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Bolt Action These Seemingly Simple Fasteners Can Drive You Nuts

A Marriage of Performance and Speed How and Why Supersonic Engines Must be Perfectly Mated with Their Intakes

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C0-PUBLISHER Richard Greenwald C0-PUBLISHER Alan Greenwald EDITOR Laura Brengelman EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Ron Swidler GENERAL MANAGER Rose Candido CIRCULATION Judi Grondin CONTRIBUTORS Ron Burke Hank Hogan Donna Kelly John Likakis Tracy Martin Pat Walsh James Wynbrandt FRONT COVER Image courtesy of U.S. Air Force. Photo by Master Sgt. Charles Delano.

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Tempered Optimism Back in 2008, a friend of mine who runs a hedge fund made a killing shorting a bunch of retailers' stocks. More recently, he told me how he knew the recession was coming. It turns out that another friend of his has a business repairing the automatic sliding doors that serve as entries to most big retail outfits. That friend noted in late 2006 that business had started to decline. By mid-2007, he was seeing a dramatic falloff in repair calls.

My friend the hedge fund manager made a connection: Repair calls for automatic doors probably correlate directly with frequency of use. And if repair calls are down, that means usage is down. And if usage is down, that means a lot fewer people are shopping. Thus, a downturn in repair calls for automatic sliding doors can serve as an early indicator of a downturn in retail sales.

In much the same way, calls for certain aircraft parts can serve as a useful indicator of both aircraft construction and aircraft utilization. For example, rising orders for fasteners—nuts, bolts, rivets, and screws—can indicate increasing numbers of missions or aircraft on the assembly line, or even anticipated aircraft orders, as manufacturers stock up. Thus, it is heartening to hear fastener manufacturers talking about their fatter order books.

Fastener manufacturers we spoke with are optimistic about the prospects for the coming defense budget cycles. Dennis Dent, founder and Chief Executive Officer of Airfasco, told us that business orders were up more than 30 percent in December 2016, compared to the previous year. And strong stocking orders have been coming in for fastener inventory this year.

He also notes that George Mokrytzky, President of Brite Metal, has begun refiring heat-treating furnaces that stood idle last year. Brite Metal, a thermal processing company that heat treats fasteners and other components, expects some customers to double their orders in 2017.

Since the original budget stalemate, the U.S. armed forces have been funded under a series of continuing resolutions. This has produced funding shortfalls throughout the forces, particularly for things such as maintenance and training. It also has prevented anyone—especially manufacturers and suppliers—from being able to engage in effective long-term strategic planning.

At the time of this writing, a number of industry observers are predicting that Donald Trump's presidency, along with a Republican majority Congress, may lead to an end to sequestration and Congress finally passing (and the President signing) an actual defense budget. Passage of a complete defense budget would allow for better planning at every level of the defense aerospace business, including the nutsand-bolts level.

John Likakis John Likakis is a long-time industry observer. He has worked on aerospace projects for the U.S. Air Force, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), in addition to numerous private-sector endeavors.

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Bolt Action These Seemingly Simple Fasteners Can Drive You Nuts

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14 Making Logistics Decisions: The Supply Side of the Aftermarket Business How Do Leading Parts and Service Providers Stay Ahead of Market Demands?

By James Wynbrandt 22 A Marriage of Performance and Speed How and Why Supersonic Engines Must be Perfectly Mated With Their Intakes

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INDUSTRY'S LEADING PROVIDERS The best in the business are profiled here. Your suppliers should be buying from these sources.

51 P-3 Providers Who To Turn To First 52 C-130 Providers Who To Turn To First

28 Droning On Revolutionary Changes Spark New Era in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

By John Likakis 36 Virtual Reality, the Future of Military Training?

Reducing Costs of Training through the Latest Technology

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43 Delivering the Goods How the U.S. Air Force Does Such a Great Job of Transporting Precious Cargo Worldwide

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48 Trading Technology for Production The Extraordinary Proposal that Revolutionized Airborne Radar and Helped to Win World War II

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DEPARTMENTS II Words from the Wise Letter from John Likakis

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TECH COLUMN More Sensors Could Lead to Better Planes

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$2.1 Billion KC-46 Contract Mod Goes to Boeing Boeing has received a $2.1 billion contract modification to produce KC-46 Pegasus aircraft for the U.S. Air Force.

Under this contract, Boeing will provide the Air Force with fifteen of the new military refueling aircraft, in addition to two spare engines, five wing refueling pod kits, and data. The company received all funding at the time of the modification award.

The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at WrightPatterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is listed as the contracting activity. According to the U.S. Department of Defense, the work will be performed at Seattle, Washington, and is expected to be complete in July 2019.

Boeing's KC-46 Pegasus is designed for aerial refueling in addition to transport of personnel and cargo, and it is equipped with high-resolution stereoscopic boom cameras with a 185-degree panoramic field of view. The military variant was adapted from the company's commercial 767 jet airliner and is designed to be crewed by fifteen personnel.

$73.6 Million Contract with Rolls-Royce Supports U.S. Air Force C-130J Engines According to a U.S. Department of Defense announcement, RollsRoyce has received a $73.6 million contract to maintain the engines on the U.S. Air Force's fleet of C-130J Hercules military air transport planes.

"Rolls-Royce Corporation [of] Indianapolis, Indiana, has been awarded a $73,618,490‌ contract for C-130J propulsion long-term sustainment," the announcement stated. It further explained that the engine manufacturer will provide inventory control point management, engineering and sustainment support, repair services, and technical data support.

This collaboration in maintenance and support will help to optimize missionreadiness of the U.S. Air Force C-130 fleet.

Lockheed Martin Receives $7.2 Billion Order for F-35s U.S. and allied Photo courtesy of U.S. Air Force. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Brandon Shapiro military air forces are ordering ninety F-35 fighterbomber jet aircraft from Lockheed Martin under the terms of a $7.2 billion order. The contract involves several different low-rate initial production versions of the F-35 for U.S. military and foreign buyers.

Officials of the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Maryland, the organization handling F-35 aviation technology procurement for all military forces, are ordering conventional and vertical takeoff and landing versions, as well as carrier versions of the F-35 jet from the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics segment in Fort Worth, Texas. The order includes seventysix F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) jet aircraft for operation from conventional long runways; twelve F-35B short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) jet aircraft for operation from small ships and unimproved runways; and two F-35C reinforced aircraft with folding wings for aircraft carrier operations.

With its advanced avionics, the F-35 is a fifth generation, single-seat, singleengine, all-weather stealth multirole jet fighter-bomber designed to perform aerial reconnaissance, air defense, and ground attack missions. It is one of the most advanced combat jets today.

Norway Proposes $1.5 Billion Poseidon Acquisition The Norwegian government has outlined plans to acquire five Boeing P-8 Poseidons as part of its overhauling its maritime patrol and reconnaissance capabilities. Oslo has made an initial selection of the Poseidon with a view to replacing its aging fleet of six P-3 Orions and three Dassault Falcon 20s currently operated in electronic warfare and marine surveillance roles.

The announcement from the Norwegian government proposes allocating funds of $1.5 billion to acquire the five Poseidons. This figure is planned to include aircraft, Photo courtesy of U.S. Air Force. Photo by PS1 sensors, surveillance systems, and anti-submarine weapons.

Anthony Petry.

The announcement follows an agreement between Norwegian and U.K. defense officials for increased co-operation in the field of maritime patrol aircraft. Preliminary selection of the Poseidon by Norway is part of a plan to increase defense spending up until at least 2020, primarily in response to increased Russian military activity in the region.

According to Norwegian Defense Minister Ine Eriksen, "The new security situation increases our demand for situational awareness in our own vicinity. The ability to handle current and future challenges must therefore be strengthened." She added, "The introduction of the Poseidon aircraft is crucial for Norway to maintain a leading position and expertise on strategic conditions in northern areas."

Should Norway proceed with the acquisition, the Royal Norwegian Air Force likely would receive its Poseidons between 2021 and 2022. It would be the fifth customer for the P-8, after the Indian Navy, Royal Australian Air Force, U.K. Royal Air Force, and U.S. Navy.

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Fadea Upgrading C-130s for Argentina Argentina's state-owned aerospace enterprise Fadea has completed another round of C-130 aircraft upgrades for the country's air force, making it the second plane in Argentina's fleet to be updated. The modernization effort includes work on three additional aircraft between 2017 and 2019.

The first upgraded aircraft was delivered to the country's air force in April, following enhancements from U.S.-based defense contractor L-3. Fadea notes that the initial contract took 18 months to complete and included training services for Argentine technicians. Enhancements to the military airlifters include digital communication integrations, navigation upgrades, and other modifications and are expected to add 20 years of service life to Argentina's five C-130s.

"The upgrades confirms the potential of Fadea and the high quality of our technical teams," company President Ercole Felippa stated. "This undoubtedly positions us in the international aeronautical market, and places us in the sights of potential customers who need to perform maintenance tasks for large aircraft."

Photo courtesy of Fadea.

Boeing to Move its Defense Unit Headquarters to Capitol Boeing has announced that it will move the headquarters of its defense unit from St. Louis to Washington, D.C. Nearly a dozen senior executives from Boeing's Defense, Space & Security unit will relocate starting in January, including the division's chief executive, Leanne Caret.

The repositioning of Boeing's headquarters coincides with President Donald Trump's push to get defense contractors to rein in costs. However, Boeing, the secondbiggest supplier of defense equipment to the U.S. government, said the move was under consideration well before the presidential election.

"It is driven by our commitment to improve our ability to engage with customers and decisionmakers in Washington," defense unit spokesman Todd Blecher stated.

Boeing currently has a few hundred employees in Washington supporting activities related to government relations, defense, space, and security. Over time, the number of jobs shifting to Washington from St. Louis could increase to about fifty with approximately 14,000 employees expected to remain in St. Louis, working on training systems, fighter jets, advanced technologies, and components for the new 777X passenger plane.

Production-Conforming Scorpion Completes First Test Flight The first production-conforming Scorpion from Textron AirLand, a Textron company, took its maiden flight, following a weapons capability exercise on the prototype tactical aircraft completed in October 2016. The twin-engine jet took off from McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita, Kansas, and conducted a range of maneuvers during the flight, which lasted 1 hour and 42 minutes. Experimental test pilots Don Parker and Dave Sitz flew the Scorpion Jet and verified the performance of the avionics, aerodynamics, and other aircraft systems.

The Scorpion is a multi-mission military aircraft designed to excel in roles ranging from intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR) to close air support, armed reconnaissance, and other security and training missions. The latest version incorporates a number of improvements, based on customer feedback and an extensive flight test program. (The program has accumulated more than 800 flight hours in test and real-world settings.)

Changes to the airframe include adding 4 degrees of sweep to the wings, an enhanced aft horizontal stabilizer for improved high-speed performance, and simplified landing gear. Garmin in Olathe, Kansas, provides an avionics platform that is based on the advanced G3000 integrated flight deck and optimized for rigorous military operations. Newly configured systems include a next-generation Heads Up Display (HUD), with high-definition displays and touchscreen controllers, plus hands-on throttle and stick (HOTAS) controls. The changes provide increased mission capability in the forward cockpit, additional navigation capability in the rear cockpit, and overall weight savings for improved performance.

The production-conforming Scorpion will continue in a robust flight test program. Textron AirLand is working closely with the U.S. Air Force on a ground-breaking airworthiness assessment of this non-Department of Defense-specific military aircraft design. The Scorpion is being presented as an affordable, exportable ISR/strike/trainer jet for the tactical military aviation market.

General Dynamics Receives $116 Million Logistics Support Contract A General Dynamics subsidiary has received a 1-year, $115.7 million contract modification to continue to provide logistics support for the C-20 and C-37 aircraft platforms of the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Coast Guard. These aircraft support airlift missions for high-level government and U.S. Department of Defense officials.

General Dynamics's Gulfstream Aerospace business will perform the work in Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, and Virginia, as well as Germany and Italy, through January 2018. The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center will obligate $57.8 million at the time of award from the fiscal 2017 operations and maintenance funds of the service branches.

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Texstars to Produce Transparency Systems for KF-X Fighter Texstars has received a contract from Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) to develop canopy and windshield transparencies for the KF-X fighter aircraft. Under the multi-year engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) contract, Texstars's staff will work alongside the design team at KAI. Texstars will provide bird-strike resistant windshield transparencies with high-quality optics, as well as flight-qualified canopy.

According to a company statement, the transparency systems will be designed to operate in the extreme flight conditions of the KF-X fighter, while providing maximum survivability and pilot safety.

The single-seat and tandem-seat advanced KF-X multirole fighter is being developed for the Republic of Korea Government and Indonesia. South Korea will use KF-X aircraft to replace its existing F-4 Phantom II and F-5E/F Tiger II fleet currently in service with the country's air force. It is anticipated that a total of 200 KF-X aircraft will be produced for use by the South Korean and Indonesian air forces.

AAMSI Names Scott Campbell Senior Vice President Associated Aircraft Manufacturing & Sales, Inc. (AAMSI), a global leader in the manufacturing and repair of military aviation products, has named defense aviation industry veteran Scott Campbell as Senior Vice President. Campbell's career includes over 26 years in the aviation and aerospace industry, where he has acquired extensive experience and market knowledge in engines, parts, and repair services. He will be responsible for Sales and Business Development for a newly formed business unit, focusing on servicing customers who operate Lockheed Martin platforms worldwide.

Campbell served as Vice President of purchasing and materials for Fine Air/Arrow Air and as Vice President of purchasing, materials, and repairs for Greenwich Air Services. He was Executive Vice President of Business Development and Sales for Kellstrom Defense Aerospace, a Merex Group Company; he also led Kellstrom Defense Aerospace as its President, prior to its sale to Merex in 2014. Most recently, he served as Senior Vice President for VAS Defense.

"Having someone with Scott Campbell's knowledge and experience in the global aviation industry join AAMSI will certainly strengthen our organization going forward," said company Chief Executive Officer Dennis Zalupski. "Throughout his career, Scott has built strong and effective teams that have always delivered on their commitments. We are very excited to have Scott as a member of the AAMSI team and we are confident that he will help us better serve the needs of our customers."

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f knowledge is power, then aircraft are about to become exponentially empowered.

Consider the deployment of new types of sensors that can provide detailed information about the health of an aircraft's components.

As part of this, such sensors can monitor structural integrity, looking for problems caused by projectiles or collisions. They also can capture data critical to active surface control, in order to maximize the effect of aviation surfaces flexing and bending on airflow, fuel efficiency, and other aspects of aircraft performance.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, has demonstrated a new technology which promises to do just that, by enabling up to 2,000 strain sensors on a single 40-foot strand of optical fiber. Because this configuration is based on optical technology, it is lightweight and capable of being placed virtually anywhere on an aircraft.

Key to the Armstrong innovation is how the data is measured.

According to Lance Richards, a structures engineer for aircraft structures and strain measurement, "The type of interrogation that we use is called optical frequency domain reflectometry (OFDR). That allows us to have a sensor every quarter inch along the length of the fiber. Each one of those sensors is the equivalent of a strain gauge."

Contrast that wealth of information, obtained at the cost of a strand of optical fiber and a measurement box, with what would be required using electrical techniques. For a traditional electrical setup, each strain sensor would then need three copper wires, leading to a bulky and heavy wiring harness. Added to that would be the Fiber Optic sensors are covered with dark sealant tape on the left wing of Ikhana during a 2008 study to measure change in wing shape.

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The metallic panel has both conventional and fiber optic sensors. The white bundle of cables contains 100 conventional strain gauges, the single yellow cable about 350. Armstrong aircraft have been used in validation of fiber optic sensors.

Fiber optic sensors may also have applications in a number of different fields.

size and weight of the strain gauges themselves.

The ratio between electricaland fiber optic-based approaches is 100 to 1000 to 1 in terms of number of sensors, with that figure

that the strain gauges can only be attached to interior surfaces due to the wiring requirements. In theory, fiber optics can be attached to any type of surface, inside or outside of the aircraft.

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"The type of interrogation that we use is calledoptical frequency domain reflectometry (OFDR). That allows us to have a sensor every quarter inch along the length of the fiber. Each one of those sensors is the equivalent of a strain gauge."

being the opposite with respect to weight, per an Armstrong study.

That is, the new methodology allows the use of up to 1,000 times the sensors at 1/1000th the weight.

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To date, the Armstrong technology has been demonstrated on flights aboard various vehicles, ranging from the very small to a 27-foot long Predator. A bolt-on to existing aircraft, the sensor technology has been proven to not impact aerodynamic-related performance, such as time in the air of longendurance platforms such as the

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Predator. One of the reasons that the fiber used does not have any real effect on flight performance is that it is not only lightweight but also incredibly thin, about 65 microns in diameter, or roughly the size of a human hair.

Other good news is that creating a dense, custom sensor array need not take much time, Richards says. "We can lay down dozens of feet of these sensors, basically hundreds of sensors, in a single day."

The OFDR data collection technique does not gather data as quickly as another approach typically deployed, which depends on sensing wavelength changes.

But OFDR does enable 32,000 sensors to be updated 100 times a second, thereby gathering data from a much denser array of sensors than is possible with other techniques. Updating strain and stress measurements in 1/100th of a second is enough for most aviation and aerospace applications.

The approach demonstrated at Armstrong also offers other advantages when it comes to sensing, PeĂąa notes. "We adhere directly to the structure of interest.

We are essentially monitoring the structure directly." That and the sensor density make it possible to use the technology to look for micrometeorite strikes on a spacecraft or small projectile impact on a military aircraft.

This capability could be important in other applications as well, such as determining when a component is showing signs of reaching end-of-life. Discovering that a part needs to be replaced before it fails and something catastrophic happens is highly desirable. This is one of the main reasons the technology has attracted so much interest from airframe makers and others.

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FIBER OPTIC SENSORS

Anthony (Nino) Piazza inspects fiber runs on the top surface of the left wing of NASA's Ikhana aircraft. The fiber can contain thousands of embedded strain sensors in a 40-foot span, making it possible to monitor structural surfaces and actively control them.

sensor advances will likely require designing and building new aircraft.

At the same time, there is a direct benefit to getting highly specific information from a dense sensor array from new model design through flight testing. Having more data about strain could allow design margins to be tightened, thereby reducing the overall weight of the final aircraft, whereby making such design adjustments without such that information could lead to a lighter structure flexing and bending to the point of failure.

Richards also points out that the same sensor technology can be used to measure cryogenic liquid levels in a tank, something for which there currently are no good techniques.

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particularly beneficial in reducing launch weight.

Finally, more data can lead to new ways to fly. For example, additional surfaces could be

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engineers demonstrated this concept with a 14-foot aircraft, giving us a glimpse of what might be accomplished with better sensor technology.

One of the reasons that the fiber used does not have any real effect on flight performance is that it is not only lightweight but also incredibly thin, about 65 microns in diameter, or roughly the size of a human hair.

designed to more dynamically bend and flex, with a sensor array providing information for a control loop. The result could be adaptive structures configured into optimized shapes for each distinct phase of a flight path. At Armstrong, NASA

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"That's got a lot of potential if you're talking about tuning structures and being able to increase performance and reduce drag," Richards concludes.

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BOLT ACTION These Seemingly Simple Fasteners Can Drive You Nuts

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or want of a nail, the shoe was lost." Most of us recognize this as the opening line of a thirteenth-century proverb. When the nail fell out of the horse's shoe, the shoe came off the horse, which, in turn, led to the horse's rider coming off. The message the rider was to deliver never got through, so the battle was lost. And the lost battle led to the loss of the war. "All for the want of a horseshoe nail."

Fasteners are no less critical in modern warfighting equipment.

Nuts, bolts, screws, rivets—each has to work properly. Failure is not an option. After all, if having a horseshoe nail fall out led to such a

disastrous outcome, think how bad it would be if one of the bolts holding the wing on a fighter let go.

In concept, a bolt is a simple thing. It threads into a nut, and the nut and bolt clamp two things together. On any given aircraft, there are hundreds or even thousands of things that need to be held together.

So bolts are one of the three most common parts of any aircraft. (Rivets, which can number in the thousands on even a small aircraft, are far and away the most common aircraft part, with screws coming in a close second.)

The seeming simplicity of the concept belies the level of engineering that goes into even the

Fasteners used in aerospace applications must withstand tremendous loads under an extreme range of conditions. This U.S. Air Force specialist is tightening a bolt that holds the tail fins on an AIM-120 missile. The bolts have to hold the fins securely at room temperature, at subzero temperatures, and at extremely high temperatures once the missile is fired.

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Courtesy of the U.S. Air Force. Photo by Samuel King.

A typical aircraft uses thousands or even tens of thousands of fasteners to hold everything together. Rivets are the most numerous, but thousands of bolts and screws are also installed.

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The level of engineering and quality control that goes into aerospace fasteners ensures that the bolt used can withstand any anticipated load or condition.

most basic aircraft bolt. Much of the discussion that follows applies equally to screws and rivets, but for simplicity's sake, let's focus on bolts.

UNDER STRESS Bolts work to hold two things together that are trying to get away from one another. They may be trying to pull directly away from each other, which imposes tension loads on the bolt (forces that act to stretch the bolt out). Or the two parts may be trying to slide past one another, in which case the bolt is experiencing shear loading (forces that act to bend or cut through the bolt). In many applications, bolts experience both tension and shear. A bolt must be strong enough to resist all opposing forces and still have some reserve strength.

Bolts also have to withstand

their environment. Some types of steel (martensitic stainless, for example) will change from being ductile (stretchable) to brittle at extremely low temperatures. Other types have a different molecular structure and remain ductile even at low temperatures. Austenitic steels, which have what is known as a "face-centered cubic crystal" structure, are the most common aviation steels for precisely this reason. For a fighter jet operating in the far north in the winter, having bolts that retain their mechanical properties even at -60 degrees Fahrenheit is critical.

Bolts also have to hold together under extreme heat. Plus, heat is sometimes coupled with an extremely corrosive environment.

For example, bolts used in the exhaust ducting of a jet engine must withstand both the heat of the exhaust and the combustion

products coming out of the engine.

Of course, a bolt has to be the correct size for the application. As simple and obvious as that seems, it is bit more complex than just having it fit into the bolt hole and engaging the nut. Aircraft produce vibrations in a wide range of frequencies and amplitudes. Thus, a bolt not only must hold two things together firmly, it also has to withstand repeated impacts from those two parts, which occurs if there is any play at all between the bolt and the sides of the bolt holes. (Vibration can also lead to nuts backing off or bolts backing out.)

In some places, a little play is acceptable, and an "ordinary" aircraft bolt will do. In other applications—say, the bolt holding one of the tail surfaces onto the airframe—there can be no play, and the bolt must hold everything very tight. Such situations demand a close-tolerance bolt, one that is machined to more exacting specifications.

Prolonged exposure to vibration also can lead to bolt holes becoming worn. When this happens, replacing the old bolt with an identical new one will leave the parts loose. For these situations, an oversize bolt is needed to take up the slack.

