Parker Hannifin : Aerospace and AVIC JVs Officially Open in Nanjing and Xi’an, China, In Support of COMAC C919

Jul 14,2014

Parker Aerospace and AVIC JVs Officially Open in Nanjing and Xi'an,  China, In Support of COMAC C919

New joint ventures receive business licenses for facilities in support of COMAC C919 aircraft

FARNBOROUGH, ENGLAND, July 14, 2014 - Parker Aerospace and its joint ventures with AVIC FACRI and AVIC Jincheng have received business licenses from the local Nanjing and Xi'an governments to operate the joint ventures.

Parker, through the joint ventures, is developing and supporting the primary fly-by-wire flight control actuation, fuel, inerting, and hydraulic systems for the C919 family of aircraft being developed by COMAC.

            "We are excited to have received the business licenses for the two joint ventures between Parker and our AVIC partners, said Parker Aerospace Regional General Manager for the Asia Pacific Region Pui Ho. "We look forward to developing and supporting these two major aircraft programs for COMAC."   

Parker FACRI Actuation Systems. The joint venture between Parker and AVIC's Flight Automated Control Research Institute - called Parker FACRI Actuation Systems - is located in Xi'an and will develop the flight control actuation system for the C919.  

The fly-by-wire system will include horizontal stabilizer trim actuation and motor control; aileron, rudder, spoiler and elevator actuators; and remote electronic units. In addition to joint development and support of the flight control actuation system, the joint venture will include a customer service repair center that will be responsible for Parker Aerospace, AVIC, and third-party products.   

NEIAS Parker Aero Systems & Equipment. The joint venture between Parker and AVIC Jincheng Corporation - called NEIAS Parker Aero Systems & Equipment - is located in Nanjing and will develop the complete fuel, inerting, and hydraulic systems for the C919. A significant portion of the systems' component assembly, test, and manufacture will take place at the new facility, as well as systems integration test functions.   

Parker's fuel system equipment will handle multiple functions for the aircraft's fuel system and includes engine feed, auxiliary power unit feed, refuel and defuel, venting, scavenge, fuel quantity gauging, and integrated modular avionics fuel gauging and management software.

The inerting system includes the conditioned air supply and electronic control, as well as nitrogen-enriched air generation and distribution, reducing the flammability of fuel vapors in the aircraft's fuel tanks and increasing aircraft safety. 

The hydraulic system features a control and monitoring software package for the C919 integrated modular avionics controller and provides the functions necessary to power and control the aircraft's flight control system, landing gear and steering systems, and thrust-reversers. 

Parker also provides fuel, hydraulic, and flight control actuation systems for COMAC's ARJ21 and was recently named a Gold Award winner by COMAC for supplier performance excellence in 2013 on both the ARJ21 and C919 aircraft programs.  Parker has been a Gold Supplier on the ARJ21 program for nine years.

About Parker Aerospace.  Parker Aerospace is a global leader in the research, design, manufacture, and service of flight control, hydraulic, fuel and inerting, fluid conveyance, thermal management, and engine systems and components for aerospace and other high-technology markets. Its product lines include primary and secondary flight control actuation, power generation and control components, thrust-reverser actuation systems, electrohydraulic servovalves, electric motor-driven hydraulic pumps, fuel pumps and valves, refueling, defueling, and aerial refueling equipment, fuel tank inerting systems; tank pressure and vent controls, level and flow control equipment; motor-operated valves and fuel equipment, lubrication oil reservoirs, lubrication and scavenge pumps, fuel measurement and management systems, thermal management products, cockpit instrumentation, lightning-safe products, pneumatic subsystems and components, water subsystems and components, fluid metering delivery and atomization devices, wheels, brakes, and fluid conveyance products such as hoses, tubes, disconnects, and fittings.  It is an operating segment of Parker Hannifin Corporation.

About Parker Hannifin.  With annual sales of $13 billion in fiscal year 2013, Parker Hannifin is the world's leading diversified manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems, providing precision-engineered solutions for a wide variety of mobile, industrial, and aerospace markets. The company employs approximately 58,000 people in 49 countries around the world. Parker has increased its annual dividends paid to shareholders for 58 consecutive years, among the top five longest-running dividend-increase records in the S&P 500 index.http://www.parker.com, or its investor information web site at http://www.phstock.com.

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