Smiths provides Thrust Reverser Actuation System for new ARJ21.Business Editors Paris Air Show The Paris Air Show (Salon International de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace, Paris-Le Bourget) is an international trade fair for the aerospace business. It is held at Le Bourget airport near Paris, France every odd year, alternating both with the Farnborough International 2003 LE BOURGET, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 16, 2003 Smiths Aerospace has been selected by 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 ), 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 General Electric Aircraft Engines (GEAE GEAE General Electric Aircraft Engines ), to provide the 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 ) for the new ARJ A compression program for backup archiving from ARJ Software, Inc., Norwood, MA (www.arjsoftware.com). Introduced in the early 1990s and created by Robert Jung (the RJ in ARJ), ARJ never achieved the popularity of PKZIP, although it is considered a worthy competitor. See JAR. 21 Regional Jet. The ARJ21 is being developed by China's AVIC AVIC Aviation Industry Corporation (China) AVIC Area Veterinarian in Charge AVIC Army Visual Information Center AVIC Avi Codec I Commercial Aircraft Co. Ltd. (ACAC ACAC Acetylacetone ACAC Association of College Admissions Counselors ACAC Arkansas Community Arts Cooperative ACAC Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference (Canada) ACAC Air-Cooled Air Cooler (aviation) ). Potential sales for this program could exceed $60M. The system will be designed and manufactured at the Smiths facility in Los Angeles with development hardware deliveries beginning in 2004. Middle River Aircraft Systems is responsible for the design, development and manufacture of the nacelle including the thrust reverser for the new GEAE CF34-10A jet engine. Smiths TRAS experience: This award puts Smiths in a strong position to support future derivatives of the ACAC ARJ21 and GEAE's CF34-10 engine family. The win also strengthens Smiths industry leadership position in TRAS, adding to awards in the past 3 years including the A318 (PW6000), ERJ 170 (CF34-8E), ERJ 190 (CF34-10E), Challenger 300 (AS907), Falcon 2000 EX (PW308) and Falcon F7X (PW307). This is the second major TRAS program for which Smiths has been chosen by MRAS. Smiths experience and the successful partnership of the two companies on the existing thrust reverser program, the CF34-10E for the Embraer ERJ190, was a strong contributor to winning the -10A. About the ARJ21: The demand for low-cost regional jets in the People's Republic of China has convinced the state owned Aviation Industries of China and AVIC 1 Commercial Aircraft Company (ACAC) to launch the development of a 79 to 105-seat RJ known as the ARJ21. The concept, first unveiled at the 2001 Beijing Air Show, represents China's most comprehensive effort to build an international supplier base for an indigenous aircraft. First flight of the ARJ21 is expected in mid 2006, aircraft certification in mid 2007, and entry into service by end of 2007. About Smiths: Smiths Aerospace is the leading transatlantic aerospace equipment company, with its 12,000 staff and $2 billion revenues split equally between Europe and North America. 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 electronic systems, actuation systems, precision components, aviation security and detection systems. www.smiths-aerospace.com |
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