Photo by Leif Hammel, courtesy of Airfasco.

Head Names

Bolt heads are marked for identification. This bolt has "NAS464P" in raised letters to identify its specifications and the letters "AFC" to show it was made by Airfasco. The triangle in the center indicates that this is a close-tolerance bolt.

With so many highly specialized applications for aircraft fasteners, there needs to be a way to tell one from another. The aerospace industry long ago decided to mark the heads of fasteners to provide (nearly) at-a-glance identification.

The original AN bolt groups still used on many aircraft can have a variety of markings to denote the bolt's material and manufacturer.

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plated steel AN bolt can be denoted by an "X" on its head.

(The old asterisk-like marking is no longer used. Bolts so marked may be old surplus bolts.)

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FASTENERS

Because fastener function is so critical to safety, systems have been put in place that make it possible to trace each one back to the manufacturer. This collection of fasteners all bear markings showing that they were produced by Airfasco.

BY ANY OTHER NAME Bolts come in a seemingly bewildering array of designations.

There are AN bolts, which is the old Army/Navy (or, later, Air Force/Navy) designator. Developed during World War II, AN bolts helped liberate the world. Today, they are used primarily in piston-powered, general aviation aircraft.

In the mid-1950s, the military switched over to a new designation of MS, which stands for Military Specification or Military Standard.

Many of the original AN-series parts got new MS designations when the MS system was implemented in 1956.

By 1960, it was apparent that aviation was entering a new age, as high-performance jets came to

cotter pin ("D"), has a locking element ("L"), or uses what's called a patchtype locking element ("P").

While this may seem like some secret code at first glance, it does provide a buyer or maintainer with all of the information in one neat package. For example, consider the bolt designated NAS464P4-16A: • The first six letters and numbers are the basic part number, in this case an NAS 464 close-tolerance shear bolt WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

dominate both civil and military fleets. That year, the National Aerospace Standard (NAS) was introduced. Again, many of the original AN bits of hardware were transitioned to new NAS designators. Consider an example of a part that went through all three systems: The AN392 pin became the MS20392 pin, and finally the NASM 20392 pin. (Under the NAS system, a bolt designated "NASM" means it is an SAE bolt, with measurements in inches; a metric bolt is designated simply "NAM.") The new NAS standards for bolts called for increasing tensile strength from 125,000 to 180,000 pounds per square inch (psi) or more (depending on the fastener). In addition, a new sizing regime was introduced to

with a tensile strength of 125,000 psi and fine threads.

• The letter "P" tells us that the bolt is cadmium plated.

• The number 4 after the P denotes the bolt shank's diameter in sixteenths of an inch (4/16, which equals a quarter inch).

• The number after the dash indicates the bolt's grip length, also in sixteenths of an inch (16/16, or one inch).

ensure that fasteners could be selected that precisely matched the dimensions needed for any application.

For those who do not deal with aircraft hardware on a near-daily basis, all of this can get pretty confusing. Happily, the vast majority of bolts, nuts, washers, and other hardware used on military aircraft are now under NAS specifications and have an NASM designation. (On the non-military side, the NAS decided years ago to keep the old AN part numbers the same to avoid confusion in the civilian aircraft production and maintenance arenas.)

VINTAGE TECH Despite the complexities of

• The letter "A" at the end tells us that this bolt does not have a hole drilled through the shank for a cotter pin.

Things are a bit easier with screws.

Most are stainless steel and simply marked with a tiny X. Rivets can have a number of different markings, depending on what they are made of and how they need to be handled or stored.

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Aircraft bolts need to do their job in extreme environments. They are subject to all kinds of vibration and to large and rapid swings in temperature and humidity, and some get removed and replaced regularly during routine maintenance. Yet none of them can be allowed to back out or come loose during flight. So how do you keep a nut and bolt tight during flight?

There are plenty of ways to make sure a bolt stays in place. The simplest is by properly tightening it to the correct torque value. For many bolts and screws, this is done by what some mechanics call "the German method" (good-n-tight) or "the armstrong method" (tighten until it feels about right). Other bolts and screws must be tightened to specific torque values using calibrated torque wrenches.

Another way to keep bolts in is to use a locking device. This can be as simple as a star-shaped lock washer or a split lock washer. For lowtemperature and low-stress applications, a nylon-insert lock-nut (sometimes called a "Ny-lock" nut) will do. As stress and/or temperature goes up, a steel locknut is called for.

But some applications are not suitable for a locknut. For example, a bolt that is threaded into a fitting or engine casing. Those bolts may have holes machined through the bolt head so that safety wire can be passed through to secure the bolt and keep it from backing out.

Similarly, nuts can be safety wired, or they can be formed so that they can be secured with a cotter pin that passes through a hole in the bolt shank.

Bolts can also be secured using various thread-locking compounds that essentially glue the bolt in place.

(You may have used products such as Loctite in your own garage.) These compounds come in a variety of formulations for use with bolts in all kinds of conditions.

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No Backing Out

Some bolts come individually packaged and include data such as the bolt lot number.

threaded fastener designs and designations, the technology of fasteners has not changed much over the last century or so. Nuts, bolts, and screws still function the same way today that they did when the Wright brothers were assembling their man-carrying kites at Kitty Hawk.

As Gaetano Vingelli of Fastener Dimensions explains, the fastener business "is an old industry, and it is still based on traditional and 'old-school' standards." Vingelli notes that "innovation in this industry has a slow impact, and it usually takes time for new ideas to be tested and approved."

A big part of this seeming lack of innovation is due to the age of most of the aircraft designs in use today. The design origins of the F-22 date back to the 1980s, and even the F-35's design goes back to the 1990s. So these twentyfirst-century fighters are using twentieth-century fasteners.

But that is not to say that technology has had no impact.

Metallurgy has made tremendous strides, and modern bolts are orders of magnitude stronger than their predecessors. At the same time, engineers have developed a better understanding of the factors that lead to fastener failure.

One area of advancement is in fastener manufacturing.

According to Vingelli, "Progress has been made in the manufacturing process with new equipment, the adoption of lean manufacturing, and new testing methods. All of these are speeding up and improving how we manufacture the same bolt compared to 40 or 50 years ago."

Vingelli says that so-called "smart" technology has not yet made inroads in fasteners. But it has made for big changes in manufacturing, testing, and, particularly, in distribution and supply, through the use of radio-frequency identification devices (RFID) to track shipments and inventory.

HOW MUCH IS THAT BOLT?!

Despite their seeming simplicity, and despite the fact that they are mass produced, aircraft bolts can be breathtakingly expensive. For example, the retail price of a single AN3C-27 bolt is more than $18. The bolt in question is a little under 3 inches long (2 inches and 29/32, to be precise) and is made of stainless steel. Stainless steel is not an exotic material, and the bolt itself is not a one-off, custom part. In fact, it is in fairly common use. So why does it cost so much?

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FASTENERS Many bolts are plated with cadmium, for corrosion resistance and other desirable properties, giving the bolt a gold color. This one has not yet been plated.

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much bigger part of the price tag is paperwork. Aircraft bolts come with extraordinary paper trails. To start with, the bolt manufacturer must be able to trace each bolt back to the original ingot of metal from which it was made. And things only get more complex from there.

As David Hinkle, General Manager of Fastener Dimensions explains, the cost of an MS bolt, for example, "depends on a few different things. First, which MS bolt are you making? Second, what material is the bolt made from?

(Some materials require more testing.) Third, what procurement specification does it need to be tested against? And fourth, does the manufacturer have the testing equipment in-house, or does the bolt need to be sent to someone else for testing and documentation?"

Testing requirements, in particular, can add costs that are out of proportion to the safety gained, especially when only a small number of fasteners are being made. In some cases, an order of a dozen bolts may require destructive testing against standards of many times that

number to satisfy government specifications. And, of course, all of that testing documentation must be trackable with each bolt.

Some in the industry, including Hinkle, hope that better, more efficient and cost-effective testing

regimes can be developed. Such developments, in turn, could bring down the cost of fasteners, while maintaining or even increasing levels of safety and quality control.

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Keeping bolts in place is critical, and a big part of keeping a bolt from backing out is tightening it to the proper torque. But you cannot tighten to the proper torque without a torque wrench, and you cannot tell by looking at it whether a bolt is properly torqued or not.

One company has found a way around these problems.

Stress Indicators uses a proprietary insert to measure and indicate bolt Stress Indicators of Gaithersburg, Maryland, can take any type stretch, providing visual confirmation that a bolt is properly tightened. or size of bolt, including studs, and install what they call a "visual tension indicator" in the bolt head. The concept is simple.

Torque is an indirect measure of what we are interested in: namely, just how hard is the bolt pulling the parts together? One way to measure this is by measuring how much the bolt has stretched when it is tightened properly. (Some bolts in critical high-stress applications are tightened based solely on how much the bolt has been stretched.)

Stress Indicators' SmartBolts use a proprietary internal mechanism to measure the amount of stretch. When the right amount is achieved, an indicator on the head of the bolt changes from red (not tightened) to black (tightened to spec). Thus, the SmartBolt can be properly tightened without a torque wrench, and its tightness can be checked at a glance.

Stress Indicators' Chief Executive Officer Charles Popenoe tells us, "We feel there are excellent opportunities to expand use of Smartbolts into the aircraft hardware market." Stress Indicators can produce AN and MS SmartBolts, because the system is "installed" into production bolts. Popenoe concludes, "We can produce SmartBolts for almost any application.

And we can produce custom bolts to meet an OEM's specifications."

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savvy responses from today's defense aftermarket insiders.

GATHERING BETTER DATA To help forecast demand for parts and services, forward thinking providers are improving their intel.

At StandardAero, a top-shelf MRO, engineering, and logistics support services provider, we spoke with Randy Herrington, who serves as Director of Central Material for Defense Services at the company's San Antonio business unit. He highlights "real-time data collection and regular data analysis" as being critical to effective forecasting.

Scottsdale, Arizona-based

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Michael Scott, Deputy Director of the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Logistics Operations.

Meanwhile, military fleet operators are "no longer happy with just monthly reports," says Nicholas Gross, Senior Vice President, Government Services at AAR."They want information in real time."

As John Guasto, Vice President of Aviall Defense, notes, "There has been an increase in remote operations, which has caused logistical infrastructure challenges."

We asked a dozen leading aftermarket service providers what they are doing to meet evolving logistics demands. Read on for more

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t is not enough to have the right part or offer the precise repair a customer needs. Today, aftermarket providers—whether original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), distributors, or maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) service providers—aim to know what item or fix the customer will need and when they will need it, and then get it to them faster than it has ever been delivered before. That is the imperative in supporting the warfighter during a time of aging fleets, leaner budgets, and increased operational demands.

"Service customers are looking for faster delivery times," says

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StandardAero supports a number of core platforms, including the Lockheed C-130 Hercules and P-3 Orion, and a variety of workhorse engines made by Honeywell, Pratt & Whitney, and Rolls-Royce. The real-time data crunching results in "ordering accuracy for materials of over 98 percent," Herrington says.

"This means we get what we need, when we need it, and our suppliers have high confidence with the ordering boards they receive." This helps end customers feel comfortable reducing their pools of spare engines and linereplaceable units (LRUs).

Dallas-based parts and services provider Aviall, a distributor for more than 240 OEMs, uses "enhanced technology solutions," such as data analytics and modeling capabilities, to "help create a more connected, intelligent, scalable, and proactive parts fulfillment to meet customer demand signals," explains Guasto.

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more than thirty nations in total, Aviall recently adapted its advanced forecasting capabilities to create lower-cost, forwardstocking consignment alternatives for customers.

Aviall's consignment approach eliminates traditional investments in inventory and warehousing facilities, while still "ensuring that products are available at the time when customers need them most." As Guasto points out, their strategy allows "for better integration and connectivity with suppliers."

But with information technology's rapid evolution and high cost, often "the challenge is keeping up with the technology to stay competitive," states Brant Farrell, Director of Business Development at Sherwood Aviation. The Opa-Locka, Floridabased MRO and parts manufacturer is focused on "streamlining the order process and getting [repairs] into our customers' hands quicker."

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At the same time, Farrell says that Sherwood is "actively pursuing right now" an automated system that records and responds to technicians' verbal orders and requests. This system will help to further streamline production and efficiently provide Sherwood's customers with key components and services. Sherwood specializes in C-130/L-100 and Sikorsky H-60 Black Hawk components, and supports the P-3 and Lockheed Martin's F-16 Fighting Falcon, Bell UH-1 Iroquois, Boeing CH-47 Chinook, and other fixed- and rotor-wing platforms.

Traditional ways of tracking and forecasting demand still can work.

Parts distributor Air Marshall in Hollywood, Florida, successfully supports multiple the C-130/L-100 Hercules and P-3 platforms around the globe. A key to the firm's strong business model is monitoring the lifecycles of all aircraft in operation that it supports to "predict future needs and align our logistics," says WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

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Director Rolv Heggenhougen.

Concurrently, the Air Marshall team leverages "knowledge of upcoming requirements to purchase and stock relevant parts and components."

Established in 1989, Air Marshall has continuously "streamlined" its processes, Heggenhougen points out. As a result, its "tailored logistics solutions, in line with modern procurement concepts," consistently reduce customers' inventory costs and increase platform availability.

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INCREASING TRANSPARENCY AAR applies commercial aviation supply chain best practices to supporting the McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender, legacy C-130s, and the Boeing 707 for the U.S. Air Force and foreign military forces from sixty locations worldwide. These hardworking platforms are near the end of their operational lives, creating "greater obsolescence and supply chain risk at the same time that their operational requirements are higher than ever," says Gross.

Headquartered near Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, AAR has invested in value-added technology, such as applied analytics applications, to enhance its forecasting and operations. Putting the information to work, the company collaborates closely with suppliers, "mitigating material shortages well before they manifest themselves to the end user," Gross says. Those capabilities doubtless AVIATION AFTERMARKET DEFENSE | SPRING/SUMMER 2017

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played a role in the 5-year, $105 million U.S. Navy contract that AAR won last year for fleet logistics support and heavy maintenance for the C-40A Clipper, a Boeing 737-700 derivative.

In this high-pressure market, such service customers want immediate access to data about the support they are paying for, and AAR and other providers eagerly oblige, seeing opportunities for enhanced collaboration and simplified support. According to Gross, AAR's online portal efficiently "allows our clients on the government side real-time visibility of fleet performance, PMCS (preventive maintenance checks and service) issues, any part on order, and what the delivery time is, supply chain issues, and AOG (aircraft on ground) requirements."

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Data and analysis aside, a critical component of AAR's logistics support is its "close to the customer" business model, spearheaded by "front end" experts."The stores/depot manager is an important piece of the solution for many clients," Gross concludes."We deploy leaders—people who understand the platforms—around the world."

OGMA (Indústria Aeronáutica de Portugal, S.A.) of Alverca, Portugal, a venerable international MRO and manufacturing services provider, gives military customers "access to our internal management software, where they can place orders directly, avoiding the cumbersome, inefficient process of going through the chain of people communication," says Guilherme Barsali, Customer Support, Defense MRO Services. OGMA

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also has a suppliers' portal for handling billing and purchase orders.

OGMA supports the C-130/ L-100, P-3, F-16, Airbus CASA C-212 Aviocar, and rotor platforms, such as the Leonardo EH101 Merlin and Airbus SA330 Puma. A century old next year, OGMA was privatized in 2005, and the ten hangars at its main facility cover more than 1.5 million square feet of operational space. Its modular service offerings include extension programs, structural modifications, and fleet management.

Accessibility is another side of the logistics transparency coin.

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primary platforms, such as the C-130 Hercules and Boeing's KC-46 Pegasus tanker and P-8 Poseidon.

Zodiac's distributors handle delivery logistics.

But no matter how far down the supply chain, equipment OEMs like Zodiac need to make technical support available directly to platform customers. Chris Miller, Manager of Sales and Marketing, Military and Government, cites a recent example: "The Canadian Air Force asked about the materials of a textile, and its temperature certification.

Questions like that have to come back to the manufacturer, to where the engineering is done," he says.

"Product technology support is part of the job. Sometimes, it can be a big part of the job."

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extracts information from government websites, and DLA forecasts. Miller calls this multifaceted business planning "a bit of a crystal ball process."

DEFINING LOGISTICS For some providers, logistics is simply a matter of speeding up processes, without compromising quality. Indeed, Andrew Walmsley, owner of MRO service provider Volo Aero MRO of East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, stresses that "the trend is to reduce turn times." Volo provides precision grinding repairs

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control to get lost in the rush at an end-user repair stations. For one customer who experienced ongoing issues with repair work, Volo recently provided a Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) to inspect incoming parts and ensure that they meet specifications.

Yet despite such advances being made by leading organizations, "For most businesses in the aftermarket, logistics just means selling replacement parts to the DLA," says Damien Sebald, Program Manager, Aftermarket, for flightline support equipment manufacturer DRS

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Formerly a Leonardo company, DRS was acquired by Hunter Defense Technologies late last year.

DRS's approach to the aftermarket has evolved, Sebald says, "to think more broadly about our product in field, and how we can touch the maintenance manager or

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supervisor, and let them know we have engineers here and answer phone calls."

He explains why the DRS aftermarket team has shifted its primary focus from making sales to finding solutions. "When you focus on how you can solve problems, you can service the customer much faster." Of course, coupling that kind of success with lowering inventory levels and maintaining competitive pricing, in turn, improves sales.

To improve its demand forecast and planning, the DRS aftermarket team brought a member of its supply chain group aboard. Within the last year, the firm has dropped its aggregate lead time for repairs "from roughly 120 days to under 90 days."

DRS also recently created a web platform to sell about forty high-demand items directly to customers, with the aim of delivering the orders within 3 days."We challenge ourselves to be faster to service them than the Army's own DLA," says Sebald.

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subcontractors that were long relied on for parts and services disappear. Kellstrom Defense has an engineering and manufacturing division that supports its distribution and MRO services, and develops and makes replacement parts when necessary, says Dean Brady, Kellstrom's President, Global Distribution and Supply Chain.

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also provides consignment inventory to key MRO partners, which "leans out the [logistics] process and reduces freight and material handling" costs, Brady explains.

At the top end of the supply chain, major OEMs such as Boeing define logistics "as complete lifecycle support and management" and a path for lowering customers' costs while improving operational performance, says Peri Widener, Integrated Logistics Vice President and General Manager at the Chicago-headquartered airframer.

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“When you focus on how you can solve problems, you can service the customer much faster. Of course, coupling that kind of success with lowering inventory levels and maintaining competitive pricing, in turn, improves sales.”

The El Segundo, Californiabased firm is known for supporting legacy platforms, including the Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter/Tiger and T-38 Talon, General Dynamics-era F-16 (they were the original manufacturer), Lockheed C-130 and P-3, as well as various rotorcraft models. To ensure that its customers have needed parts quickly available, Kellstrom has established forwardstocking facilities in such far-flung locations as Australia and the United Kingdom. The robust firm

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This approach requires a comprehensive suite of capabilities—engineering; maintenance, modifications, and upgrades; parts and supply chain management; modeling and forecasting; obsolescence management; and field services— an impressive roster that few organizations possess.

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costs, providing the applicable incentives and term spans that justify providers' investments in improved outcomes. Under its recently concluded PBL agreement for the U.S. Army's Boeing AH-64 Apache, the cost per flight hour for the airframe fell some 24 percent.

According to Widener, this resulted in a savings of an estimated $100 million over the span of the service agreement, while improving critical parts availability. The latest iteration of the contract includes greater flexibility, such as three flight-hour profiles, with the ability to adjust based on significant operational changes. Examples of ongoing PBLs include a 20-year contract to support fifteen Boeing CH-47s purchased by the Royal Canadian Air Force, and a support agreement for the Royal Netherlands Air Force's CH-47s and AH-64Ds. Boeing's subsidiary Aviall currently has a U.S. Air Force PBL contract for the KC-46 Pegasus tanker, a collaboration between the two companies to optimize total system availability, while minimizing WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

costs and logistics footprints. Aviall is incorporating a forward-stocking consignment program in its part of the process.

Boeing also holds the world's largest PBL contract, a 10-year depot support agreement with the DLA valued at up to $13 billion. The prime directive of this work order is to reduce inventory levels and material costs and increase availability and reliability.

The DLA meanwhile has its own strategic goal of establishing itself as a PBL Center of Excellence, as it pursues a number of initiatives to deliver "more agile support" to customers. On an average day, the DLA processes more than 100,000 orders and writes 12,000 contracts, while managing the more than 5 million items in its inventory and overseeing sales that totaled $34 billion last year, making it the world's largest military parts and commodities supplier.

For the agency, "logistics is anything and everything we do behind the scenes to provide timely support to our warfighting and other

customers," says Deputy Director Scott. Initiatives include warehousing, cross-docking, and virtual storefront solutions around the globe. The DLA is also considering shifting its method of modeling inventory needs toward a "consumption pull system," based on long-term supplier arrangements.

Such a move would reduce its $19 billion inventory, while having the potential of significantly improving delivery and availability metrics.

The DLA is also embracing the transparency trend. Two years ago, the agency inaugurated quarterly meetings with key customers to explain pricing, the factors driving costs, and initiatives underway to keep them in check. Last year, the agency committed to supporting the nuclear enterprise—the aging assets of the U.S.'s nuclear deterrent. This commitment demonstrates the DLA's confidence in handling the toughest of logistical challenges.

That's an attitude that all of the aftermarket providers we spoke to, whatever their size, evince.

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original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of the airframe is responsible for the intake's design.

Airframe designers conceptualize, build, and test the inlet's dynamics through the use of tools such as computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and wind tunnel testing. At the same time, aircraft

engine manufacturers employ engineers known as "inlet aerodynamicists" to compute and adjust the powerplant design to optimize the effect of airflow on their side of the fan.

For supersonic aircraft, the melding of intake and engine designs incorporates features

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ince every airframe is different, the design of each intake, also called an "inlet," is unique and varied in its methods of achieving the precisely correct amount, speed, and flow of air entering the aircraft's engine. It is of such importance that the marriage of intake and engine be perfectly harmonious that the

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intended to accomplish the following: 1. Reduce supersonic air to subsonic speeds to protect the engine from damage.

2. Divert boundary layer air away from the intake to avoid ingestion and subsequent turbulence.

3. Direct air that does enter the intake to ensure proper airflow and pressure to the engine.

4. Ensure the engine continues to receive proper airflow in all flight conditions and positions, including a high angle of attack.

5. Avoid disruption of airflow in flight, for instance, in sideslip maneuvers.

6. Reduce the effect of drag caused by the inlets.

In addition, the intake must be shaped, and in many cases rigged, to enable it to re-harness the forces of supersonic shocked (slowed) in-rushing air. This process, referred to as "highpressure recovery," is done with the goal of regenerating the air to its fullest energy amount as it reaches the aerodynamic interface plane (the engine's face fan).

