rate CFAR Collège Français des Anesthésistes Réanimateurs CFAR Collaborative Forecasting and Replenishment CFAR Chamber of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources CFAR Center for Analytical Rigor part 33 requirements for the CF34-10E TRAS used on Embraer's ERJ190 aircraft. This system is being manufactured from Smiths' facilities in California and Wolverhampton. This system is supplied by Smiths to Middle River Aircraft Systems (MRAS MRAS Middle River Aircraft Systems MRAS Model Reference Adaptive System MRAS Microsoft Research Annotation System (software) MRAS Member of the Royal Asiatic Society MRAS Manpower Requirements Assessment Survey ) in Baltimore, who provide the Thrust Reverser structure for the GEAE CF34-10E engine. MRAS is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of GEAE. This approval is a major milestone leading to the FAA complete system approval once approval of the 14 CFAR part 25 certification reports are granted. This approval is expected later this year. The CF34-8 TRAS, also produced by Smiths for the Embraer ERJ170 aircraft has already successfully passed both part 33 and part 25 requirements and is thus certified per the FAA requirements. The win strengthens Smiths industry leadership position in TRAS, adding to awards in the past five years including the A318 (PW6000), ERJ 170 (CF34-8E), ERJ 190 (CF34-10E), Challenger 300 (AS907), Falcon 2000 EX (PW308), Falcon F7X (PW307), and the Power Optimised Aircraft for the European Community (EC) 5th Framework Programme. About Smiths: Smiths Aerospace is a leading transatlantic aerospace equipment and systems company, with more than 10,000 employees and $2 billion sales worldwide. Smiths Aerospace, a part of Smiths Group plc, holds key positions in the supply chains of all major military and civil aircraft and engine manufacturers and is a world-leader in digital computing, electrical power, mechanical systems, engine components and customer services. www.smiths-aerospace.com |
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