Goodrich Selected to Provide Flight Control Actuation System for Irkut MC-21 Commercial Aircraft
February 01 2010 - 1:05AM
PR Newswire (US)
SINGAPORE, Feb. 1, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SINGAPORE AIRSHOW
- Goodrich Corporation (NYSE:GR) has been selected by Russia's
Irkut and Aviapribor to provide the flight control actuation system
for the new Irkut MC-21 family of single-aisle commercial aircraft.
The actuation system will become part of Aviapribor's complete
integrated flight control system for the MC-21. Goodrich will
contract with Aviapribor to design, develop and produce primary and
secondary flight control actuation systems for all variants of the
MC-21. In addition, Goodrich will provide complete actuation system
integration optimized for the aircraft. This new fully optimized
design builds on millions of flight hours experience gained across
a wide range of aircraft platforms, providing built-in maturity for
MC-21 operators. "The new MC-21 aircraft will benefit from lower
weight, enhanced reliability and ease of maintenance through the
latest Goodrich fly-by-wire flight control technology," said Jack
Carmola, Segment President, Actuation and Landing Systems at
Goodrich. "We look forward to developing a long and successful
relationship with Aviapribor and Irkut." The MC-21 is being
developed by Irkut Corporation as a family of short-to-medium range
airliners, carrying between 150 and 210 passengers. Initial entry
into service is planned for 2016. Goodrich Corporation, a Fortune
500 company, is a global supplier of systems and services to
aerospace, defense and homeland security markets. With one of the
most strategically diversified portfolios of products in the
industry, Goodrich serves a global customer base with significant
worldwide manufacturing and service facilities. For more
information, visit http://www.goodrich.com/. Goodrich Corporation
operates through its divisions and as a parent company for its
subsidiaries, one or more of which may be referred to as "Goodrich
Corporation" in this press release. DATASOURCE: Goodrich
Corporation; GR - Actuation and Landing Systems CONTACT: At
Singapore Airshow, Lisa Bottle, +1-704-258-1506; or In U.S., Laurie
Tardif, +1-704-423-7048 Web Site: http://www.goodrich.com/
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