A review of the U.S. military forces' arsenal of supersonic aircraft reveals that the majority of these aircraft use mechanisms such as hinged plates and diverters to accomplish the abovestated goals (see the sidebar for some examples). The problems is that such complicated systems involve a number of parts for

plumbing and/or wiring of hydraulic or pneumatic pressure lines, as well as connections to computer-controlled software. The need for so many parts adds complexity and weight to the aircraft.

THE TRADITIONAL APPROACH Weight is always a fundamental concern in the design of any aircraft. But since the manipulation of >Mach 1 air is such a crucial aspect of supersonic flight, aircraft manufacturers have largely used methods of controlling intake air like those employed on the F-15 and F-14.

To explain this approach, consider the internal mechanisms of the F-15E intake. Inrushing air

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North American F-100D Super Saber, tail number 56-3049.

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The intakes on the earliest supersonic fighter jets were positioned in the nose of the aircraft. Two examples are the North American F-100 Super Sabre and the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG 17.

The nose cone in this Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG 21 could move 8 inches forward or back to handle incoming supersonic air.

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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG 17 with circular front-mounted intake; splitter plate mounted in the center.

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Some aircraft had a shock cone that reduced supersonic air prior to its reaching the face of the engine. One example is the Mikoyan- Gurevich MiG 21, which had a nose cone that could move 8 inches forward and back to manipulate the incoming shock waves into the right position to prevent the engine from stalling. The hydraulically controlled cone system moved on a rail and was complex and heavy.

When intakes were moved to the sides or center bottom of the aircraft, such as on the Convair F-106A Delta Dart, the problem of boundary layer ingestion was discovered.

Many of these forward intakes doubled as radar mounts. But as radar developed and gained in importance, intakes were moved beneath, or to the sides of the aircraft, such as on this Convair F-102 Delta Dagger. This is when the problem of supersonic boundary layer ingestion was discovered.

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A BETTER WAY There is another way that this can be done. In the 1950s, the concept of the Diverterless Supersonic Inlet (DSI), also known as "the bump inlet," was developed and successfully tested by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). During these early tests, DSI bumps outperformed traditional compression ramps over a range of speeds from Mach 1.5 to

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The F-22 intake is quite distinctly separated from the body of the aircraft.

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Intakes in the F-35 incorporate a DSI, and are seen on the insides of the inlets.

Note the gap between the top of the engine intakes and the fuselage. This is to prevent boundary layer air from entering the cockpit.

Courtesy of U.S. Air Force. Photo by SSGT.Alexander Matinez.

The extreme importance of diverting boundary layer air away from the intake is shown in the following images. A diverter plate or a "splitter" is used to keep the unwanted turbulence out of the engine. The MiG29 intakes are distinctly separated from the fuselage, because that is where boundary layer air is moving. The same is apparent on the General Dynamics F-16 Viper and the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor.

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This F-16 from Misawa Air Base, Japan, clearly shows how much separation lies between the fuselage and the intake.

2.0. As a consequence, in 1955, Grumman altered the F11-F-1 Super Tiger inlet, replacing the splitter plate with a bump inlet. Curtis Wright also experimented with scoop-type supersonic inlets with a pre-compression surface.

While ongoing research continued throughout the intervening years, the DSI concept did not find true acceptance until the early 1990s, when Lockheed

DSI bumps and no moving intake parts for the Chengdu J-20.

Compare these earlier intakes with the those of the F-35 Lightning II or the Chengdu J-20 Mighty Dragon. These two aircraft, plus the JF-17 pictured below, use diverterless intakes. You can see that the diverter plate is missing, and the intakes are flush against the fuselage.

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passes by three computercontrolled, movable ramps or panels, which slow the air to a speed close to .5 mach. Pressure recovery is then regenerated in the diffuser (the technical name for the shape and design of the inlet itself). A bypass door relieves excess pressure within the intake if necessary, before it reaches the aerodynamic interface plane (engine face).

The Grumman F-14A intake incorporates three variablegeometry shock ramps, a variableposition spill door, and a boundary layer diverter for both engines. Each element is computer-controlled to optimize pressure recovery, ensure oblique shock wave location, minimize spillage drag, and keep flow distortion to a minimum.

The CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder displays its right bump.

Side view of specially modified F-16 with DSI. Note the smooth, curving lips that act to spill off boundary layer air.

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Martin conducted an independent research project known as the Advanced Propulsion Integration Project. Using computer modeling tools enhanced with the newest advances in computational fluid dynamics, a General Dynamic Block 30 F-16 was modified with a DSI inlet.

The highly successful demonstration displayed the superiority of the DSI inlet over conventional methods. However, this technology was not used on U.S. military aircraft until it was recently applied in Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

DSI inlets are ingeniously simple and involve no moving parts. The bump's threedimensional (3-D) compression surface not only redirects boundary layer air, it also redirects and focuses the correct air pressure into the engine, a major consideration in terms of thrust production. A trade study in the 26

mid 1990s compared the DSI inlet with traditional inlets that use ramps and splitters. The DSI proved to be 30 percent lighter and demonstrated significant reductions in production and maintenance costs, while meeting all performance requirements.

It is important to add that the shape of the diffuser, or intake cavity, is critical to the performance of supersonic aircraft and has to be carefully honed. But that is another topic for another day. (A quick search for information regarding "S-shaped diffusers" will provide the reader with more information on this topic.)

EVOLVING DESIGN Lockheed Martin conducted the DSI testing on the F-16, leading to its subsequent use on the F-35 Lightning II. Since then, the F-35 DSI inlets have gone through some changes.

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The X-35 demonstrator aircraft had a cowl that was symmetrical to the centerline of the bump. Later computational fluid dynamics analysis and testing resulted in design improvements, such as shifting the upper and lower cowl lips to take advantage of the sidemounted location and to improve performance during high angle-ofattack flight. In another modification, a bifurcated duct leading from each intake was required for the short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) version to run its shaft-driven lift fan.

Always looking for ways to improve efficiency and reduce production costs, Lockheed Martin also has changed its method of installing the bump on the Lightning II. Rather than applying the coatings to the bump in a separate procedure inside the paint shop, a robotic arm is used to apply "mold-in-place" coatings on the assembly line, saving WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

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Senior Airman Bradley Poirier, a crew chief with the 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, inspects the intake of an F-16 Fighting Falcon.

In this picture of the Block 30 demonstration F-16 with modified DSI intake, you can clearly see "the bump" at the top of the inlet, which functions as a compression surface, creating a pressure distribution to keep boundary layer air from entering the intake. The "bump" for this early test bed was formed from graphite epoxy at LM Aeronautics Facility in Palmdale, California.

The inlet, made largely of aluminum, was built at LM Aeronautics Facility in Ft. Worth, Texas, which is also where the testing took place.

at least reducing, the engine's exposure to radar.

$6,000 per jet, or potentially $27 million over the life of the program. As a side benefit, the paint shop has one less job to do, which frees it up for other work.

DSI IMPROVES STEALTHINESS Another major advantage of the DSI is its ability to drastically reduce the aircraft's radar cross section.

Traditional intakes are potentially large sources of radar return. The DSI design crucially improves the aircraft's very-low-observable characteristics by eliminating radar reflection detected in surface discontinuities between the boundary layer diverter and the aircraft's skin. (Pronounced splitter and diverter plates separate the fuselage from the intake on some aircraft.)

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THE COMPETITION KNOWS ALL ABOUT IT While the United States has been slow to embrace the use of DSI inlets, China and Pakistan have jumped ahead. These nations currently have the following aircraft, either in service or in production: the Chengdu J-10B and Chengdu J-20; the CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder; the Shenyang J-31; and the Guizhou JL-9. In addition to the benefits of

being designed into supersonic aircraft. Using its simple 3-D bump, the DSI inlet has the potential of delivering better engine performance at supersonic speeds, without added weight and mechanisms. As noted, some OEMs are already employing the benefits of the DSI to increase production aircraft's air superiority and stealthiness capabilities.

Keeping in mind the relative ease with which the Block 30 F-16 was modified to incorporate DSI, perhaps aftermarket producers will

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develop an intake mod kit that would allow existing aircraft to shed the excess weight of hinged panels, bleed air doors, and miles of cable and hose. The weight loss would translate into big savings for aircraft users, as would the reduction in parts and maintenance.

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DRONING ON Revolutionary Changes Spark New Era in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.

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ilitary planners and warfighters are exploring ways to best utilize relatively new players in the modern combat environment: drones. They go by a passel of different names: unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), unmanned aerial system (UAS), remotely piloted vehicle (RPV), and autonomous

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For decades now, drones have been a part of the battlespace.

By1995, the General Atomics MQ-1 Predator had joined the U.S. Air Force inventory. The Predator was itself an outgrowth of the earlier GNAT drone that General Atomics developed for the Central Intelligence Agency in the mid1980s, which itself was a follow-on to Leading Systems's Amber drone. (General Atomics eventually acquired Leading Systems.)

The Predator flew with a turboprop engine that provided top performance and supplied plenty of onboard power for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) payloads.

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The Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout (Above) and the smaller MQ-8B (Right) operate autonomously from land or sea. Able to carry a wide array of sensor packages and payloads, the Fire Scout has been taking on a remarkable variety of missions for the U.S. Navy.

When most people think of "drones," they think of the General Atomics's Predator and Reaper aircraft. In service in various forms for almost 30 years, the MQ-8 Predator and newer MQ-9 Reaper are true workhorses.

has made them not only efficient in spotting but also in attacking targets ranging from base camps to single individuals.

Other platforms also have benefited from technological leaps, including Boeing's Global Hawk and the derivatives it has spawned. In many ways, changes in technology are both expanding and redefining the very nature of the roles and

missions of drones.

GET SMALL The early development of drones pales in comparison to the leaps made in the last dozen years.

Primarily due to the electronics revolution, as well as advances in materials, newer models of drones being introduced are far smaller, while becoming ever more capable.

No company has taken the "get small" concept to the battlespace more emphatically than AeroVironment. Founded by aviation pioneer Paul MacCready back in 1971, this California-based company has been working with some of the most advanced electronics and materials to produce truly astonishing drones.

AeroVironment has a line of

A (VERY BRIEF) HISTORY OF DRONES Photo courtesy of U.S. Air Force. Photo by Kenji Thuloweit.

The United States was experimenting with remotely piloted vehicles as far back as World War II, but the applications back then were limited to aircraft that were essentially flying bombs. Through the 1950s, 1960s, and into the mid1970s, the U.S. military flew fairly simple drones with fairly simple reconnaissance and intelligence-gathering payloads. These were mostly modified target drones, such as the Ryan Firebee, though more advanced systems, such as the Compass Cope (prototypes built by Boeing and Ryan A new application for drone technology Aeronautical) and the Lockheed D-21, were also making their debuts. involves using small multirotor, consumerThe miniaturization of electronics in the late 1970s made it possible to begin style drones to inspect aircraft. Airbus Industries is developing a factory aircraft mounting surveillance systems on small fixed-wing drones. These early drones quality-control inspection system using drones, and the U.S. Air Force recently were used for artillery spotting and fire control, tactical reconnaissance, and tested using a drone to quickly inspect the even signals intelligence (SIGINT). But the systems they carried had very upper surfaces of a Boeing C-17 aircraft. limited capabilities due to the size and weight constraints of the small platforms, and the rather limited amount of electrical power available from the drones' powerplants.

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A bit of a confession: This writer regularly encounters AeroVironment engineers at an annual gathering of radio-control model enthusiasts in upstate New York. More than 10 years ago, these guys were "playing" with subminiature scale models, using advanced micro electronics for control and "muscle wire" to actuate control surfaces. Muscle wire is a metal that changes length in response to electrical inputs; thus it is able to move small control surfaces, while not having any actual moving parts. It has since found uses in all kinds of micro-size drones, including some the size of hummingbirds and insects.

Indeed, researchers at any number of universities have been experimenting with similar musclewire systems to create electronic versions of dragonflies and butterflies. Coupled with advances in CMOS video and extremely tiny, low-power cameras, the sci-fi world of artificial insects that can act as spies is all too close to reality.

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Northrop Grumman's Bat UAS launches from a rail and lands by flying into a recovery net.

With a wingspan of up to 14 feet, the Bat carries more advanced sensor packages than some of the smaller tactical drones.

hand-launched drones that are a foot soldier's best friend.

These units can provide battlefield tactical reconnaissance to troops, effectively giving them ondemand eyes in the sky so that they can look over the next ridgeline or down into hostile compounds. Steady advances in sensor packages are continually increasing the capabilities and effectiveness of systems such as the RavenB, Puma, and Wasp.

The Raven-B, for example, has a wingspan of less than 5 feet, and launching it involves one soldier throwing it like a javelin. A gimbal-mounted, electro-optical camera in the nose streams back clear, stabilized, visible light or infrared images. Its electricmotor power system renders it nearly silent, and a haze-gray finish makes it very difficult to

see against most sky backgrounds.

AeroVironment is also working on a project for the U.S. Navy. Dubbed "Blackwing," this small drone launches from a submarine.

Once in the air, a Blackwing can perform a variety of functions. In addition to traditional ISR, it can coordinate command, control, communications, and intelligence (C3-I) between an array of naval assets. Company documents indicate that a Blackwing can perform a C3-I mission between the launching submarine, manned surface vessels, and a wide range of "other autonomous vehicles," which can include everything from sonobuoys to mobile sensor and attack units. (The Navy calls this "cross-domain" coordination.)

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Blackwing can gather reconnaissance information, relay it back to the launching submarine, or share it among other assets. Thus, it effectively serves as a communications and data relay among land, air, and sea units. This versatile UAV will be deployed on both attack submarines and ballistic missile subs.

UCAVS AWEIGH! The acronym "UCAV" stands for unmanned combat aerial vehicle.

This concept has been explored by many nations for decades. As of this writing, there are no fewer than two dozen UCAV aircraft that have advanced to at least the level of technology demonstrator. These are under development by countries ranging from India and China to Italy and Iran.

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why send a man where a machine can do the job? The Navy explored a stealth concept with the Boeing X-45A technology demonstrator.

Northrop Grumman's X-47B UCAV took the concept many steps farther, operating in nearly every flight regime from in-flight refueling to

The challenges are daunting. An operational and autonomous UCAV must carry enough computing power to fly the vehicle under any imaginable conditions, along with a sensor package that provides the vehicle's "brain" with information about threats and targets all around

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it—enemy aircraft or destroyers, tanks or other ground transports, troops, or even individuals.

The drone must be capable of detecting and identifying such threats and targets—alone or in combination—and decide whether to and how best to attack. It has to do all of that while not mistakenly attacking friendly forces. And it has

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The entire nature of unmanned aerial vehicles is undergoing another revolution. A recent demonstrator project by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and General Atomics featured the release of a swarm of small unmanned aircraft from a pair of manned aircraft. The smaller unmanned vehicles used, called Gremlins, are what might be referred to as autonomous or semiautonomous networked drones.

In the demonstration, the Gremlins were deployed from their motherships and then networked with one another. Dispersing over the target area in a mutually dependent pattern, they performed an unspecified mission and then returned to their launch points.

Calling the demonstration a success, DARPA is moving forward with the next phase of the project.

As currently envisioned, swarms of Gremlins would be released from Lockheed C-130 aircraft at distances of up to 500 miles from the target. The Gremlins would then fly to the target, execute the mission, or loiter for awhile, and then fly back to the C-130s to be recovered in flight.

Details of the system are being kept vague. Yet a network of independent drones that cooperate and coordinate with one another is likely to change both the nature of drone operations and, perhaps, the very nature of the modern battlespace.

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General Atomics is working with DARPA on Phase II of the "Gremlins" project.

AeroVironment's Raven launches like a javelin and gives infantry instant eyes in the sky. Such small drones are now major factors in any battlespace.

AeroVironment's Blackwing is a submarine-launched UAV. Among other capabilities, it can network with land and sea assets, including other autonomous vehicles.

to be both commandable by U.S. forces and impervious to hijacking by the enemy. When such a vehicle is finally deployed, it will carry the acronym UCLASS for unmanned carrier-launched airborne surveillance and strike.

Of course, Northrop Grumman already has another UCAV deployed with the fleet.

The MQ-8C Fire Scout is an autonomous helicopter that can carry a variety of payloads and sensors. In service since 2010, the MQ-8B Fire Scout has been used in operations ranging from drug interdiction to battling pirates off the east coast of Africa to flying combat ISR missions over Afghanistan, Libya, and other trouble spots.

There are currently two Fire Scout variants. The smaller MQ-8B has deployed on multiple frigates, and is currently in service on a littoral combat ship (LCS). The MQ-8C

version is the U.S. Navy's nextgeneration autonomous helicopter and is based on the Bell 407 civilian helicopter, which allows for more than double the range and endurance, and more than triples the Fire Scout's payload.

Both helicopters have the ability to take off, operate, and land autonomously, and any aviation-capable ship or landing zone can serve as an operations base. The most recent set of upgrades, scheduled to be fielded this year, will see Fire Scouts equipped for mine detection in coastal waters (designated COBRA for COastal Battlefield Reconnaissance and Analysis).

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sizes, a Bat can carry out a wide range of missions, depending on the electronics packages installed. Its design allows the payload to be changed or updated quickly, and the vehicle's spacious interior enables it to carry a host of different sensors and, in some configurations, electronic warfare packages.

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14 feet) and its blended-body flying-wing design, this drone is difficult to detect both visually and electronically.

OFF THE SHELF Perhaps the most remarkable revolution in the world of drones is the explosion in consumer-level, remote-control vehicles. Less than a decade ago, radio-control aircraft and helicopters were comparatively expensive, challenging to learn to fly, and extremely limited in terms of

payload, range, and adaptability. But the advent of smart phones changed everything.

Nearly all smart phones sold today contain an array of solid-state MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) gyros. Typically employing microscopic vibrating crystals, MEMS gyros let your smart phone know which way is up, which way your phone is moving, and how rapidly your phone is accelerating. Most smart phones also have tiny receivers that use Global Positioning

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System (GPS) satellites to track the phone's position and altitude (some smart phones can track thirteen or more satellites at once).

These two pieces of technology have shrunk in physical size at a rapid rate, and the ramp-up in production to hundreds of millions of units per year has brought prices down to the pennies-perunit range. Meanwhile, the performance and accuracy of both the gyros and the GPS units are phenomenal.

Those MEMS gyros and tiny GPS receivers have made off-theshelf radio-control drones and aircraft exceedingly easy to fly, ubiquitous enough to be sold in toy shops around the world, and now terribly useful to terrorist groups such as the Islamic State and al Qaeda. The Islamic State, in particular, has been using off-theshelf, quadcopter-style drones and radio-control aircraft for everything 34

Off-the-shelf consumer drones such as the DJI Mavic give every fighting force access to eye-in-the-sky capability.

Equipped with a high-resolution 4K camera, GPS guidance, gyro-stabilized flight control, and a range of up to 3 miles, these small drones are difficult to detect.

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from tactical reconnaissance and fire control to dropping small explosives, such as grenades and even light mortar rounds.

Consumer quadcopters, in particular, have proven to be a thorny problem for warfighters.

For example, the DJI Mavic quadcopter retails for around $1,000. It comes with a 4K highresolution camera that can couple to a variety of displays (though the most common is a smart phone).

The transmitter that controls the Mavic uses a frequency-hopping protocol that makes it difficult to jam. And the drone's small size makes it almost impossible to see or hear once it gets above 500 feet or so. Its operational radius is

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a bit more than 3 miles. So, even if it is not ready to drop a grenade, it still provides the bad guys with eyes in the sky that let them spot troops and equipment from miles away.

At the other end of the spectrum are tiny micro drones.

These palm-size quadcopters can carry miniature cameras and transmitters. Even though their range is limited (about 90 feet), they can still allow combatants to see over walls and around corners without having to expose themselves. Tiny and very inexpensive (under $30), these units can be carried in a pocket, deployed in an instant, and are disposable. They also use frequency-agile transmitters.

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Even tiny "toy" drones such as this little quadcopter (above) can be equipped with miniature cameras and transmitters to allow remote viewing in tight quarters, such as urban areas. These drones have six MEMS gyros built into their circuit boards and are stable enough for a child to operate with ease. Countermeasures against such consumer drones include the off-the-shelf Raysun MD1 Drone Defender (below). This multifunction "radio rifle" can jam the drone's transmitter signal or GPS signal to disable it.

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While all of this helps, detecting these drones in the first place is still a major problem. They are small, quiet, difficult to see, and fly low enough to be lost in the ground clutter and thus invisible to radar. Their commercial availability puts high-tech capabilities into the hands of forces that do not have the resources to develop their own. But who would have imagined that toys would have a place on the battlefield?

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difficult. Just as these drones are offthe-shelf systems, there also are offthe-shelf systems available to deal with them. One of the most common is the Raysun MD1 Multicopter Defender. Made by JiunAn Technology Company of Taiwan, the Raysun MD1 looks like a Buck Rogers space weapon. It has a rifle stock, open, telescopic, or even night-vision sights, and a waveguide antenna for a barrel. The Raysun MD1 "fires" radio waves that knock out a drone's GPS reception and/or block its control signal.

Most GPS-equipped quadcopters now have programming that makes the drone fly back to its takeoff point when the control signal has been lost. So when the signal is blocked, this feature turns the drone into a homing device that provides an exact fix on the position of the enemy.

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VIRTUAL REALITY: THE FUTURE OF MILITARY TRAINING? Reducing Costs of Training Through the Latest Technology

By Tracy Martin

ADVANCED TRAINING FOR TODAY'S AIRCRAFT The new fifth generation fighters, such as Lockheed Martin's F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning, are smarter, stealthier, and more lethal than their predecessors. So much so that these advanced models present an unexpected hurdle: The new jets are too powerful to unleash their full performance potential in standard exercises, such as the U.S. Air Force's Exercise Red Flag advanced aerial combat training.

(Approximately 115 aircraft from twenty-five defense departments and thousands of support personnel participate in the exercise held on

the Nevada Test and Training Range at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada.)

The U.S. Air Force's solution is to use VR to train its pilots in every facet of fifth generation fighter jet technology. By performing the first part of their training in a simulated environment, pilots are able to try out new capabilities and weapons systems that may be difficult or not even possible to test in the real world. Indeed, in recent years, the Air Force has embraced VR, or "Live Virtual Constructive" (LVC), training for a number of formerly hands-ononly training applications.

According to Colonel Franz Plescha, Commander of the

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he U.S. Department Defense budget for fiscal year 2015 was reduced by approximately $64 billion from previous years, and the trend continued in 2016. With all branches of the military feeling the financial squeeze, becoming more efficient has been a necessity.

Budget cuts for training have been especially noteworthy, as reductions in investment in personnel training represent a historic reversal.

Traditionally, the U.S. military has prioritized equipping and developing the skill set of servicemen, and servicewomen. In fact, the principle of "equipping the man" is a central tenet of the nation's Full Spectrum Warfare doctrine. This principle holds that the quality of a military force's enlisted personnel and officers maximizes their ability to generate combat power.

