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Fairchild Controls receives U.S. Air Force contract to resume production of Air Turbine Motors for C-130 Hercules Airlifters
March 26, 2008
EADS North America’s Fairchild Controls business unit will restart the production of TP-25 air turbine motors for the C-130 Hercules airlifter under U.S. Air Force contract.
The award enables Fairchild Controls to resume new OEM (original equipment manufacturer) production of the air turbine motors for the first time in over a decade. Fairchild Controls previously built over 2,000 TP-25s during a fifty-year production run that concluded in 1993.
“This order is a top priority at Fairchild Controls, as it strengthens a key link in the supply chain for a truly legendary aircraft that will continue to serve the U.S. Air Force and our allies for many years to come,” said Fairchild Controls President Scott Selle.
The TP-25 is a 25 shaft horsepower turbine that works with an integrated gas turbine compressor and a 20 kVA generator to supply aircraft electrical power, and is used on every Hercules from the original C-130A version through early H models.
The new production order follows several recent U.S. Air Force contracts awards to Fairchild Controls for ongoing TP-25 repair and overhaul servicing. The air turbine motors covered by these maintenance contracts are being processed at the company’s Frederick, Maryland facility – where the new-production TP-25s also are to be produced.
About Fairchild Controls Corporation (www.fairchildcontrols.com)
Fairchild Controls designs and manufactures vapor cycle systems, air management systems, control electronics and air turbine drives for military and commercial aerospace and defense applications. Fairchild Control's vapor cycle systems and air management systems provide cooling for externally mounted aircraft pods that carry targeting, navigation, reconnaissance, and electronic countermeasure systems for U.S. and foreign military services. The company's air turbine drives supply supplemental hydraulic and electrical power for a variety of aircraft. Fairchild Controls is a business unit of EADS North America, and is headquartered in Frederick, Maryland.
About EADS North America (www.eadsnorthamerica.com)
EADS North America is the North American operation of EADS, a global leader in aerospace, defense and related services. As a leader in all sectors of defense and homeland security, EADS North America and its parent company, EADS, contribute over $11 billion to the U.S. economy annually and support more than 200,000 American jobs through its network of suppliers and services. Operating in 17 states, EADS North America offers a broad array of advanced solutions to its customers in the commercial, homeland security, aerospace and defense markets.