Therefore, while acquiring advanced technology and hardware is key to modern-day missions, the armed forces also must ensure that adequate resources are dedicated to integral education and training. And one of the most significant and cutting-edge methodologies that can accomplish military training goals at reduced cost is the use of virtual reality, or VR. Major Dave Edney tries on the enhanced loadmaster training module that uses augmented reality, during the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) in Orlando, Florida. Augmented reality allows trainees to see real and virtual reality as the visual display adds different scenarios to training.

Lieutenant Commander Allison Terray tries a virtual reality headset at the Innovation Jam hosted aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex.

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Sergeant Major Steven Horsley, Commandant of the Joint Special Operations University Enlisted Academy, explores an Institute for Creative Technologies virtual reality environment during a recent visit to the institute.

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aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul.

U.S. Air Force Agency for Modeling and Simulation, "I personally believe the differences between live and simulation will continue to blur. Live or simulation? What's the difference?

What we call simulation today will become so real, it may actually influence our enemies in the future. Just imagine how that could change combat in the future."

Today's overall VR market is expected to reach $5.2 billion, and is projected to increase to $162 billion in 4 years, a 181 percent increase in annual growth. Why the rapid increase? As VR software developers find more uses for VR in the corporate world and

entertainment industry, the cost of VR related equipment, from headsets to development software, is dropping, making it affordable to an increasingly larger customer base.

In the context of the video gaming industry's creation of sophisticated three-dimensional (3-D) games and recent developments in VR for other commercial purposes, it is not surprising that the technology is being used to provide economical and convenient training for combat missions. However, VR based training is also proving useful and cost effective for other types of training tasks within military organizations, in particular,

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AIRCRAFT MAINTAINER TRAINING A virtual environment can be used to train in maintenance of electrical, hydraulic power plant, and fuel systems on an aircraft. In addition, it can be used to simulate flightline preflight, postflight, and through-flight inspections.

For example, an instructor using VR training can select an electrical system within a specific aircraft and create a virtual malfunctioning component and/or an open or shorted electrical wire.

The student is presented with the result—as an electrical fault, warning light, or computermonitored fault code—and can choose from several diagnostic paths, using the appropriate technical manual and a 3-D rendering of the aircraft's wiring diagram to start troubleshooting.

Inside a virtual electrical panel, wiring and other components appear just as they would in a real aircraft. The student works the problem in real time by accessing various panels located on the aircraft. He or she has to "virtually" remove mounting screws to access the panels and then select parts for detailed inspection.

Once a cable is selected, the student can choose which end(s) of the cable to inspect, using a tool from a virtual toolbox. When the student selects a digital multimeter, it is displayed on the computer monitor. The student configures the multimeter to check for voltage, continuity, or resistance, and then virtually drags the meter's electrical probes to the pin in the cable to be checked.

The meter displays a value, and the students has to decide on the next steps in the diagnostic process.

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High-fidelity mock-ups of the P-8's wing, fuselage pylons, weapons bay, sonobuoy launch, and storage sections support VR training for loading, unloading, and various aircraft component removal and installation tasks.

Boeing's VMT includes various sections of the P-8 that support virtual removal and installation training tasks.

Pictured is a section of the landing gear that interfaces with the VR software.

Because VR training can serve as both a learning and interactive evaluation tool, these traditionally separate classroom functions can be more seamlessly integrated. For example, if the student selects the wrong function on the multimeter (resistance instead of voltage), the VR software can pop up text providing an explanation of why another meter function should be used and provide a link to information on the use of a digital multimeter. Once the student completes the additional instruction, he or she is brought back to the original decision point to restart the diagnostic process.

While this example is electrical in nature, the same scenario could be applied to aircraft hydraulics. For example, a student might start by connecting virtual pressure gauges to virtual hydraulic lines to analyze system pressure at various point within a hydraulic system.

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range of aircraft systems. These may include high-tech integrated avionics. For instance, the Rockwell Collins Virtual Reality Maintenance Training puts the user into the flight deck of a King Air aircraft. Assisted by a coach, the user is able to diagnose an aircraft maintenance

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Company's Virtual Maintenance Training (VMT) system is one example of VR being effectively applied to aircraft maintenance training. The VMT system is in use by the U.S. Navy and others for Boeing's F-18E/F Super Hornet, EA-18G Growler, P-8A Poseidon,

“What we call simulation today will become so real, it may actually influence our enemies in the future. Just imagine how that could change combat in the future."

problem and then go the avionics bay and virtually replace the defective component. Other promising applications for VR training include weapons packages and other technical features of the latest fixed-wing and rotorcraft models.

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CH-47 Chinook, and AH-64 Apache aircraft. In addition to aircraft, the VMT System is being applied to training for ground vehicles, such as the High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, and construction equipment.

Boeing's VMT leverages modern multimedia technology to provide students with realistic repair training,

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time required on an actual aircraft.

This approach makes the most efficient use of the time that students do spend on the aircraft learning tasks and thus increases availability of aircraft and reduces downtime costs.

Boeing's Virtual Maintenance Trainer (VMT) supports more than 1,000 maintenance procedures that combine 3-D graphical front-end depictions of P-8 Poseidons with simulations of aircraft systems interacting with mission software.

The simulation allows for focused training on component installation and removal, system operation, and fault isolation.

teaching technicians system identification and location, as well as proper operation and fault isolation procedures. The VMT offers: • Content management of training materials, eliminating multiple separate training manuals.

• An immersive training environment, integrating gaming technology and simulation, that supports maintenance activities.

• Integration of Boeing's Intelligent Tutoring System, providing immediate feedback and instruction from a virtual instructor.

• The ability to train on tasks within the total aircraft environment, using high-resolution photos and other graphics, 3-D models, video and system animations, and audio that simulates sounds during system operation.

• Versatility, as the software can run on a desktop computer, laptop, tablet, or in some cases on a Smartphone.

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• Team training, where students in a maintenance team role play and interact with each other as they would working on a real job.

As Yoshi Tanaka, a Senior Manager at Boeing Virtual

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“Detailed tasks and procedures referenced from OEM technical manuals can be conducted to give the student[s] a realistic aircraft experience, without having the real aircraft.“

Maintenance Training, explains, "Detailed tasks and procedures referenced from OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) technical manuals can be conducted to give the student[s] a realistic aircraft experience, without having the real aircraft. Scalability and networking of these systems allow the student to learn individually or in a 'real life' team environment."

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VIRTUAL REALITY AS A BUSINESS To fill the need for VR training in the aircraft industry Lockheed Martin developed what it calls "turn-key training." The company partners with international customers to provide end-to-end training-as-a-service, as opposed to selling individual training platforms.

Tom Quelly, Director of Business Development at Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Training, explains, "Customers remain in control and [Lockheed] provides the technologies, training, business model approach, and financing to enable previously unattainable levels of system performance. These programs have saved from 15 to 20 percent over traditional training acquisitions."

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Singapore's Air Force has simulated 50,000 flying hours of training for more than 300 pilots since 2008. The company has a similar program for the United Kingdom and is the exploring the concept with Australia's AIR 5428 pilot training system program.

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THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY AND VR

Lockheed Martin's Collaborative Human Immersive Laboratory (CHIL) enables collaboration between product design, manufacturing, and maintenance for human spaceflight, imaging satellites, and other applications. The ability to visualize engineering designs in virtual reality offers tremendous savings in time and money compared to using physical prototypes.

EON Reality creates Virtual and Augmented Reality based training for industry, education, and edutainment.

While the company has focused on aerospace VR training, its concepts could easily be applied to military training as well.

It partnered with Temasek Polytechnic, an aerospace engineering school located in Singapore, that was looking for new ways to improve the academic performance, and overall learning for its students. Traditional teaching methods of reading textbooks and using two-dimensional diagrams were not keeping pace with changes in how students consume media and learn on their own. Plus, the cost required to provide physical equipment for student experiences was ever increasing.

EON Reality created the "Engine Explorer," where students can use a series of applications designed to enhance their training for specific engine platforms. Engine Explorer is a virtual gas turbine engine, and the software enables students to go inside the engine, where they can explore various components and systems in 3-D detail. Instructors and students can access modules anywhere and anytime, through Temasek's Learning Management System.

To validate the concept of VR learning, Temasek performed a study to evaluate the performance of their EON Reality modules. Aerospace Engineering students were split into two groups: Control (60) and Experimental (59).

All students had a mean GPA of 3.19 and took the same number of course hours during the testing period. The Experimental group used four Virtual Reality based lesson modules, while the Control group used traditional learning methods. When tested, the students that used VR based learning performed significantly higher than those who did not. The main areas of improvement were in knowledge, recall, and application of the course materials.

Another company that is exploring the use of VR for aircraft component training, Swiss Aviation Training (SAT) uses a Virtual Maintenance Trainer (VMT) for Airbus A320 technical training. The VMT offers realistic simulations of all the maintenance work performed on the A320 aircraft. The VMT supports aircraft maintenance procedures, including exchanging line replaceable units, which are restricted on actual aircraft for safety reasons.

SAT's VR tool offers sharp images of various cockpit displays that can be zoomed in to provide layers of detail.

To optimize students’ training experience, the software generates multiple, diverse error messages for simple and complex maintenance scenarios, making the training efficient, cost-effective, and realistic.

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With the NGRAIN Augmented Reality Player 3-D content can overlay real-world physical objects using an iPad camera for instant visual feedback for on-the-job support and training.

forward. They give us a very good opportunity to build and grow a stable workforce of training experts."

Another aspect of Lockheed Martin's VR business is the OEM's Collaborative Human Immersive Laboratory (CHIL). CHIL enables collaboration between product design and manufacturing teams, before physically designing and producing hardware or even building facilities. This enables engineers and technicians to validate, test, and understand products and processes early in program development, when the cost, risk, and time associated with making modifications are lowest.

AN AFTERMARKET APPROACH Another company that is leading VR training technology is NGRAIN. Founded in 2000, NGRAIN 3-D graphics are used by companies, such as Lockheed Martin and Raytheon, as well as by the U.S. and Canadian governments.

Designed to see and share knowledge, the company's core 3-D technology is based on voxels, or 3-D pixels. Similar to a sandcastle made from individual grains of sand, NGRAIN graphics 42

represent data through billions of discrete points that come together to form 3-D physical objects.

Unlike traditional computer graphics, this technology fully represents objects as they naturally exist in the real world, including surfaces and internal structures.

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NGRAIN's Constructor is a 3-D software development kit (SDK) that allows developers to create their own interactive 3-D apps and software. The company's Production Suite has been used to create over 150 virtual task trainers that provide interactive electronic training manuals and other training solutions for the U.S. Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force, U.K. Ministry of Defense, and many aerospace companies.

In addition, military uses of Constructor include the development of 3-D software-

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based technologies not only for training purposes, but also for active support of design, assembly, and maintenance functions of aircraft. Nadia Ballard, NGRAIN's Product Marketing Manager, states, "Designed with the enterprise-level clients in mind, NGRAIN's Augmented Reality offers an effective way to provide on-the-job support, so staff can perform maintenance, repair, inspection, training, and other tasks and procedures quickly and accurately." For example, Constructor SDK was used to develop a Virtual Damage Assessment and Repair Tracking system used by maintainers to record damage and repair information for the F-22 and F-35.

NGRAIN recently released its Augmented Reality and Mobile modules as downloadable apps available on the iTunes AppStore.

These mobile player apps enable easy integration of 3-D interactive training into mobile environments.

They can help extend virtual training into field operations where traditional classrooms are scarce. "With the increased use of tablets in the cockpit and in the field, NGRAIN's products allow

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users at the point of interest to gather previously inaccessible information about the system around them," says Ballard. She points out that this has the effect of "improving decision-making, accuracy, records-keeping, safety, and efficiency."

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DELIVERING THE GOODS How the U.S. Air Force Does Such a Great Job of Transporting Precious Cargo Worldwide

By Donna J. Kelly

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oes the word "extraction" make you think of cargo being jettisoned from an aircraft? U.S. Air Force loadmasters use this term to describe the process of dropping palletized cargo from a Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules.

The cargo is not pushed or propelled. Its ejection happens via extraction chutes that drag the

cargo out into the airstream and free of the aircraft. The main parachute then deploys, and the cargo drifts earthward at a speed that hopefully allows the pallet or other container to land safely.

There are many factors that are involved in this seemingly simple process. The number of assorted mechanisms and devices are too

numerous to mention all of them in this context. In addition, outside forces, such as weather and overall flying conditions, are critical to include in the cargo analysis, loading, and delivery process. Most important to this procedure are properly trained crew members, who have access to technical data and accrued loadmaster knowledge.

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Members of the Air Force Research Labs Advanced Power Technology Office, Air Mobility Command, Air Force Special Operations Command, Team Charleston, Air Transportability Test Loading Activity (ATTLA), Boeing, and cable designer Samson Rope met at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, to conduct an operational evaluation of new synthetic cargo tie-downs and winch cables in November 2016. The evaluation was a culmination of an initiative to reduce aircraft weight by almost 1,000 pounds for better fuel efficiency. The new devices are predicted to provide savings to the U.S. Air Force of approximately $4 million each year.

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Good news is that the science and technology of air cargo delivery has been in development since the earliest aircraft transports. And thanks to some recent developments, today's military mobile air commands are continuing to upgrade their aircraft capabilities to increase cargo loads, and fly farther and faster with reduced costs.

NEWEST RESTRAINT DEVICES REDUCE COSTS Gross weight is a major consideration for all aircraft, and it is even more critical for transports that have to carry their own weight along with an often substantial load of cargo. The reliability of restraint devices is another key factor: cargo must be secured, both for the safety of the plane and crew.

A study commissioned by the U.S. Air Force in 2014 focused upon safety concerns in regard to "tensioners." Tensioners are 44

devices that tighten and cinch cargo straps around cargo loads.

One major success in this research was the development of new tensioners by ANCRA International of Erlanger, Kentucky, provider of innovative, timely, and costeffective solutions to the U.S. military for over 40 years. These tensioners are designed to weigh less and be more reliable over time than the products previously used.

Michael Holmes is Director, Government and Military Sales and Contracts, for ANCRA International, states, "ANCRA's newest and lightest CGU-8/A Aircraft Chain Tensioner guarantees multi-million dollar annual fuel savings to Air Mobility Commands. Replacing the MB -1 and CGU-4/E, the CGU-8/A Chain Tensioner has a 10,000-pound capacity. The 360-degree, patented, swiveling hook assembly also incorporates a secondary safety lock feature, and meets the

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requirements of MIL-DTL-25959H for MIL-DTL-6458 Type I chain."

Other weight reduction initiatives are being evaluated at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, where new synthetic tiedowns and winch cables for the Boeing C-17 Loadmaster III are being tested. According to Captain Randall Hodkin of the U.S. Air Force Research Lab at WrightPatterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, the devices, manufactured by Sampson Rope of Ferndale, Washington, "are designed to reduce aircraft gross weight by nearly 1,000 pounds per C-17." He predicts, "The new equipment will save the Air Force approximately $4 million annually."

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Twenty U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster IIIs are show flying over Charleston, South Carolina, in late 2006. The C-17s, assigned to the 437th and 315th Airlift Wings at Charleston Air Force Base, were part of the largest C-17 formation in history to fly from a single base and demonstrate the strategic airdrop capability of the U.S. Air Force.

This C-17 aircraft from Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, is conducting Operation Thunderstruck over North Auxiliary Airfield near North Carolina, in a demonstration of the global projection of U.S. airpower.

A C-130 is shown performing a Low Altitude Parachute Extraction.

demands of cargo transport.

Innovators at AmSafe Bridport, of Bridport, England, refer to themselves as "pioneers in the manufacturing of cargo protection covers." AmSafe Bridport designs cargo netting to last, with features such as proprietary anti-abrasive knotless intersections, allowing for faster buildup times, and anticorrosive finishes that offer salt-spray resistance for up to 360 hours.

This company's new one-piece cargo net provides a good example of how they are working to speed up the process of cargo handling.

Traditional cargo nets come in three pieces and are fitted around the load. AmSafe Bridport asserts that the one-piece net facilitates faster installation and removal times, reduces snagging and other jams that can occur with standard, multipart nets, and is easier to use when covering irregularly shaped loads.

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with the AmSafe Bridport product.

SHIFTING LOADS AND THE NEED FOR CENTRALIZED TECHNICAL DATA The crash of the National Airlines 747 aircraft carrying military cargo out of Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan reveals the kind of disaster that can occur when cargo is not properly secured. Devices such as 9G nets now exist and go a long way in counteracting the forces of

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Loading Activity (ATTLA), located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, has the mission of ensuring that cargo loaded on U.S. Air Force aircraft is safe for flight. It also is responsible for ensuring the compatibility of various cargo with the specific capabilities of the several types of cargo planes in the Air Force fleet.

As Mark Kuntavanish, Lead Engineer for ATTLA, states, "ATTLA was created to centralize expertise

AmSafe Bridport asserts that the one-piece net facilitates faster installation and removal times, reduces snagging and other jams that can occur with standard, multi-part nets, and is easier to use when covering irregularly shaped loads.

radically shifting cargo. But the best way to fly safe and successful cargo missions is for everyone involved to be fully trained and have every bit of available knowledge and data at their fingertips, particularly when determining the correct methods and tools for cargo restraint.

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for airlift and to be a resource for aircrews and military transportation agencies. Prior to ATTLA, aircrews were responsible for ensuring that their plane could carry its cargo and that proper restraints were used to secure the load. At times, this caused delays and cancellation of missions for crews that may not have

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More than thirty members of the 621st Contingency Response Wing aboard a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, are shown waiting for equipment to be loaded before takeoff for a flight to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in October 2016, in response to the government of Haiti's request for assistance following Hurricane Matthew. The unit provided assistance by facilitating the movement of humanitarian aid and cargo.

had adequate information or expertise to accurately determine the compatibility of the cargo with the plane." ATTLA also provides assistance with other transport concerns, such as flying conditions that include rapid altitude changes, air turbulence, and various vibration signatures.

Personnel at ATTLA respond to requests for assistance in different ways. They may fly to the site that needs help, or they might make determinations and provide guidance regarding safe flight parameters using formulas and computational tools located at their offices.

To ATTLA, the importance of crew survivability is paramount when configuring cargo aircraft.

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free, causing greater structural damage to the aircraft and potentially injuring or killing people on board.

TRAINING, TRAINING, AND MORE TRAINING Perhaps the number one factor in successful cargo transport is proper initial and ongoing training of loadmasters and other personnel involved in the cargo

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process. Making this job easier are systems designed by L-3 Link Simulation and Training, headquartered in Arlington, Texas, that provide hands-on training

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without tying up actual aircraft.

According to L-3 Marketing Communications Manager Joe Rivera, "There are three Cargo Compartment Trainers (big, fullscale mockups of the aircraft cargo compartment): two at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, and one in Australia. There are also twenty Load Station Trainers: nineteen in the United States, and one in Australia. These trainers are WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

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U.S. Army Reservists load pallets onto a C-17 from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, during a joint partnered movement control mission with French Air Force members in February 2016.

The cargo delivered supported the U.S. Africa Command's Operation Echo Casemate resupply mission to French military forces deployed to the Central African Republic.

mockups of the loadmaster station in the aircraft, but the cargo compartment is virtual and shown on a video display."

The most recent trainer was installed at Martinsburg Air National Guard Base in Martinsburg West Virginia, and supports the mission of the 167th Airlift Wing's global air mobility mission. The C-17 trainer is said to be the largest aircrew training system within the U.S. Air Force's Air Mobility Command, and it has trained more than 1,500 pilots and loadmasters using twenty-three variants of aircrew and maintenance training devices.

Real-time training of military cargo aircraft will occur this summer during an exercise that was once called the "AMC Rodeo." This intense competition has evolved into what the U.S. Air Force now refers to as the "Mobility Guardian" exercise.

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Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.

Major General Jerry Martinez, the Air Mobility Command (AMC) Director of Operations explains, "The exercise will be one of the most realistic, real-world, scenariodriven exercises the command has ever undertaken. The objective is to execute rapid global mobility missions we see today, as well as those we anticipate in the future, and to enhance mobility partnerships." According to Martinez, "Mobility Guardian will focus on exercising with the allies we depend upon every day to enhance the ability of our Airmen to overcome challenges and achieve national objectives."

The Mobility Guardian exercise has attracted much international interest, as well as attention from partners in combat, air, and special operations forces. "Interoperability with our joint and allied partners is crucial to be able to move people,

planes, and cargo into contested environments around the world," says General Carlton D. Everhart II. "Mobility Guardian will be our premier exercise for U.S. and allied units to train together and improve joint capabilities. We'll train like we fight."

Napoleon was quoted as saying, "An army marches on their stomachs." But as we all know, the armed forces in today's environments need a lot more than that to accomplish their missions, varied as they are. Technology will continue to evolve and knowledge will accumulate, furthering our abilities to reach out and deliver what is needed to support an endless range of missions globally, wherever and whenever necessary.

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TRADING TECHNOLOGY FOR PRODUCTION The Extraordinary Proposal that Revolutionized Airborne Radar and Helped to Win World War II

By Patrick J. Walsh

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Led by physicists John Randall and Harry Boot, the group developed a new version of the resonant cavity magnetron that would generate high-powered microwave pulses at shorter

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wavelengths than those produced by earlier magnetrons. Their work would spawn a new generation of radar technology that enabled the detection of smaller objects at greater distances. In addition, the advanced radar systems enabled by this new technology were compact enough to fit in the fighter planes of that time.

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the fleets of the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Allied forces. It also stands as a dramatic illustration of the benefits of international cooperation.

A BREAKTHROUGH AT 10 CENTIMETERS

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AN EXTRAORDINARY PROPOSAL In the meantime, the outbreak of the Battle of Britain cast a pall over British production capabilities. The need to concentrate resources on the immediate demands of the nation's air defense effort threatened to curtail further development of the cavity magnetron and other cutting-edge technologies that held promise for furthering the Allies' war effort.

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about 10 centimeters. This was a significant advance over the 10 watts and 150-centimeter wavelength of comparable microwave devices of the time. Their prototype was further refined and readied for production by the engineers of the General Electric Company (GEC). (In 1999, this firm became Marconi and merged its defense division with British Aerospace to form BAE Systems.)

The need to produce the device in large quantities was exemplified by the Battle of the Atlantic, where German submarines decimated Allied merchant shipping. While then-current radar systems could detect objects down to the size of a surfaced submarine, the new systems based on the modified cavity magnetron would be able to pick out something as small as a raised periscope.

This would allow pilots to locate and engage a submarine while it was submerged.

It was not until the following year that another team of researchers, based at Oxford University, developed a transmitreceive switch that solved the problem of how to use a single antenna for both the transmitter and receiver of the new systems, enabling engineers to design sets that could fit in aircraft. But additional modifications were required before the new high-powered microwave radar systems could be mass produced.

U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt (right) shares a quiet moment with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in May, 1943, at the presidential retreat at Camp David—which was at the time known as "Shangri-La," as it was whimsically nicknamed by Roosevelt. The cordial personal friendship between the two national leaders played an important role in defining American support of Great Britain in the years leading up to U.S. entry into World War II. In September, 1940, for example, Roosevelt agreed to develop British weapons technology with U.S. industrial capacity, directly aiding Churchill's strategy to defend Britain against attack by Germany.

The magnetron and other microwave components of an early X band commercial airport radar transmitter, the De Mornay-Budd No. 412 RF unit, from an advertisement in a 1947 electronics magazine. It consists of a 9.375 GHz 20 kW peak power cavity magnetron tube (right) mounted between the poles of two alnico horseshoe magnets, its output feeding into a waveguide with a TR (transmit/receive) switch, connected to the receiver portion of the radar (upper waveguide). The waveguide aperture (left) is connected to the waveguide going to the dish antenna feed horn.

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year, Bell Laboratories produced a version of the cavity magnetron based on the work of Randall and Boot. By war's end, the company had produced more than a million units.

Airborne radar systems based on the cavity magnetron gave the Allied forces a significant advantage in the deployment of night fighter aircraft and in antisubmarine warfare. This capability also led to contour mapping radar systems, such as the British H2S and American H2X, which were used to increase the accuracy and effectiveness of all-weather bombing later in the war.

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with the United States. They agreed that this was to be presented with the condition that the Americans would provide the industrial capacity necessary to develop the scientific concepts into deployable weapons systems.

Churchill made the offer of British technology to his U.S. counterpart, President Franklin Roosevelt. The resulting agreement advanced the development of the cavity

magnetron and the introduction of high-powered, next generation airborne radar for use by Allied aircraft for the remainder of the war.

The Radiation Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was established in October 1940 so that teams of U.S. and British scientists could jointly conduct research on military applications for the device and its derivatives. Before the end of that

Sources: "Briefcase 'that changed the world'," BBC, February 2007.

Louis Brown, A Radar History of World War II: Technical and Military Imperatives. London: Institute of Physics Publishing, 1999.

Richard Brownell, "The Tizard Mission: The Briefcase That Changed World War II," WETA Boundary Stones blog, September 2015. http://blogs.weta.org/boundarystones.

Robert Buderi, The Invention That Changed the World: How a Small Group of Radar Pioneers Won the Second World War and Launched a Technical Revolution. New York: Touchstone/Simon & Schuster, 1998.

Martin Hollmann, "Radar Development In England," Radar World. www.radarworld.org.

"The Magnetron," Radar Recollections 1934-1944, Dorset, England: Bournemouth University, 2002.

"Prof. Dr. Hans E. Hollmann, the Physicist and 'Father of Modern Radar and Microwave Technology'," Radar World. www.radarworld.org.

"Radar," Newsweek, December 1997.

Raymond C. Watson, Jr., Radar Origins Worldwide: History of Its Evolution in 13 Nations Through World War II. Bloomington, IN: Trafford Publishing, 2009.

Courtesy of U.S. Army Air Forces.

From Both Sides

Although the first cavity magnetron was patented by German scientist Hans Hollmann in 1938, the German military hierarchy deemed the device unsuitable for development for military use in its original form. The Luftwaffe relied instead on low-powered radar systems based on the klystron vacuum tube for its night fighters. The resulting units required bulky antennas that created an uncomfortable amount of aerodynamic drag for pilots of aircraft such as this Bf 110G night fighter.

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Ironically, the improvements that made the cavity magnetron suitable for airborne radar were based, at least in part, on the pre-war work of German academic Hans Erich Hollmann (18991960). His work was the basis for microwave radar experiments at the German Telefunken Company, and it was readily available to other researchers, including Randall and Boot.

In 1935, Hollmann described the cavity magnetron in a patent application, as well as in several books published that year. In 1938, he received the patent (U.S. Patent no. 2,123,728) for his cavity magnetron design.

After World War II, Hollmann and his family relocated to California, where he worked on projects for the U.S. government.

During his lifetime, he held over 300 patents, including seventysix in the United States.

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P-3 P-3 ORION ORION Lockheed Martin Authorized P-3 Service Centers & P-3 Certified Parts Providers CERTIFIED PARTS AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTORS

Blue Aerospace 6211 N. Nob Hill Road.

Tamarac, FL 33321 954-718-4404 MHD-ROCKLAND 205 Brunswick Blvd., Ste. 100 Pointe-Claire, Quebec H9R 1A5 Tel: 514-453-1632 Kellstrom Defense Aerosapce, Inc. 100 N. Sepulveda Blvd.

El Segundo, CA 90245 424-217-1368 CERTIFIED PARTS MANUFACTURERS

Aero Engineering & Manufacturing 28217 Avenue Crocker Valencia, CA 91355-1249 661-295-0815

Frazier Aviation Inc. 445 North Fox St. San Fernando, CA 91340 www.frazieraviation.com

Snowline Aerospace 4261 Business Dr. Cameron Park, CA 95682 877-537-0222

Grace Electronics 20 Peachtree Ct. Holbrook, NY 11741 631-699-0131

Williams Aerospace & Manufacturing 2820 Via Orange Way, Suite G Spring Valley, CA 91978 619-660-6220

IMP Aerostructures PO Box 10 Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada 902-667-1610 IMP Electronic Systems 3101 Hammonds Plains Rd. Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia, Canada B3Z 1H7 902-835-4433 International Precision, Inc. 9526 Vassar Ave P.O. Box 4839 Chatsworth CA 91313-4839 Ph. 818-882-3933

AUTHORIZED P-3 ORION SERVICE CENTERS

Airbus Defence & Space GmbH Rechliner Strasse, D-85077 Manching, Germany airbusdefenceandspace.com Airbus Group Australia Pacific Buildings 46, Corner of East Avenue and Explosives Rd Edinburgh, SA 5111 Australia Tel: +61-8-8256-4529

IMP Group, Ltd. 2651 Dutch Village Road Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada Tel: 902-873-2250 AUTHORIZED P-3 ORION QEC REPAIR CENTERS

Rolls-Royce Engine Services Oakland Oakland International Airport 7200 Earhart Road Oakland, CA 94621-4504 Tel: 510-635-1095 GA Telesis 3420 NW 53rd Street Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309 Tel: 954-676-3111 Standard Aero 3525 General Hudnell San Antonio, TX 78226 Tel: 210-334-6000

Beacon Industries 1814 Woody Rd. Dallas, TX 75253-4932 972-557-3494

In operation since 1959, there are approximately 223 P-3 aircraft in existence, operated by the US, Canada, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Portugal, Spain, Norway, Germany, Greece, Pakistan, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Australia and New Zealand.

Some primary past and current aircraft maintenance issues include: Fatigue Life Management; Center Wing Replacement; Zone 5 modifications and Outer Wing Assembly replacement. *Inclusion in this list does not in any way imply that the companies listed are “Distributors” for Lockheed Martin for this program.

Updated May 2017.

Courtesy of Lockheed Martin.

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INDUSTRY ’ S LEADING

HOLOGRAM PRODUCTS PROGRAM The Hologram Products Program was created to better serve the owners and operators of Lockheed Martin C-130 B-H aircraft. The core of the program is its commitment to quality manufacturing and customer satisfaction.

As the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), Lockheed Martin ensures that the parts used on C-130 B-H aircraft are manufactured in accordance to the appropriate specifications and the highest quality standards.

The Hologram Products Program has addressed this issue by qualifying manufacturers and supporting them with the correct and up-to-date technical data needed to produce OEM quality parts. Not only is each part made to the correct data, but each one has a Lockheed Martin source inspection to ensure conformance and certify the part before it ever reaches the customer’s hand. These parts may be identified by the distinctive “hologram” (holographic decal) that can be found on the part itself or the part packaging. Each hologram has a unique serial number that is recorded along with part information for quality checks and customer support.

Customers can have confidence that the parts identified with the hologram are manufactured to the appropriate specifications and the highest quality standards.

More information, including an updated list of licensees, may be found at www.LMHologram.com

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Frazier Aviation is also one of the more versatile AS9100 manufacturers and approved FAA/EASA repair centers. On all fronts a solid source of support you can depend on.

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Airborne Technologies Inc. www.airbornetech.com Airborne Technologies carries a very large inventory specializing in C-130 structural aircraft parts. The many years of experience in providing spares for this aircraft has brought forth an inventory comprising thousands of items, many of which Airborne has found to be the most often required for normal maintenance and/or overhaul.

Address: 999 Avenida Acaso Camarillo, CA 93012 Phone: Fax: Contact: Email:

805-389-3700 805-389-3708 Paul Siano psiano@airbornetech.com

Frazier Aviation, Inc. www.frazieraviation.com For over 60 years, Frazier Aviation Inc. has been a versatile component manufacturer offering a diversity of services including sheet metal work and overhaul and repair. It was a founding members of the Hologram Products Program and is an approved manufacturer for all of Lockheed's facilities. The company is AS9100 certified and also a PSID supplier to Boeing.

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Address: 445 North Fox St., San Frenando, CA 91340 Phone: 818-898-1998 Fax: 818-837-9546 Email: frazier@frazieraviation.com

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INDUSTRY’S LEADING C-130 PROVIDERS

Lockheed Martin Global Supply Chain Services 210 Industrial Park Rd, Ste 120 Johnstown, PA 15904 Tel: 814-262-4483

CERTIFIED PARTS LICENSEES Aero Components 5124 Kaltenbrun Rd, Ft. Worth, TX 76119 Tel: 817-572-3003 Aero Engineering & Mfg. Co. 28217 Avenue Crocker Valencia, CA 91355 Tel: 661-295-0875

PPG Aerospace Transparencies 1719 Highway 72E Huntsville, AL 35804 Tel: 256-851-1008 Snowline Aerospace 4261 Business Drive Cameron Park, CA 95682 530-677-2675 x 403 Tactair Fluid Controls, Inc. 4806 West Taft Rd Liverpool, NY 13088 Tel: 315-451-3928 Williams Aerospace & Mfg. 2820 Via Orange Way Spring Valley, CA 91978 Tel: 619-660-6220

APPROVED REPAIR CENTERS

Airborne Technologies Inc. 999 Avenida Acaso Camarillo, CA 93012 Ph: 805-389-3700

Aeroworx, Inc. 2565 West 237th St Torrance, CA 90505 310-891-0300

Frazier Aviation 445 North Fox St, San Fernando, CA 91340 Tel: 818-898-1998

Derco Repair Services, Inc. 8065 West Fairlane Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53223 Tel: 414-355-7770

GKN Aerospace Bandy Machining, POB 7716, Burbank, CA 91054 Tel: 818-846-9020 GKN Aerospace Svcs - Cowes Ferry Road-East Cowes Isle of Wright PO32 6RA -UK Tel: +44(0) 1983- 294101 Heroux Devtek Inc. 755, Thurber St. Longueuil Québec, Canada J4H 3N2 Tel: (450) 679-5454 International Precision, Inc. 9526 Vassar Ave. Chatsworth, CA 91313 Tel: 818-882-3933 Loos & Co., Inc. 1 Cable Rd, Pomfret, CT 06258 Tel: 800-533-5667

Floats and Fuel Cells 4010 Pilot Drive, Suite 103 Memphis, TN 38118 Tel: 901-842-7132 Four Star Accessory Overhaul, Inc. 7711 New Market St. S.W. Tumwater, WA 98501 Tel: 360-956-0800 Heroux Devtek Inc. 755, Thurber St. Longueuil, Québec, Canada J4H 3N2 Tel: 450-679-5454 Kearsley Airways, Ltd. Romeera House, Stansted Airport, Essex CM24 1QL, UK Tel: 44 (0)1279 871000 Lockheed Martin Aeronautics GSCS 210 Industrial Park Rd, Ste. 120 Johnstown, PA 15904 Tel: 814-262-4516

LICENSED DISTRIBUTORS Nor-Ral, Inc. 164 Hickory Springs Ind Dr Canyon, GA 30115 Tel: 770-720-0526 ext. 274 WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

* MHD-ROCKLAND 205 Brunswick Blvd., Suite 100 Pointe-Claire, Quebec, H9r1A5 Tel: 514-453-1632

AUTHORIZED C-130 HERCULES SERVICE CENTERS

AMMROC PO Box 46450, Abu Dhabi UAE Ph. 971-2-505-7237 Airod Sdn. Bhd Locked Bag 4004; Pejabat Pos Kampung Tunku, 47309 Petaling Jaya, Malaysia Tel: 603-746-3334/3344 Cascade Aerospace 1337 Townline Road, Abbotsford, BC Canda V2T 6E1 Tel: 604-557-2541 DENEL (PTY) Ltd. PO Box 11, Kempton Park, 1620, Rep. of South Africa Tel: 27 (11) 927-4575 Empresa Nacional de Aero.

Avenida Jose Miguel Carrera 11087; Paradero 36 1/2, Comuna de El Bosque Santiago Chile Tel: 56-2-383-1919 Fabrica Argentina de Aviones (FADEA) Brig. General San Martin SA Av. Fuerza Aerea Argentina 5500, 5010 Cordoba Tel: 54-351-466-8740, ext 2412 Hellenic Aerospace Industry Tangara, POB 23, GR-320 09 Schimatari, Greece Tel: 30-262-5 3121/2141 Marshall Aerospace The Airport, Cambridge, CB5 8RX, UK Tel: 44-1223-373737 OGMA 2615 Alverca, Portugal Tel: 351-1-958-1000 Sabena Technics - Brussels Bldg. 24B/304, 1930 Zaventem, Belgium Tel: 32-2-723-4958 Sabena Technic - BOD Aeroport de BordeauxMerignac,19 rue Marcel Issartier CS 50 008, 33693 Merignac Cedex, France Tel: 33-556-55.22.66

ST Aerospace Eng. Pte. Ltd. 540 Airport Rd, Paya Lebar, Singapore 539938 Tel: 65-382-7846 Turkish Air Force (TurAF) 2nd Air Supply and Maintenance Center, Kayseri, Turkey Tel: 90-352-351-21-06 ext 5091

AUTHORIZED C-130 QEC SERVICE CENTERS AIROD Sdn. Bhd Locked Bag 4004 Pejabat Pos Kampung Tunku 47309 Petaling Jaya, Malaysia Tel: +603 7846 5112 Rolls-Royce Engine Services Oakland, Inc. 7200 Earhart Road Oakland, CA 94621USA Tel: (510) 615-5033 Segers Aero 8100 McGowin Drive Fairhope, AL 36532 Tel: 251-928-1878 Standard Aero, Canada 33 Allen Dyne Road Winnipeg, MB R3H 1A1 Tel: 204-318-7755 Vector Aerospace International Fleetlands, Fareham Road, Building 140, Gosport Hampshire, PO13 0AA UK Tel: +44 (0)2392 946342 Vector Aerospace International Limited - QEC Facitily Cody Technology Park Old Ively Road, Farnborough, Hants GU14 0LZ Tel: +44 (0) 1252 359816

AUTHORIZED C-130J HEAVY MAINTENANCE CENTERS Cascade Aerospace 1337 Townline Rd, Abbotsford, BC Canda V2T 6E1 Tel: 604-557-2541 Marshall Aerospace The Airport, Cambridge, CB5 8RX, UK Tel: 44-1223-373737

Courtesy of Lockheed Martin.

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TRANSPORTS Firms that specialize in parts for Transports Distribution / Manufacturing / Repairs

Courtesy of U.S. Air Force. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo.

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RUBBER • METAL • TEFLON

818-841-9258 • Fax: 818-841-2342 28887 Industry Drive, Valencia, CA 91355 www.aerocomponent.com sales@aerocomponent.com celebrating 50 years in business ACCESSORIES & ACCESSORY OVERHAUL 20/20 Components 5851 Jeffrey Lane Ft. Myers FL 33907 239-313-5458 www.2020components.com FAX: 239-313-5464

AAR AIRCRAFT COMPONENT SERVICES-NEW YORK 747 Zeckendorf Blvd. Garden City NY 11530 www.aarcorp.com 516-222-9000 FAX: 516-357-2709 Contact: Glenn Meyers glenn.meyers@aarcorp.com Aero International Inc. 641 S. Wasington St Alexandria VA 22314 www.aerointl.com 571-203-8360 FAX: 571-203-8361 210 Commerce Circle Kearneysville WV 25430 FAX: 304-870-4227 304-870-4660

AERO PRECISION INDUSTRIES,LLC. 201 Lindbergh Ave Livermore CA 94551 925-455-9900 www.aeroprecision.com FAX: 925-455-9901 Air Parts & Supply Co. 12840 SW 84th Ave. Rd. Miami FL 33156 Contact: Sheri Murray 305-235-5401 FAX: 305-235-8185 sales@apscomiami.com www.apscomiami.com

AIRBORNE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 999 Avenida Acaso Camarillo CA 93012 805-389-3700 Contact: Gary Ferris FAX: 805-389-3708 Repair Station #WY2R283L P.O. Box 2210 Camarillo CA 93011 www.airbornetech.com sales@airbornetech.com

ARROW DYNAMICS, LLC. 1671 NW 144 terrace #105 Sunrise FL 33323 www.arrodynamicsllc.com 954-889-2000 FAX: 954-889-2020 Contact: Sales sales@arrowdynamics.com

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BLUE AEROSPACE 6211 N. Nob Hill Road Tamarac FL 33321 www.blueaero.com 954-718-4404 info@blueaero.com FAX: 954-718-4326 Consolidated Aircraft Supply Co., Inc. 55 Raynor Ave. Ronkonkoma NY 11779 631-981-7700 Contact: Steve Matza (President) FAX: 631-981-7706 Toll Free: 800-422-6300 In California: Contact: Rich Noll 818-321-8510 consol1291@aol.com www.consolac.com FAA#GI1R167K

CONTINENTAL AIRCRAFT SUPPORT 13960 NW 60th Ave Miami Lakes FL 33014 FAX: 305-817-9323 305-883-6100 Contact: Jose Paez jpaez@continentalaircraft.com www.continentalaircraft.com

DIMO CORP. 44 Industrial Blvd New Castle DE 19720 FAX: 302-324-8277 302-324-8100 www.dimo.com Contact: Sohrab Naghshineh sales@dimo.net Four Star Accessory Overhaul 7711 New Market Street Tumwater WA 98501 www.gofourstar.com 360-956-0800 FAX: 360-956-1099 Contact: Larry Childers larry.c@4star-accy.com

FRAZIER AVIATION, INC. 445 North Fox Street San Fernando CA 91340 FAX: 818-837-9546 818-898-1998 FAA Repair Station #QN3R795L & JAA #5409 www.frazieraviation.com kfrazier@frazieraviation.com

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KAMPI Components Co., Inc. 88 Canal Road Fairless Hills PA 19030 215-736-2000 www.kampi.com FAX: 215-736-9000 L3 Communications - Platform Integration 7500 Maehr Road Waco TX USA 76705 254-867-7001 www.L-3com.com/is FAX: 254-867-7482 MHD-ROCKLAND 205 Brunswick Blvd, Suite 100 Pointe-Claire Quebec Canada H9R 1A5 514-453-1632 Contact: Bryan Dollimore FAX: 514-425-5801

PACIFIC PROPELLER INC. PO Box 1187, 5802 S. 228th Street Kent WA 98032 www.pacprop.com 253-872-7767 FAX: 253-872-6557 Contact: Al Hayward ahayward@pacprop.com FAA NQ3R719L / P3 BLADE MANFACTURER Pacific Sky Supply, Inc. 8230 San Fernando Rd. Sun Valley CA 91352 FAX: 818-767-6278 818-768-3700 www.pacsky.com Contact: Emilio Perez glen@pacsky.com FAA Repair Station #QQPR566K Precision Aero Techonolgy 3333 East Spring St, Ste 300 Long Beach CA 90806 www.precisionaviationgroup.com 562-595-6055 FAX: 562-595-8416 Tactair Fluid Controls 4806 W. Taft Rd. Liverpool NY 13088 315-451-3928 www.tactair.com FAX: 315-451-8919

ACTUATORS

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AAR AIRCRAFT COMPONENT SERVICES-NEW YORK 747 Zeckendorf Blvd. Garden City NY 11530 www.aarcorp.com 516-222-9000 FAX: 516-357-2709 Contact: Glenn Meyers glenn.meyers@aarcorp.com WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

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QUICK REFERENCE: TRANSPORTS Aero Controlex Group 4223 Monticello Blvd South Euclid OH 44121 www.aerocontrolex.com 216-291-6025 FAX: 216-291-6045

CONTINENTAL AIRCRAFT SUPPORT 13960 NW 60th Ave Miami Lakes FL 33014 FAX: 305-817-9323 305-883-6100 Contact: Jose Paez jpaez@continentalaircraft.com www.continentalaircraft.com

DIMO CORP. 44 Industrial Blvd New Castle DE 19720 FAX: 302-324-8277 302-324-8100 www.dimo.com Contact: Sohrab Naghshineh sales@dimo.net

FRAZIER AVIATION, INC. 445 North Fox Street San Fernando CA 91340 FAX: 818-837-9546 818-898-1998 FAA Repair Station #QN3R795L & JAA #5409 www.frazieraviation.com kfrazier@frazieraviation.com Kearfott Corp Astronautics Corporation of America 1150 McBride Ave Little Falls NJ 07424 www.kearfott.com 973-785-6000 FAX: 828-686-5764 2858 US Highway 70 West Black Mountain NC 28711 828-350-5300

AIRFRAME & AIRFRAME PARTS

AIRFRAME/AIRFRAME PARTS OVERHAUL OVERHAUL Aero Kool Corporation 1495 SE 10th Ave. Hialeah FL 33010 305-887-6912 www.aerokool.com FAX: 305-885-2828 Toll Free: 800-458-4255

AIRBORNE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 999 Avenida Acaso Camarillo CA 93012 805-389-3700 Contact: Gary Ferris FAX: 805-389-3708 Repair Station #WY2R283L P.O. Box 2210 Camarillo CA 93011 www.airbornetech.com sales@airbornetech.com Aircraft Ducting Repair 101 Hunters Circle Forney TX 75126 972-552-9000 FAX: 972-552-4504 www.acdri.com repairs@acdri.com

ARROW DYNAMICS, LLC. 1671 NW 144 terrace #105 Sunrise FL 33323 www.arrodynamicsllc.com 954-889-2000 FAX: 954-889-2020 Contact: Sales sales@arrowdynamics.com

BLUE AEROSPACE 6211 N. Nob Hill Road Tamarac FL 33321 www.blueaero.com 954-718-4404 info@blueaero.com FAX: 954-718-4326

FRAZIER AVIATION, INC. 445 North Fox Street San Fernando CA 91340 FAX: 818-837-9546 818-898-1998 FAA Repair Station #QN3R795L & JAA #5409 www.frazieraviation.com kfrazier@frazieraviation.com Kellstrom Defense Aerospace, Inc. 100 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Ste 1950 El Segundo CA 90245 424-217-1368 www.kellstrom.com Contact: Ruth Garcia info@kellstrom.com Schmiede Corp 1865 Riley Creek Road, PO Box 1630 Tullahoma TN 37388 931-455-4801 www.schiedecorp.com

ALTERNATORS ALTERNATORS Consolidated Aircraft Supply Co., Inc. 55 Raynor Ave. Ronkonkoma NY 11779 631-981-7700 Contact: Steve Matza (President) FAX: 631-981-7706 Toll Free: 800-422-6300 In California: Contact: Rich Noll 818-321-8510 consol1291@aol.com www.consolac.com FAA#GI1R167K WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

DIMO CORP. 44 Industrial Blvd New Castle DE 19720 FAX: 302-324-8277 302-324-8100 www.dimo.com Contact: Sohrab Naghshineh sales@dimo.net MHD-ROCKLAND 205 Brunswick Blvd, Suite 100 Pointe-Claire Quebec Canada H9R 1A5 514-453-1632 Contact: Bryan Dollimore FAX: 514-425-5801

ANTENNAS/ANTENNA SYSTEMS ANTENNAS/ANTENNA SYSTEMS ASB Avionics 1032 Sabovich Street Mojave CA 93501 www.asbavionics.com 661-824-1005 FAX: 661-824-1006

AAR AIRCRAFT COMPONENT SERVICES-NEW YORK 747 Zeckendorf Blvd. Garden City NY 11530 www.aarcorp.com 516-222-9000 FAX: 516-357-2709 Contact: Glenn Meyers glenn.meyers@aarcorp.com Cobham Antenna Systems, Inc. 596 Lowell Street Methuen MA 01844 978-557-2497 www.cobham.com FAX: 978-557-2800 Joy Leuis jouy.leuis@cobham.com

AUXILIARY POWER UNITS & APUS AUXILIARY POWER UNITS & APUS OVERHAUL OVERHAUL AERO PRECISION INDUSTRIES,LLC. 201 Lindbergh Ave Livermore CA 94551 925-455-9900 www.aeroprecision.com FAX: 925-455-9901

Canfield Electronics, Inc. 90 Remington Blvd. Ronkonkoma NY 11779 Contact: Ray Zaun 631-585-4100 FAX: 631-585-4200 www.canfieldelectronics.com info@canfieldelectronics.com Kellstrom Defense Aerospace, Inc. 100 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Ste 1950 El Segundo CA 90245 424-217-1368 www.kellstrom.com Contact: Ruth Garcia info@kellstrom.com MHD-ROCKLAND 205 Brunswick Blvd, Suite 100 Pointe-Claire Quebec Canada H9R 1A5 514-453-1632 Contact: Bryan Dollimore FAX: 514-425-5801 Nell-Joy Industries, Inc. 8 Reith St. Copiague NY 11726 631-842-8989 www.nelljoy.com FAX: 631-842-8040 R & B AIRCRAFT SUPPLY INC. 6848 Farmdale Ave. N. Hollywood CA 91605 Repair Station #ZW3R039M 818-764-3910 FAX: 818-765-2436 sales@rbaircraft.com Contact: M Max Meredith

AVIONICS & AVIONICS OVERHAUL AVIONICS & AVIONICS OVERHAUL ASB Avionics 1032 Sabovich Street Mojave CA 93501 www.asbavionics.com 661-824-1005 FAX: 661-824-1006

AAR AIRCRAFT COMPONENT SERVICES-NEW YORK 747 Zeckendorf Blvd. Garden City NY 11530 www.aarcorp.com 516-222-9000 FAX: 516-357-2709 Contact: Glenn Meyers glenn.meyers@aarcorp.com

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CARGO HANDLING EQUIPMENT CARGO HANDLING EQUIPMENT Air Spares Incorporated 609 No. Levee Rd Puyallup WA 98371 253-286-2525 SITA: SEASAXD FAX: 253-286-2526 www.airspares.com Contact: Dave Wakefield airspares@airspares.com Aventure Int’l Aviation Services 108 International Drive Peachtree City GA 30269 www.aventureaviation.com 770-632-7930 FAX: 770-632-7931 Contact: Ron Taylo sales@aventureaviation.com Cargo Systems, Inc. 2120 Denton Dr., Suite 108 Austin TX 78758 Contact: Harold McElfish 512-837-1300 FAX: 512-837-5320 info@cargosystems.com www.cargosystems.com Cunico, Inc. 1910 W. 16th St Long Beach CA 90813 562-733-4600 www.cunicocorp.com FAX: 562-733-4640 Toll Free: 800-498-1469

FRAZIER AVIATION, INC. 445 North Fox Street San Fernando CA 91340 FAX: 818-837-9546 818-898-1998 FAA Repair Station #QN3R795L & JAA #5409 www.frazieraviation.com kfrazier@frazieraviation.com L3 Communications - Platform Integration 7500 Maehr Road Waco TX USA 76705 254-867-7001 www.L-3com.com/is FAX: 254-867-7482

CONNECTORSCONNECTORS A E Petsche Co. Inc. An Arrow Company 1501 Nolan Ryan Expressway Arlington TX 76011 www.aepetsche.com 844-237-7600 FAX: 817-459-7511

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AOG REACTION, INC. 526 Aviator Drive Ft. Worth TX 76179 817-439-0700 FAA Repair Station TU1R519K FAX: 817-439-9700 www.aogreaction.com Contact: Robert Samson rsamson@aogreaction.com

ARROW DYNAMICS, LLC. 1671 NW 144 terrace #105 Sunrise FL 33323 www.arrodynamicsllc.com 954-889-2000 FAX: 954-889-2020 Contact: Sales sales@arrowdynamics.com

AUTOPILOTS CENTRAL INC. 3112 N. 74th E. Ave., Hgr. 23 Tulsa Int’l Airport Tulsa OK 74158 918-836-6418 Contact: Barry Sparks FAX: 918-832-0136 REPAIR STATION NO: CM2R747K AXNES INC 15954 Jackson Creek Parkway Suite B609 Monument CO 80132 719-722-1770 www.axnes.com post@axnes.com

BECKER AVIONICS 10376 USA Today Way Miramar FL USA 33025 www.beckerusa.com 954-450-3137 FAX: 954-450-3206

BLUE AEROSPACE 6211 N. Nob Hill Road Tamarac FL 33321 www.blueaero.com 954-718-4404 info@blueaero.com FAX: 954-718-4326

CONTINENTAL AIRCRAFT SUPPORT 13960 NW 60th Ave Miami Lakes FL 33014 FAX: 305-817-9323 305-883-6100 Contact: Jose Paez jpaez@continentalaircraft.com www.continentalaircraft.com DAC International 6702 McNeil Drive Austin TX USA 78729 512-331-5323

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DERCO AEROSPACE, INC. 8065 West Fairlane Milwaukee WI 53223 www.dercoaerospace.com 414-355-3066 FAX: 414-355-6129 derco@dercoaerospace.com Mailing Address: POB 250970 Milwaukee WI 53225

PACIFIC PROPELLER INC. PO Box 1187, 5802 S. 228th Street Kent WA 98032 www.pacprop.com 253-872-7767 FAX: 253-872-6557 FAA CRS# NQ3R719L /P3 BLADE MANUFATURER Contact: Al Hayward ahayward@pacprop.com FAA CRS# NQ3R719L /P3 BLADE MANUFATURER SOI Aviation 23965 Ventura Blvd. Calabasas CA 91302 soifg@aol.com 818-591-3166 FAX: 818-591-3144 www.soiaviation.com Contact: M Linda Sandberg

CABLE & WIRE CABLE & WIRE A E Petsche Co. Inc. An Arrow Company 1501 Nolan Ryan Expressway Arlington TX 76011 www.aepetsche.com 844-237-7600 FAX: 817-459-7511

AIRBORNE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 999 Avenida Acaso Camarillo CA 93012 805-389-3700 Contact: Gary Ferris FAX: 805-389-3708 Repair Station #WY2R283L P.O. Box 2210 Camarillo CA 93011 www.airbornetech.com sales@airbornetech.com

ARROW DYNAMICS, LLC. 1671 NW 144 terrace #105 Sunrise FL 33323 www.arrodynamicsllc.com 954-889-2000 FAX: 954-889-2020 Contact: Sales sales@arrowdynamics.com

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4501 N.W. 103rd Ave Sunrise FL 33351 Contact: Wayne Nelson 954-746-9929 Toll Free: 800-896-7153 FAX: 954-746-9448 www.benchmarkconnector.com info@benchmarkconnector.com

ELECTRONIC EXPEDITERS, INC. 3700 Via Pescador Camarillo CA USA 93012 Contact: Ira Berns 805-987-7171 FAX: 805-987-3344 www.expediters.com sales@expediters.com MIRAJ CORPORATION 345 Route 17, P.O. Box 70 Hasbrouck Heights NJ 07604 201-288-8877 Contact: Fred Scheps - Sales Mgr. FAX: 201-288-7356 www.mirajcorp.com mirajcorp@aol.com Northrop Grumman Corporation 19382 Baywatch Lane Huntington Beach CA 92646 www.northropgrumman.com 818-715-3290 FAX: 818-598-2089

ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS COMPONENTS AAR AIRCRAFT COMPONENT SERVICES-NEW YORK 747 Zeckendorf Blvd. Garden City NY 11530 www.aarcorp.com 516-222-9000 FAX: 516-357-2709 Contact: Glenn Meyers glenn.meyers@aarcorp.com

AOG REACTION, INC. 526 Aviator Drive Ft. Worth TX 76179 817-439-0700 FAA Repair Station TU1R519K FAX: 817-439-9700 www.aogreaction.com Contact: Robert Samson rsamson@aogreaction.com Arrow Aerospace & Defense 9201 East Dry Creek Road Centennial CO 80112 www.arrow.com 303-824-4000

ARROW DYNAMICS, LLC. 1671 NW 144 terrace #105 Sunrise FL 33323 www.arrodynamicsllc.com 954-889-2000 FAX: 954-889-2020 Contact: Sales sales@arrowdynamics.com WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

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QUICK REFERENCE: TRANSPORTS Astronautics Corp of America 4115 N Teutonia Ave. Milwaukee WI 53209 www.astronautics.com 414-449-4000 FAX: 414-447-8231 Austin Aerotech, Inc. 2005 Windy Terrace Cedar Park TX USA 78613-3507 Contact: Jeff Bruns 512-335-6000 FAX: 512-335-0541

WORLDWIDE SUPPORT of C-130, F-16, P-3, Bell & Sikorsky Helicopters

AUTOPILOTS CENTRAL INC. 3112 N. 74th E. Ave., Hgr. 23 Tulsa Int’l Airport Tulsa OK 74158 918-836-6418 Contact: Barry Sparks FAX: 918-832-0136 REPAIR STATION NO: CM2R747K Av-Tech Industries P.O. Box 200366 Arlington TX 76006 817-640-4031 www.av-techind.com FAX: 817-649-1355 Shipping: 1180 Corporate Drive W. Arlington TX 76006 Avionics Specialist, Inc. 3833 Premier Ave. Memphis TN 38118 901-362-9700 FAX: 901-375-8310 Contact: Roger Dahler Repair Station #PK4R443M asinc@avionics-specialist.com www.avionics-specialist.com Avnet Electro Air 400 Franklin Road Ste 260 Marietta GA 30067 em.avnet.com/electroair 800-241-7530 FAX: 770-799-4945 Contact: Beth Boedeker beth.boedeker@avnet.com

BENCHMARK CONNECTOR CORP. 4501 N.W. 103rd Ave Sunrise FL 33351 Contact: Wayne Nelson 954-746-9929 Toll Free: 800-896-7153 FAX: 954-746-9448 www.benchmarkconnector.com info@benchmarkconnector.com CCI - Coastal Component Industries, Inc. 133 E. Bristol Lane Orange CA 92865 714-685-6677 www.ccicoastal.com FAX: 714-685-6688

ELECTRONIC EXPEDITERS, INC. 3700 Via Pescador Camarillo CA USA 93012 Contact: Ira Berns 805-987-7171 FAX: 805-987-3344 www.expediters.com sales@expediters.com EMTEQ Family of Companies 5349 S Emmer Drive New Berlin WI 53151 Toll Free: 888-679-6170 262-679-6170 FAX: 262-679-6175 www.emteq.com sales@emteq.com FIELD AEROSPACE 6400 S.E. 59th Street Oklahoma City OK 73135 www.arinc.com/defense 405-605-7184 FAX: 405-601-6029 Contact: Alex Thagard athagard@arinc.com

JACON FASTENERS & ELECTRONICS 9539 Vassar Ave Chatsworth CA 91311 800-700-2901 www.jacon.com FAX: 818-709-7426

K & R FASTENERS, INC. 8216 Kristel Cirle Port Richey FL 34668 727-842-9222 www.k-rfastnersinc.com FAX: 727-842-9056 Symetrics Industries 1615 W. NASA Blvd Melbourne FL 32901 www.symetrics.com 321-254-1500 FAX: 321-308-0796 Contact: Randy Koller rkoller@symetrics.com

ENGINEENGINE & ENGINE PARTS PARTS & ENGINE AGC Acquisition LLC 106 Evansville Ave. Meriden CT 06451 203-639-7125 www.agcincorporated.com FAX: 203-235-6543

AAR AIRCRAFT COMPONENT SERVICES-NEW YORK 747 Zeckendorf Blvd. Garden City NY 11530 www.aarcorp.com 516-222-9000 FAX: 516-357-2709 Contact: Glenn Meyers glenn.meyers@aarcorp.com

AERO PRECISION INDUSTRIES,LLC. 201 Lindbergh Ave Livermore CA 94551 925-455-9900 www.aeroprecision.com FAX: 925-455-9901 Aero Propulsion Support Group 108 May Drive Harrison OH 45030 513-367-9452 www.aeropropulsion.com FAX: 513-367-7930 WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

Just-In-Time Spares & Repairs. Superior Services is Our Priority

www.ArrowDynamicsLLC.com Ph: 1.954.889.2000 • Fax: 1.954.889.2020 email: sales@arrowdynamicsllc.com CAGE: 1WH27 Aero Turbine, Inc. 6800 S. Lindbergh St. Stockton CA 95206 Contact: Dave Mattson 209-983-1112 FAX: 209-983-0544 American Jet Engine Co., Inc. 37 West 39th St. New York NY 10018 212-398-0400 FAX: 212-398-0190 AMETEK Aerospace & Defense 50 Fordham Road Wilmington MA 01887 www.ametekpds.com 978-289-2199 FAX: 215-323-9567

ARROW DYNAMICS, LLC. 1671 NW 144 terrace #105 Sunrise FL 33323 www.arrodynamicsllc.com 954-889-2000 FAX: 954-889-2020 Contact: Sales sales@arrowdynamics.com Art Sloan Accessory 116 Bonanza Mine Road Sutherlin OR 97479-9767 541-459-4389

AVOX SYSTEMS 225 Erie Street Lancaster NY USA 14304 www.zodiacaerospace.com 716-686-1716 Contact: Chris Miller christopher.miller@zodiacaerospace.com Defense Technology Equipment, Inc. 45681 Oakbrook Ct., Unit 107-111 Sterling VA 20166 FAX: 703-766-1701 703-766-1700 www.defense-tech.com sales@defense-tech.com Contact: Frank Benzaria

DIMO CORP. 44 Industrial Blvd New Castle DE 19720 FAX: 302-324-8277 302-324-8100 www.dimo.com Contact: Sohrab Naghshineh sales@dimo.net

PRATT & WHITNEY 400 Main Street East Hartford CT 06108 www.pw.utc.com 860-565-9654 FAX: 860-353-0447 Tactair Fluid Controls 4806 W. Taft Rd. Liverpool NY 13088 315-451-3928 www.tactair.com FAX: 315-451-8919 WESCO Manufacturing, Inc 299 Duffy Avenue Hicksville NY 11801 516-933-1900 www.wescomfginc.com FAX: 516-933-4300

ENGINE SERVICES ENGINE SERVICES

PRATT & WHITNEY 400 Main Street East Hartford CT 06108 www.pw.utc.com 860-565-9654 FAX: 860-353-0447 R & B AIRCRAFT SUPPLY INC. 6848 Farmdale Ave. N. Hollywood CA 91605 Repair Station #ZW3R039M 818-764-3910 FAX: 818-765-2436 sales@rbaircraft.com Contact: M Max Meredith Segers Aero Corporation 8100 McGowin Drive Fairhope AL USA 36532 sales@segers.aero - www.segers.aero 251-928-1878 FAX: 251-210-1460

FASTENERS

FASTENERS

A & M Maintenance Services, Inc. 134 S.Claw Int’l Parkway, Suite 8 Bolingbrook IL 60490 630-759-8130 FAX: 630-759-0701 Abbott-Interfast Corp.

190 Abbott Drive Wheeling IL 60090 847-459-6200 www.abbott-interfast.com FAX: 847-459-4076 Aerospace Fasteners Inc. 205 E. Neches St Palestine TX 75801 903-723-0693 www.aerospacefastnersinc.com FAX: 903-723-3968

ANILLO INDUSTRIES, INC. 2090 North Glassell St., P.O. Box 5586 Orange CA 92613 714-637-7000 FAX: 714-637-3022 Canfield Electronics, Inc. 90 Remington Blvd. Ronkonkoma NY 11779 Contact: Ray Zaun 631-585-4100 FAX: 631-585-4200 www.canfieldelectronics.com info@canfieldelectronics.com Excel Aerospace Supply, Inc. 11855 Wicks St. Sun Valley CA 91352 818-767-6867 Telex: 371-7938 FAX: 818-504-2979 www.excelaero.com HC Pacific 19844 Quiroz Court Walnut CA 91789 909-598-0509 Contact: Cynthia Tubal/Sylvia Sao FAX: 909-598-1411 www.hcpacific.com hcpac@ix.netcom.com

JACON FASTENERS & ELECTRONICS 9539 Vassar Ave Chatsworth CA 91311 800-700-2901 www.jacon.com FAX: 818-709-7426

Aero Turbine, Inc. 6800 S. Lindbergh St. Stockton CA 95206 Contact: Dave Mattson 209-983-1112 FAX: 209-983-0544 Nell-Joy Industries, Inc. 8 Reith St. Copiague NY 11726 631-842-8989 www.nelljoy.com FAX: 631-842-8040

K & R FASTENERS, INC. 8216 Kristel Cirle Port Richey FL 34668 727-842-9222 www.k-rfastnersinc.com FAX: 727-842-9056 UFC Aerospace Corp.

25 Drexel Drive Bay Shore NY 11706 631-435-3535 www.ufcaero.com FAX: 631-435-3533 Toll Free: 800-645-5850

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FIRE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT & FIRE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT & FIRE OVERHAUL PROTECTION OVERHAUL

American Valley Aviation 550 Orion Way Quincy CA 95971

AVOX SYSTEMS

1671 NW 144 terrace #105 Sunrise FL 33323 www.arrodynamicsllc.com 954-889-2000 FAX: 954-889-2020 Contact: Sales sales@arrowdynamics.com Dynamic Fabrication Inc. 2615 S. Hickory St. Santa Ana CA 92707 FAX: 714-662-1052 714-662-2440 Equipment & Supply, Inc. 4507 Highway #74-West Monroe NC 28110 FAX: 704-283-1206 704-289-6565

225 Erie Street Lancaster NY USA 14304 www.zodiacaerospace.com 716-686-1716 Contact: Chris Miller christopher.miller@zodiacaerospace.com

FITTINGS

FITTINGS

AIRBORNE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 999 Avenida Acaso Camarillo CA 93012 805-389-3700 Contact: Gary Ferris FAX: 805-389-3708 Repair Station #WY2R283L P.O. Box 2210 Camarillo CA 93011 www.airbornetech.com sales@airbornetech.com Excel Aerospace Supply, Inc. 11855 Wicks St. Sun Valley CA 91352 818-767-6867 Telex: 371-7938 FAX: 818-504-2979 www.excelaero.com

FUEL CELLS

FUEL CELLS

AERO PRECISION INDUSTRIES,LLC. 201 Lindbergh Ave Livermore CA 94551 925-455-9900 www.aeroprecision.com FAX: 925-455-9901 Aircraft On Ground Inc. 310 Regal Row - Suite 500 Dallas TX 75247 Toll Free: 800-635-9535 214-350-5334 FAX: 214-358-3835 FAA Repair Station #DBER248K www.aoginc.com Floats & Fuel Cells(FFC) 4010 Pilot Drive, Ste: #103 Memphis TN 38118 www.ffcfuelcells.com 901-794-8431 Toll Free: 800-647-6148 FAX: 901-842-7135 FAA Repair Station #TH4R544M Contact: Kevin Brewer kbrewer@ffcfuelcells.com

530-283-0711 FAX: 530-283-4247

ARROW DYNAMICS, LLC.

FRAZIER AVIATION, INC. 445 North Fox Street San Fernando CA 91340 FAX: 818-837-9546 818-898-1998 FAA Repair Station #QN3R795L & JAA #5409 www.frazieraviation.com kfrazier@frazieraviation.com Mercury GSE 15915 Piuma Ave Cerritos CA USA 90703 www.mercurygse.com 562 653 0654 FAX: 562 653 0665 Ralmark Company 83 East Luzerne Ave Larksville PA 18704 570-288-9331

HOSE FITTINGS HOSE & HOSE & FITTINGS AERO COMPONENT ENGINEERING CO.

FUELFUEL PUMPS & COMPONENTS PUMPS & COMPONENTS

28887 Industry Drive Valencia CA 91355 www.aerocomponent.com 818-841-9258 FAX: 818-841-2342 Contact: David Bill davidwbill@aerocomponent.com Aero Engineering & Mfg Co. 28217 Ave. Crocker Valencia CA 91355 661-295-0875 www.aeroeng.com FAX: 661-295-5886 Contact: Dennis Junker mail@aeroeng.com Specialty Hose Grp. 7800 Freedom Ave. NW N. Canton OH USA 44720 Contact: Skip Jenks FAX: 330-497-0415 Toll Free: 800-362-6533 www.specialtyhose.com

AAR AIRCRAFT COMPONENT SERVICES-NEW YORK

HYDRAULIC PARTS&&COMPONENTS COMPONENTS HYDRAULIC PARTS

747 Zeckendorf Blvd. Garden City NY 11530 www.aarcorp.com 516-222-9000 FAX: 516-357-2709 Contact: Glenn Meyers glenn.meyers@aarcorp.com

AERO PRECISION INDUSTRIES,LLC. 201 Lindbergh Ave Livermore CA 94551 925-455-9900 www.aeroprecision.com FAX: 925-455-9901 Aventure Int’l Aviation Services 108 International Drive Peachtree City GA 30269 www.aventureaviation.com 770-632-7930 FAX: 770-632-7931 Contact: Ron Taylo sales@aventureaviation.com

CONTINENTAL AIRCRAFT SUPPORT 13960 NW 60th Ave Miami Lakes FL 33014 FAX: 305-817-9323 305-883-6100 Contact: Jose Paez jpaez@continentalaircraft.com www.continentalaircraft.com Nell-Joy Industries, Inc. 8 Reith St. Copiague NY 11726 631-842-8989 www.nelljoy.com FAX: 631-842-8040

AAR AIRCRAFT COMPONENT SERVICES-NEW YORK 747 Zeckendorf Blvd. Garden City NY 11530 www.aarcorp.com 516-222-9000 FAX: 516-357-2709 Contact: Glenn Meyers glenn.meyers@aarcorp.com

AIRBORNE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 999 Avenida Acaso Camarillo CA 93012 805-389-3700 Contact: Gary Ferris FAX: 805-389-3708 Repair Station #WY2R283L P.O. Box 2210 Camarillo CA 93011 www.airbornetech.com sales@airbornetech.com

ARROW DYNAMICS, LLC.

Air Spares Incorporated 609 No. Levee Rd Puyallup WA 98371 253-286-2525 SITA: SEASAXD FAX: 253-286-2526 www.airspares.com Contact: Dave Wakefield airspares@airspares.com

1671 NW 144 terrace #105 Sunrise FL 33323 www.arrodynamicsllc.com 954-889-2000 FAX: 954-889-2020 Contact: Sales sales@arrowdynamics.com Aventure Int’l Aviation Services 108 International Drive Peachtree City GA 30269 www.aventureaviation.com 770-632-7930 FAX: 770-632-7931 Contact: Ron Taylo sales@aventureaviation.com DERCO AEROSPACE, INC. 8065 West Fairlane Milwaukee WI 53223 www.dercoaerospace.com 414-355-3066 FAX: 414-355-6129 derco@dercoaerospace.com Mailing Address: POB 250970 Milwaukee WI 53225

AIRBORNE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

FRAZIER AVIATION, INC.

GROUNDPOWER/GROUND POWER/GROUNDSUPPORT SUPPORT GROUND EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENT

999 Avenida Acaso Camarillo CA 93012 805-389-3700 Contact: Gary Ferris FAX: 805-389-3708 Repair Station #WY2R283L P.O. Box 2210 Camarillo CA 93011 www.airbornetech.com sales@airbornetech.com

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445 North Fox Street San Fernando CA 91340 FAX: 818-837-9546 818-898-1998 FAA Repair Station #QN3R795L & JAA #5409 www.frazieraviation.com kfrazier@frazieraviation.com

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MIRAJ CORPORATION 345 Route 17, P.O. Box 70 Hasbrouck Heights NJ 07604 201-288-8877 Contact: Fred Scheps - Sales Mgr. FAX: 201-288-7356 www.mirajcorp.com mirajcorp@aol.com Technolube Products 8015 Paramount Blvd Pico Rivera CA 90660 FAX: 562-776-4004 562-776-4039

INFORMATION SERVICES

INFORMATION SERVICES ABDONLINE.COM P.O. Box 477, Ardsley, NY 10502 www.abdonline.com

914-242-8700 FAX: 914-242-5422

Pentagon 2000 Software, Inc. 15 West 34th Street New York NY 10001 www.pentagon2000.com 212-629-7521 FAX: 212-629-7513 SOS: SALES OPPORTUNITY SERVICES Pentagon 2000 Software 1540 E. Pleasant Valley Blvd Altoona PA 16602 814-949-3327

INSTRUMENTS & INSTRUMENT INSTRUMENTS & INSTRUMENT OVERHAUL OVERHAUL ACG Systems, Inc. 33 Defense Hwy. Ste 206 & 207 Annapolis MD 21401 www.acgsys.com 410-224-0224 FAX: 410-224-0229 Aero-Mach Labs, Inc. 7707 E. Funston Wichita KS 67207 316-682-7707 Toll Free: 800-221-4678 FAX: 316-682-3418 www.aeromach.com Repair Station #NU2RO44L Contact: Sales sales@aeromach.com

ARROW DYNAMICS, LLC. 1671 NW 144 terrace #105 Sunrise FL 33323 www.arrodynamicsllc.com 954-889-2000 FAX: 954-889-2020 Contact: Sales sales@arrowdynamics.com Astronautics Corp of America 4115 N Teutonia Ave. Milwaukee WI 53209 www.astronautics.com 414-449-4000 FAX: 414-447-8231 Austin Aerotech, Inc. 2005 Windy Terrace Cedar Park TX USA 78613-3507 Contact: Jeff Bruns 512-335-6000 FAX: 512-335-0541

AUTOPILOTS CENTRAL INC. 3112 N. 74th E. Ave., Hgr. 23 Tulsa Int’l Airport Tulsa OK 74158 918-836-6418 Contact: Barry Sparks FAX: 918-832-0136 REPAIR STATION NO: CM2R747K Avionics Specialist, Inc. 3833 Premier Ave. Memphis TN 38118 901-362-9700 www.avionics-specialist.com FAX: 901-375-8310 Contact: Roger Dahler Repair Station #PK4R443M asinc@avionics-specialist.com

CONTINENTAL AIRCRAFT SUPPORT 13960 NW 60th Ave Miami Lakes FL 33014 FAX: 305-817-9323 305-883-6100 Contact: Jose Paez jpaez@continentalaircraft.com www.continentalaircraft.com

INTERFACE DISPLAY & CONTROLS, INC. 4630 North Ave Ocenaside CA 92056 760-945-0230 www.interfacedisplays.com FAX: 760-945-0239 Contact: Bill Lang Blang@interfacedisplays.com Northrop Grumman Corporation 19382 Baywatch Lane Huntington Beach CA 92646 www.northropgrumman.com 818-715-3290 FAX: 818-598-2089

INTERIORS INTERIORS INTERIORS& & INTERIOR OVERHAUL OVERHAULS Adams Rite Aerospace 4141 N. Palm St. Fullerton CA 92835 714-278-6500 www.ar-aero.com FAX: 714-278-6510 WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

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AIRBORNE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 999 Avenida Acaso Camarillo CA 93012 805-389-3700 Contact: Gary Ferris FAX: 805-389-3708 Repair Station #WY2R283L P.O. Box 2210 Camarillo CA 93011 www.airbornetech.com sales@airbornetech.com

AVOX SYSTEMS 225 Erie Street Lancaster NY USA 14304 www.zodiacaerospace.com 716-686-1716 Contact: Chris Miller christopher.miller@zodiacaerospace.com Pemco World Air Services 4102 N. Westshore Blvd Tampa FL USA 33606 www.pemcoair.com 813-322-9631 FAX: 813-549-6039

LANDING GEAR PARTS/ACCESSORIES & OVERHAUL LIGHTING AIRBORNE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 999 Avenida Acaso Camarillo CA 93012 805-389-3700 Contact: Gary Ferris FAX: 805-389-3708 Repair Station #WY2R283L P.O. Box 2210 Camarillo CA 93011 www.airbornetech.com sales@airbornetech.com Aventure Int’l Aviation Services 108 International Drive Peachtree City GA 30269 www.aventureaviation.com 770-632-7930 FAX: 770-632-7931 Contact: Ron Taylo sales@aventureaviation.com Defense Technology Equipment, Inc. 45681 Oakbrook Ct., Unit 107-111 Sterling VA 20166 FAX: 703-766-1701 703-766-1700 www.defense-tech.com sales@defense-tech.com Contact: M Frank Benzaria

FRAZIER AVIATION, INC. 445 North Fox Street San Fernando CA 91340 FAX: 818-837-9546 818-898-1998 FAA Repair Station #QN3R795L & JAA #5409 www.frazieraviation.com kfrazier@frazieraviation.com WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

Heroux Devtek Inc. 755 Thurber Ave. Longueul, QC Canada J4H3N2 FAX: 450-679-4554 450-679-5454 Contact: Jean Gravel www.herouxdevtek.com jgravel@herouxdevtek.com Higher Source Aviation 908 Upward Road Flat Rock NC 28731 828-698-7490 www.highersourceaviation.com FAX: 828-698-7492 Win-Tech, Inc. 8520 Cobb Center Drive Kennesaw GA 30152 www.win-tech.net 770-423-9358 FAX: 770-499-9164 Contact: Dennis Winslow sales@win-tech.net

METAL FABRICATION

METAL FABRICATION & ASSEMBLY & ASSEMBLY Aero Tech Mfg 395 West 1100 North North Salt Lake UT 84054 www.aerotechmfg.con 801-292-0493 Toll Free: 866-390-2376 FAX: 801-292-9908

AIRBORNE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 999 Avenida Acaso Camarillo CA 93012 805-389-3700 Contact: Gary Ferris FAX: 805-389-3708 Repair Station #WY2R283L P.O. Box 2210 Camarillo CA 93011 www.airbornetech.com sales@airbornetech.com American Valley Aviation 550 Orion Way Quincy CA 95971 530-283-0711 FAX: 530-283-4247

FRAZIER AVIATION, INC. 445 North Fox Street San Fernando CA 91340 FAX: 818-837-9546 818-898-1998 FAA Repair Station #QN3R795L & JAA #5409 www.frazieraviation.com kfrazier@frazieraviation.com International Precision, Inc. 9526 Vassar Ave. Chatsworth CA 91311 Win-Tech, Inc. 8520 Cobb Center Drive Kennesaw GA 30152 www.win-tech.net 770-423-9358 FAX: 770-499-9164 Contact: Dennis Winslow sales@win-tech.net

MODIFICATIONS MODIFICATIONS Cobham Antenna Systems, Inc. 596 Lowell Street Methuen MA 01844 978-557-2497 www.cobham.com FAX: 978-557-2800 Joy Leuis jouy.leuis@cobham.com

FRAZIER AVIATION, INC. 445 North Fox Street San Fernando CA 91340 FAX: 818-837-9546 818-898-1998 FAA Repair Station #QN3R795L & JAA #5409 www.frazieraviation.com kfrazier@frazieraviation.com Pemco World Air Services 4102 N. Westshore Blvd Tampa FL USA 33606 www.pemcoair.com 813-322-9631 FAX: 813-549-6039 REBTECH 1500 Brown Trail Bedford TX USA 76022 www.rebtechnvg.com FAX: 817-285-7742 Toll Free: 877-426-4158 TIMCO Aviation Services 623 Radar Rd. Greensboro NC 27410 386-623-5008 www.timco.aero FAX: 336-665-9011

OXYGEN EQUIPMENT & OXYGEN OXYGEN EQUIPMENT & OXYGEN EQUIPMENT OVERHAUL EQUIPMENT OVERHAUL AVOX SYSTEMS 225 Erie Street Lancaster NY USA 14304 www.zodiacaerospace.com 716-686-1716 Contact: Chris Miller christopher.miller@zodiacaerospace.com COBHAM LIFE SUPPORT 10 Cobham Drive Orchard Park NY 14127 Contact: John Barone 716-667-6269 FAX: 716-667-0747

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DIMO CORP. 44 Industrial Blvd New Castle DE 19720 FAX: 302-324-8277 302-324-8100 www.dimo.com Contact: Sohrab Naghshineh sales@dimo.net

PAINTS & PAINTS LACQUERS & LACQUERS Alliance Coatings, Inc. 1662 N. Magnolia, Suite G El Cajon CA 92020 www.alliancecoatings.com 619-596-9191 Toll Free: 800-596-9191 FAX: 619-596-9190 aeropens@alliancecoatings.com DEFT, INC. 17451 Von Karman Ave. Irvine CA 92614 Contact: Tracy Garrett Jr. 949-474-0400 Toll Free: 1-800-544-3338 FAX: 949-474-7269 www.deftfinishes.com MECANEX USA INC 119 White Oak Drive Berlin CT 06037 860-828-6531 www.mecanexusa.com FAX: 860-828-6533 Contact: Patricia Saglimbeni sales@mecanexusa.com PPG AEROSPACE 12780 San Fernando Rd. Sylmar CA USA 91342 818-741-1687

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AeroWorx 2565 W. 237th Street Torrance CA 90505 www.aero-worx.com 310-891-0300 FAX: 310-891-1248 Aventure Int’l Aviation Services 108 International Drive Peachtree City GA 30269 www.aventureaviation.com 770-632-7930 FAX: 770-632-7931 Contact: Ron Taylo sales@aventureaviation.com DERCO AEROSPACE, INC. 8065 West Fairlane Milwaukee WI 53223 www.dercoaerospace.com 414-355-3066 FAX: 414-355-6129 derco@dercoaerospace.com Mailing Address: POB 250970 Milwaukee WI 53225 Repairtech Int’l, Inc. 16134 Saticoy Street Van Nuys CA 91406 Contact: Kevin Bennet 818-989-2681 FAX: 818-989-4358 repairtech@repairtechinternational.com www.repairtechinetranational.com Tactair Fluid Controls 4806 W. Taft Rd. Liverpool NY 13088 315-451-3928 www.tactair.com FAX: 315-451-8919

PROPELLERS PARTS & PROPELLERS PROPELLERS/PARTS & PARTS OVERHAUL PROPELLERS/PARTS OVERHAUL

PAINTING AERO PRECISION INDUSTRIES,LLC.

DEFT, INC. 17451 Von Karman Ave. Irvine CA 92614 Contact: Tracy Garrett Jr. 949-474-0400 Toll Free: 1-800-544-3338 FAX: 949-474-7269 www.deftfinishes.com IMP Aerospace Halifax Stanfield Intl Airport 557 Barnes Rd. Enfield, Nova Scotia Canada B2T 1K3 www.impaerospace.com 902-873-2250 FAX: 902-873-2290 Contact Carl Kumpic email: carl.kumpic@impaerospace.com L3 Communications - Platform Integration 7500 Maehr Road Waco TX USA 76705 254-867-7001 www.L-3com.com/is FAX: 254-867-7482 Sensor Systems Inc. 8929 Fullbright Ave. Chatsworth CA 91311 www.sensorantennas.com 818-341-5366 FAX: 818-341-9059 Contact: Dave Brooks dbrooks@sensorsantennas.com TIMCO Aviation Services 623 Radar Rd. Greensboro NC 27410 386-623-5008 www.timco.aero FAX: 336-665-9011

PLASTIC PLASTIC FABRICATION FABRICATION AIRBORNE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 999 Avenida Acaso Camarillo CA 93012 805-389-3700 Contact: Gary Ferris FAX: 805-389-3708 Repair Station #WY2R283L P.O. Box 2210 Camarillo CA 93011 www.airbornetech.com sales@airbornetech.com Tri-State Plastics, Inc. 392 F;augherty Run Road Moon Township PA 15108 www.tsplastics.com 724-457-6900 FAX: 724-457-6901

PNEUMATIC && PNEUMATICPARTS/COMPONENTS PARTS & COMPONENTS OVERHAUL OVERHAUL AAR AIRCRAFT COMPONENT SERVICES-NEW YORK 747 Zeckendorf Blvd. Garden City NY 11530 www.aarcorp.com 516-222-9000 FAX: 516-357-2709 Contact: Glenn Meyers glenn.meyers@aarcorp.com Aero Kool Corporation 1495 SE 10th Ave. Hialeah FL 33010 305-887-6912 www.aerokool.com FAX: 305-885-2828 Toll Free: 800-458-4255

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201 Lindbergh Ave Livermore CA 94551 925-455-9900 www.aeroprecision.com FAX: 925-455-9901 Aventure Int’l Aviation Services 108 International Drive Peachtree City GA 30269 www.aventureaviation.com 770-632-7930 FAX: 770-632-7931 Contact: Ron Taylo sales@aventureaviation.com

DIMO CORP. 44 Industrial Blvd New Castle DE 19720 FAX: 302-324-8277 302-324-8100 www.dimo.com Contact: Sohrab Naghshineh sales@dimo.net Heatcon Composite Systems 600 Andover Park E. Seattle WA 98188 206-575-1333 www.heatcon.com FAX: 206-575-0856 Higher Source Aviation 908 Upward Road Flat Rock NC 28731 828-698-7490 www.highersourceaviation.com FAX: 828-698-7492 MHD-ROCKLAND 205 Brunswick Blvd, Suite 100 Pointe-Claire Quebec Canada H9R 1A5 514-453-1632 Contact: Bryan Dollimore FAX: 514-425-5801 MIRAJ CORPORATION 345 Route 17, P.O. Box 70 Hasbrouck Heights NJ 07604 201-288-8877 Contact: Fred Scheps - Sales Mgr. FAX: 201-288-7356 www.mirajcorp.com mirajcorp@aol.com Nell-Joy Industries, Inc. 8 Reith St. Copiague NY 11726 631-842-8989 www.nelljoy.com FAX: 631-842-8040

PACIFIC PROPELLER INC. PO Box 1187, 5802 S. 228th Street Kent WA 98032 www.pacprop.com 253-872-7767 FAX: 253-872-6557 FAA CRS# NQ3R719L /P3 BLADE MANUFACTURER Contact: Al Hayward ahayward@pacprop.com FAA CRS# NQ3R719L /P3 BLADE MANUFACTURER Pacific Sky Supply, Inc. 8230 San Fernando Rd. Sun Valley CA 91352 FAX: 818-767-6278 818-768-3700 www.pacsky.com Contact: Emilio Perez glen@pacsky.com FAA Repair Station #QQPR566K R & B AIRCRAFT SUPPLY INC. 6848 Farmdale Ave. N. Hollywood CA 91605 Repair Station #ZW3R039M 818-764-3910 FAX: 818-765-2436 sales@rbaircraft.com Contact: M Max Meredith S3 International, LLC. 6110 N Flint Road Milwaukee WI 53209-3716 www.s3international.com 414-351-1506 FAX: 414-351-1543 sales@s3international.com

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Segers Aero Corporation 8100 McGowin Drive Fairhope AL USA 36532 sales@segers.aero - www.segers.aero 251-928-1878 FAX: 251-210-1460

SEALS

SEALS

AGC Acquisition LLC 106 Evansville Ave. Meriden CT 06451 203-639-7125 www.agcincorporated.com FAX: 203-235-6543 MECANEX USA INC 119 White Oak Drive Berlin CT 06037 860-828-6531 www.mecanexusa.com FAX: 860-828-6533 Contact: Patricia Saglimbeni sales@mecanexusa.com MIRAJ CORPORATION 345 Route 17, P.O. Box 70 Hasbrouck Heights NJ 07604 201-288-8877 Contact: Fred Scheps - Sales Mgr. FAX: 201-288-7356 www.mirajcorp.com mirajcorp@aol.com Triman Industries 1042 Industrial Drive West Berlin NJ 08091 www.trimanindustries.com 856-767-7945 Contact: Donna Virunurm donna@trimanindustried.net

SEATS, TRACKS, BELTS SEATING, SEAT BELTS,SEAT TRACKS AIRBORNE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 999 Avenida Acaso Camarillo CA 93012 805-389-3700 Contact: Gary Ferris FAX: 805-389-3708 Repair Station #WY2R283L P.O. Box 2210 Camarillo CA 93011 www.airbornetech.com sales@airbornetech.com Cargo Systems, Inc. 2120 Denton Dr., Suite 108 Austin TX 78758 Contact: Harold McElfish 512-837-1300 FAX: 512-837-5320 info@cargosystems.com www.cargosystems.com

SIMULATORS: SIMULATORS:FLIGHT FLIGHT&&COMPONENTS COMPONENTS AIRBORNE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 999 Avenida Acaso Camarillo CA 93012 805-389-3700 Contact: Gary Ferris FAX: 805-389-3708 Repair Station #WY2R283L P.O. Box 2210 Camarillo CA 93011 www.airbornetech.com sales@airbornetech.com CAE USA 4908 Tampa West Blvd Tampa FL 33634 FAX: 813-887-1439 813-885-7481 www.cae.com milsim@cae.com Contact: Chris Stellwag

SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT & SURVIVAL SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT & SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT OVERHAUL EQUIPMENT OVERHAUL Aerial Machine & Tool Corp.

4298 JEB Stuart Hwy. Meadows of Dan VA 24120 www.aerialmechineandtool.com 540-952-2006 FAX: 540-952-2231 Air Cruisers Co. Highway 34 South Wall Township NJ 07719 FAX: 732-681-9163 732-681-3527 www.aircruisers.com Contact: Lou Perdoni 15556Dupont Ave. Bldg. 3 Chino CA 91710 FAA Repair Station #RX3D831L 909-597-9399 FAX: 909-597-9378 Contact: Sales Dept. info@aircruisers.com 1740 Highway 34 Wall Township NJ 07719 FAA Repair Station #PX1R416K 732-681-3527 FAX: 732-681-9163 P.O. Box 180 Belmar NJ 07719 732-681-3527 FAX: 732-681-9163 WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

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AVOX SYSTEMS 225 Erie Street Lancaster NY USA 14304 www.zodiacaerospace.com 716-686-1716 Contact: Chris Miller christopher.miller@zodiacaerospace.com AXNES INC 15954 Jackson Creek Parkway Suite B609 Monument CO 80132 719-722-1770 www.axnes.com post@axnes.com Life Support International 200 Rittenhouse Circle Bristol PA 19007 Telex: greg@lifesupportintl.com 215-785-2870 www.lifesupportintl.com FAX: 215-785-2880 Survival Products Inc. 5614 SW 25th St. Hollywood FL 33023 954-966-7329 Contact: Donna Rogers/V.P. FAX: 954-966-3584 www.survivalproductsinc.com sales@survivalproductsinc.com

SWITCHES

SWITCHES

Avnet Electro Air 400 Franklin Road Ste 260 Marietta GA 30067 em.avnet.com/electroair 800-241-7530 FAX: 770-799-4945 Contact: Beth Boedeker beth.boedeker@avnet.com

AVOX SYSTEMS 225 Erie Street Lancaster NY USA 14304 www.zodiacaerospace.com 716-686-1716 Contact: Chris Miller christopher.miller@zodiacaerospace.com

CONTINENTAL AIRCRAFT SUPPORT 13960 NW 60th Ave Miami Lakes FL 33014 FAX: 305-817-9323 305-883-6100 Contact: Jose Paez jpaez@continentalaircraft.com www.continentalaircraft.com WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

Dakota Electronics PO Box 2238 Georgetown TX USA 78627 www.crimptools.com 512-930-9371 FAX: 512-869-4853 H S Electronics, Inc. P.O. Box 126010, 1665 W. 33rd Place Hialeah FL 33012 305-821-5802 FAX: 800-823-6691 Contact: Larry Campbell/Paola-Cara www.hselectronics.com hselectronics@aol.com Leach International, Inc. 6900 Orangethorpe Ave. PO Box 5032 Buena Park CA 90622 714-736-7599 Contact: David Abend FAX: 714-670-1145 www.leachintl.com info@leachintl.com MECANEX USA INC 119 White Oak Drive Berlin CT 06037 860-828-6531 www.mecanexusa.com FAX: 860-828-6533 Contact: Patricia Saglimbeni sales@mecanexusa.com Northrop Grumman Corporation 19382 Baywatch Lane Huntington Beach CA 92646 www.northropgrumman.com 818-715-3290 FAX: 818-598-2089 Triman Industries 1042 Industrial Drive West Berlin NJ 08091 www.trimanindustries.com 856-767-7945 Contact: Donna Virunurm donna@trimanindustried.net

TEST EQUIPMENT TEST EQUIPMENT AAR AIRCRAFT COMPONENT SERVICES-NEW YORK 747 Zeckendorf Blvd. Garden City NY 11530 www.aarcorp.com 516-222-9000 FAX: 516-357-2709 Contact: Glenn Meyers glenn.meyers@aarcorp.com

AeroSystems ASE Holdings 358 East Fillmore Ave. St. Paul MN 55107 www.aseholdings.com 651-227-7515 FAX: 651-227-0519 CK Technologies, Inc. 3629 Vista Mercado Camarillo CA 93012 www.ckt.com 805-987-4801 FAX: 805-987-4811 FIELD AEROSPACE 6400 S.E. 59th Street Oklahoma City OK 73135 www.arinc.com/defense 405-605-7184 FAX: 405-601-6029 Contact: Alex Thagard athagard@arinc.com Kellstrom Defense Aerospace, Inc. 100 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Ste 1950 El Segundo CA 90245 424-217-1368 www.kellstrom.com Contact: Ruth Garcia info@kellstrom.com MECANEX USA INC 119 White Oak Drive Berlin CT 06037 860-828-6531 www.mecanexusa.com FAX: 860-828-6533 Contact: Patricia Saglimbeni sales@mecanexusa.com Northrop Grumman Corporation 19382 Baywatch Lane Huntington Beach CA 92646 www.northropgrumman.com 818-715-3290 FAX: 818-598-2089 SpaceAge Control Inc. 38850 20th St. East Palmdale CA 93550 www.spaceagecontrol.com 661-273-3000 FAX: 661-273-4240 Tactical Flight Services 1800 Airport Rd, Hgr. II Kennesaw GA 30144 FAX: 770-794-3222 678-438-7271 www.tfs2.com

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TOOLS

TOOLS

AIRBORNE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 999 Avenida Acaso Camarillo CA 93012 805-389-3700 Contact: Gary Ferris FAX: 805-389-3708 Repair Station #WY2R283L P.O. Box 2210 Camarillo CA 93011 www.airbornetech.com sales@airbornetech.com

ARROW DYNAMICS, LLC. 1671 NW 144 terrace #105 Sunrise FL 33323 www.arrodynamicsllc.com 954-889-2000 FAX: 954-889-2020 Contact: Sales sales@arrowdynamics.com Dakota Electronics PO Box 2238 Georgetown TX USA 78627 www.crimptools.com 512-930-9371 FAX: 512-869-4853 Nor-Ral, Inc. 164 Hickory Springs Industrial Dr. Canton GA 30115 FAX: 770-720-0527 770-720-0526 www.norral.com jessica.mcwhorter@norral.com

USATCO/U.S. AIR TOOL 60 Fleetwood Court Ronkonkoma NY 11779 Toll Free: 800-645-8180 631-471-3300 FAX: 631-471-3308 1218 W. Mahalo Place Rancho Dominguez CA 90220-5446 310-632-5400 FAX: 310-632-3900

VALVES

VALVES

Aero Kool Corporation 1495 SE 10th Ave. Hialeah FL 33010 305-887-6912 www.aerokool.com FAX: 305-885-2828 Toll Free: 800-458-4255

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Aventure Int’l Aviation Services 108 International Drive Peachtree City GA 30269 www.aventureaviation.com 770-632-7930 FAX: 770-632-7931 Contact: Ron Taylo sales@aventureaviation.com

CONTINENTAL AIRCRAFT SUPPORT 13960 NW 60th Ave Miami Lakes FL 33014 FAX: 305-817-9323 305-883-6100 Contact: Jose Paez jpaez@continentalaircraft.com www.continentalaircraft.com MHD-ROCKLAND 205 Brunswick Blvd, Suite 100 Pointe-Claire Quebec Canada H9R 1A5 514-453-1632 Contact: Bryan Dollimore FAX: 514-425-5801 Tactair Fluid Controls 4806 W. Taft Rd. Liverpool NY 13088 315-451-3928 www.tactair.com FAX: 315-451-8919

WHEELS/BRAKES WHEELS/BRAKES&&WHEELS/BRAKES WHEELS/BRAKES OVERHAUL OVERHAUL Aventure Int’l Aviation Services 108 International Drive Peachtree City GA 30269 www.aventureaviation.com 770-632-7930 FAX: 770-632-7931 Contact: Ron Taylo sales@aventureaviation.com DERCO AEROSPACE, INC. 8065 West Fairlane Milwaukee WI 53223 www.dercoaerospace.com 414-355-3066 FAX: 414-355-6129 derco@dercoaerospace.com Mailing Address: POB 250970 Milwaukee WI 53225

FRAZIER AVIATION, INC. 445 North Fox Street San Fernando CA 91340 FAX: 818-837-9546 818-898-1998 FAA Repair Station #QN3R795L & JAA #5409 www.frazieraviation.com kfrazier@frazieraviation.com

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MHD-ROCKLAND 205 Brunswick Blvd, Suite 100 Pointe-Claire Quebec Canada H9R 1A5 514-453-1632 Contact: Bryan Dollimore FAX: 514-425-5801 R & B AIRCRAFT SUPPLY INC. 6848 Farmdale Ave. N. Hollywood CA 91605 Repair Station #ZW3R039M 818-764-3910 FAX: 818-765-2436 sales@rbaircraft.com Contact: M Max Meredith

WINDOWS & WINDSHIELDS WINDOWS & WINDSHIELDS AIRBORNE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 999 Avenida Acaso Camarillo CA 93012 805-389-3700 Contact: Gary Ferris FAX: 805-389-3708 Repair Station #WY2R283L P.O. Box 2210 Camarillo CA 93011 www.airbornetech.com sales@airbornetech.com Control Logistics, Inc. 1213 Pope Lane Lake Worth FL 33460 561-641-2031 www.aerowindows.com

DIMO CORP. 44 Industrial Blvd New Castle DE 19720 FAX: 302-324-8277 302-324-8100 www.dimo.com Contact: Sohrab Naghshineh sales@dimo.net MECANEX USA INC 119 White Oak Drive Berlin CT 06037 860-828-6531 www.mecanexusa.com FAX: 860-828-6533 Contact: Patricia Saglimbeni sales@mecanexusa.com MHD-ROCKLAND 205 Brunswick Blvd, Suite 100 Pointe-Claire Quebec Canada H9R 1A5 514-453-1632 Contact: Bryan Dollimore FAX: 514-425-5801 PPG AEROSPACE 12780 San Fernando Rd. Sylmar CA USA 91342 818-741-1687 WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

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FIGHTERS Firms that specialize in parts for Fighters Distribution / Manufacturing / Repairs

Image courtesy U.S. Air Force. Photo byAirman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum.

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ACCESSORIES & ACCESSORY OVERHAUL 20/20 Components 5851 Jeffrey Lane Ft. Myers FL 33907 239-313-5458 www.2020components.com FAX: 239-313-5464

AAR AIRCRAFT COMPONENT SERVICES-NEW YORK 747 Zeckendorf Blvd. Garden City NY 11530 www.aarcorp.com 516-222-9000 FAX: 516-357-2709 Contact: Glenn Meyers glenn.meyers@aarcorp.com Aero International Inc. 641 S. Wasington St Alexandria VA 22314 www.aerointl.com 571-203-8360 FAX: 571-203-8361 210 Commerce Circle Kearneysville WV 25430 FAX: 304-870-4227 304-870-4660

AERO PRECISION INDUSTRIES,LLC. 201 Lindbergh Ave Livermore CA 94551 925-455-9900 www.aeroprecision.com FAX: 925-455-9901 Aerospace Maintenance Solutions 8759 Mayfield Rd Chesterland OH USA 44026 www.aerospacellc.com 440-729-7703 FAX: 440-729-7704

AIRBORNE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 999 Avenida Acaso Camarillo CA 93012 805-389-3700 Contact: Gary Ferris FAX: 805-389-3708 Repair Station #WY2R283L P.O. Box 2210 Camarillo CA 93011 www.airbornetech.com sales@airbornetech.com

AVOX SYSTEMS 225 Erie Street Lancaster NY USA 14304 www.zodiacaerospace.com 716-686-1716 Contact: Chris Miller christopher.miller@zodiacaerospace.com Beaver Aerospace & Defense, Inc. 11850 Mayfield St Livonia MI 48150 734-853-5003 www.beaver-online.com FAX: 734-853-5043

BLUE AEROSPACE 6211 N. Nob Hill Road Tamarac FL 33321 www.blueaero.com 954-718-4404 info@blueaero.com FAX: 954-718-4326

CONTINENTAL AIRCRAFT SUPPORT 13960 NW 60th Ave Miami Lakes FL 33014 FAX: 305-817-9323 305-883-6100 Contact: Jose Paez jpaez@continentalaircraft.com www.continentalaircraft.com

DIMO CORP. 44 Industrial Blvd New Castle DE 19720 FAX: 302-324-8277 302-324-8100 www.dimo.com Contact: Sohrab Naghshineh sales@dimo.net

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Tactair Fluid Controls 4806 W. Taft Rd. Liverpool NY 13088 315-451-3928 www.tactair.com FAX: 315-451-8919 WESCO Manufacturing, Inc 299 Duffy Avenue Hicksville NY 11801 516-933-1900 www.wescomfginc.com FAX: 516-933-4300

ACTUATORS

AAR AIRCRAFT COMPONENT SERVICES-NEW YORK 747 Zeckendorf Blvd. Garden City NY 11530 www.aarcorp.com 516-222-9000 FAX: 516-357-2709 Contact: Glenn Meyers glenn.meyers@aarcorp.com Aero Controlex Group 4223 Monticello Blvd South Euclid OH 44121 www.aerocontrolex.com 216-291-6025 FAX: 216-291-6045 Aerospace Maintenance Solutions 8759 Mayfield Rd Chesterland OH USA 44026 www.aerospacellc.com 440-729-7703 FAX: 440-729-7704 Aviation Brake Service/Avcenter 7274 NW 34th Street Miami FL 33122 305-594-4677 www.aviationbrake.com FAX: 305-477-5799 Contact: Andres Posse andres@aviationbrake.com

CONTINENTAL AIRCRAFT SUPPORT 13960 NW 60th Ave Miami Lakes FL 33014 FAX: 305-817-9323 305-883-6100 Contact: Jose Paez jpaez@continentalaircraft.com www.continentalaircraft.com

FRAZIER AVIATION, INC. 445 North Fox Street San Fernando CA 91340 FAX: 818-837-9546 818-898-1998 FAA Repair Station #QN3R795L & JAA #5409 www.frazieraviation.com kfrazier@frazieraviation.com Kearfott Corp Astronautics Corporation of America 1150 McBride Ave Little Falls NJ 07424 www.kearfott.com 973-785-6000 FAX: 828-686-5764 2858 US Highway 70 West Black Mountain NC 28711 828-350-5300 Tactair Fluid Controls 4806 W. Taft Rd. Liverpool NY 13088 315-451-3928 www.tactair.com FAX: 315-451-8919 Triman Industries 1042 Industrial Drive West Berlin NJ 08091 www.trimanindustries.com 856-767-7945 Donna Virunurm donna@trimanindustried.net

CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT AIRAIR CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT AND& REFRIGERATION

FRAZIER AVIATION, INC. 445 North Fox Street San Fernando CA 91340 FAX: 818-837-9546 818-898-1998 FAA Repair Station #QN3R795L & JAA #5409 www.frazieraviation.com kfrazier@frazieraviation.com KAMPI Components Co., Inc. 88 Canal Road Fairless Hills PA 19030 215-736-2000 www.kampi.com FAX: 215-736-9000 Precision Aero Techonolgy 3333 East Spring St, Ste 300 Long Beach CA 90806 www.precisionaviationgroup.com 562-595-6055 FAX: 562-595-8416 Prime Industries, Inc. 406 Dividend Drive Peachtree City GA 30569 www.primeindustriesusa.com 770-632-1851 FAX: 770-632-1852 R & B AIRCRAFT SUPPLY INC. 6848 Farmdale Ave. N. Hollywood CA 91605 Repair Station #ZW3R039M 818-764-3910 FAX: 818-765-2436 sales@rbaircraft.com Contact: M Max Meredith SOI Aviation 23965 Ventura Blvd. Calabasas CA 91302 soifg@aol.com 818-591-3166 FAX: 818-591-3144 www.soiaviation.com Contact: M Linda Sandberg

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AERO PRECISION INDUSTRIES,LLC. 201 Lindbergh Ave Livermore CA 94551 925-455-9900 www.aeroprecision.com FAX: 925-455-9901

AIRFRAME & AIRFRAME AIRFRAME/AIRFRAME PARTS PARTS & OVERHAUL OVERHAUL Aero Components Inc. 5124 Kaltenbrun Rd Ft. Worth TX 76119 www.aero-components.com 817-572-3003 FAX: 817-563-1097 Aero Kool Corporation 1495 SE 10th Ave. Hialeah FL 33010 305-887-6912 www.aerokool.com FAX: 305-885-2828 Toll Free: 800-458-4255

AIRBORNE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 999 Avenida Acaso Camarillo CA 93012 805-389-3700 Contact: Gary Ferris FAX: 805-389-3708 Repair Station #WY2R283L P.O. Box 2210 Camarillo CA 93011 www.airbornetech.com sales@airbornetech.com Aircraft Ducting Repair 101 Hunters Circle Forney TX 75126 972-552-9000 FAX: 972-552-4504 www.acdri.com repairs@acdri.com

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BLUE AEROSPACE 6211 N. Nob Hill Road Tamarac FL 33321 www.blueaero.com 954-718-4404 info@blueaero.com FAX: 954-718-4326 Defense Technology Equipment, Inc. 45681 Oakbrook Ct., Unit 107-111 Sterling VA 20166 FAX: 703-766-1701 703-766-1700 www.defense-tech.com sales@defense-tech.com Contact: M Frank Benzaria Eclipse Aeronautical 2503 E. Riverside Spokane WA 99202 509-536-5000 FAX: 509-535-5555 FIELD AEROSPACE 6400 S.E. 59th Street Oklahoma City OK 73135 www.arinc.com/defense 405-605-7184 FAX: 405-601-6029 Contact: Alex Thagard athagard@arinc.com Floats & Fuel Cells(FFC) 4010 Pilot Drive, Ste: #103 Memphis TN 38118 www.ffcfuelcells.com 901-794-8431 Toll Free: 800-647-6148 FAX: 901-842-7135 FAA Repair Station #TH4R544M Contact: Kevin Brewer kbrewer@ffcfuelcells.com

FRAZIER AVIATION, INC. 445 North Fox Street San Fernando CA 91340 FAX: 818-837-9546 818-898-1998 FAA Repair Station #QN3R795L & JAA #5409 www.frazieraviation.com kfrazier@frazieraviation.com HC Pacific 19844 Quiroz Court Walnut CA 91789 909-598-0509 Contact: Cynthia Tubal/Sylvia Sao FAX: 909-598-1411 www.hcpacific.com hcpac@ix.netcom.com HONEYCOMB COMPANY OF AMERICA (HCOA) 1950 Limbus Ave Sarasota FL USA 34243 FAX: 1+ 941-755-426 +1 941-993-0049 www.hcoainc.com - wbryson@hcoainc.com International Precision, Inc. 9526 Vassar Ave. Chatsworth CA 91311 FAX: 818-882-0319 818-882-3933 ISO Group Inc. 7700 Technology Drive West Melbourne FL 32904 www.iso-group.com 321-773-5710 Garrett Schiefer FAX: 321-777-0499 aviationparts@isogroup.com Kellstrom Defense Aerospace, Inc. 100 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Ste 1950 El Segundo CA 90245 424-217-1368 www.kellstrom.com Contact: Ruth Garcia info@kellstrom.com Nell-Joy Industries, Inc. 8 Reith St. Copiague NY 11726 631-842-8989 www.nelljoy.com FAX: 631-842-8040 R & B AIRCRAFT SUPPLY INC. 6848 Farmdale Ave. N. Hollywood CA 91605 Repair Station #ZW3R039M 818-764-3910 FAX: 818-765-2436 sales@rbaircraft.com Contact: M Max Meredith S3 International, LLC. 6110 N Flint Road Milwaukee WI 53209-3716 www.s3international.com 414-351-1506 sales@s3international.com FAX: 414-351-1543 Schmiede Corp 1865 Riley Creek Road, PO Box 1630 Tullahoma TN 37388 931-455-4801 www.schiedecorp.com

ANTENNAS/ANTENNA SYSTEMS ANTENNAS/ANTENNA SYSTEMS AAR AIRCRAFT COMPONENT SERVICES-NEW YORK 747 Zeckendorf Blvd. Garden City NY 11530 www.aarcorp.com 516-222-9000 FAX: 516-357-2709 Contact: Glenn Meyers glenn.meyers@aarcorp.com Cobham Antenna Systems, Inc. 596 Lowell Street Methuen MA 01844 978-557-2497 www.cobham.com FAX: 978-557-2800 Joy Leuis jouy.leuis@cobham.com WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

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Fieldtech Avionics & Instruments Inc. 4151 North Main St. Meachan Field Ft. Worth TX 76106 817-625-2719 www.ftav.com FAX: 817-625-6875 4815 N.W. 79th Ave. Suite 10 Miami FL 33166 FAX: 305-593-0694 305-593-9913 Herley Industries, Inc. 3061 Industry Drive Lancaster PA USA 17601 www.herley.com 717-397-2777 FAX: 717-397-7079

Kellstrom Defense Aerospace, Inc. 100 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Ste 1950 El Segundo CA 90245 424-217-1368 www.kellstrom.com Contact: Ruth Garcia info@kellstrom.com R & B AIRCRAFT SUPPLY INC. 6848 Farmdale Ave. N. Hollywood CA 91605 Repair Station #ZW3R039M 818-764-3910 FAX: 818-765-2436 sales@rbaircraft.com Contact: M Max Meredith

AUXILIARY POWER UNITS & APUS AUXILIARY POWER UNITS & APUS OVERHAUL OVERHAUL

AVIONICS & AVIONICS OVERHAUL AVIONICS & AVIONICS OVERHAUL

AAR AIRCRAFT COMPONENT SERVICES-NEW YORK

AAR AIRCRAFT COMPONENT SERVICES-NEW YORK

747 Zeckendorf Blvd. Garden City NY 11530 www.aarcorp.com 516-222-9000 FAX: 516-357-2709 Contact: Glenn Meyers glenn.meyers@aarcorp.com

AUTOPILOTS CENTRAL INC. 3112 N. 74th E. Ave., Hgr. 23 Tulsa Int’l Airport Tulsa OK 74158 918-836-6418 Contact: Barry Sparks FAX: 918-832-0136 REPAIR STATION NO: CM2R747K

BECKER AVIONICS 10376 USA Today Way Miramar FL USA 33025 www.beckerusa.com 954-450-3137 FAX: 954-450-3206

BLUE AEROSPACE 747 Zeckendorf Blvd. Garden City NY 11530 www.aarcorp.com 516-222-9000 FAX: 516-357-2709 Contact: Glenn Meyers glenn.meyers@aarcorp.com

AERO PRECISION INDUSTRIES,LLC.

AERO PRECISION INDUSTRIES,LLC.

201 Lindbergh Ave Livermore CA 94551 925-455-9900 www.aeroprecision.com FAX: 925-455-9901 Alturair 660 Steele Street El Cajon CA 92020 619-440-5531 FAX: 619-442-0481 www.alturdyne.com Contact: Frank Verbeke BC Systems 200 Belle Meade Rd. Setauket NY 11733 FAX: 631-864-3700 631-864-3700 Canfield Electronics, Inc. 90 Remington Blvd. Ronkonkoma NY 11779 Contact: Ray Zaun 631-585-4100 FAX: 631-585-4200 www.canfieldelectronics.com info@canfieldelectronics.com

201 Lindbergh Ave Livermore CA 94551 925-455-9900 www.aeroprecision.com FAX: 925-455-9901 Aerospace Maintenance Solutions 8759 Mayfield Rd Chesterland OH USA 44026 www.aerospacellc.com 440-729-7703 FAX: 440-729-7704 AHR Avionics Inc. 567 Sandall Rd. San Antonio TX 78216 210-377-3195 ahraviation@att.net FAX: 210-377-1605

WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

Astronautics Corp of America 4115 N Teutonia Ave. Milwaukee WI 53209 www.astronautics.com 414-449-4000 FAX: 414-447-8231

AOG REACTION, INC. 526 Aviator Drive Ft. Worth TX 76179 817-439-0700 FAA Repair Station TU1R519K FAX: 817-439-9700 www.aogreaction.com Contact: Robert Samson rsamson@aogreaction.com

6211 N. Nob Hill Road Tamarac FL 33321 www.blueaero.com 954-718-4404 info@blueaero.com FAX: 954-718-4326

CONTINENTAL AIRCRAFT SUPPORT 13960 NW 60th Ave Miami Lakes FL 33014 FAX: 305-817-9323 305-883-6100 Contact: Jose Paez jpaez@continentalaircraft.com www.continentalaircraft.com DERCO AEROSPACE, INC. 8065 West Fairlane Milwaukee WI 53223 www.dercoaerospace.com 414-355-3066 FAX: 414-355-6129 derco@dercoaerospace.com Mailing Address: POB 250970 Milwaukee WI 53225 FIELD AEROSPACE 6400 S.E. 59th Street Oklahoma City OK 73135 www.arinc.com/defense 405-605-7184 FAX: 405-601-6029 Contact: Alex Thagard athagard@arinc.com

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INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS & SUPPORT 720 Pennsylvania Drive Exton PA 19341 FAX: 610-646-0146 610-646-9800 www.innovative-ss.com Contact: David Green Kellstrom Defense Aerospace, Inc. 100 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Ste 1950 El Segundo CA 90245 424-217-1368 www.kellstrom.com Contact: Ruth Garcia info@kellstrom.com Northrop Grumman Corporation 19382 Baywatch Lane Huntington Beach CA 92646 www.northropgrumman.com 818-715-3290 FAX: 818-598-2089

CARGO HANDLING EQUIPMENT CARGO HANDLING EQUIPMENT FRAZIER AVIATION, INC. 445 North Fox Street San Fernando CA 91340 FAX: 818-837-9546 818-898-1998 FAA Repair Station #QN3R795L & JAA #5409 www.frazieraviation.com kfrazier@frazieraviation.com

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BENCHMARK CONNECTOR CORP. 4501 N.W. 103rd Ave Sunrise FL 33351 Contact: Wayne Nelson 954-746-9929 Toll Free: 800-896-7153 FAX: 954-746-9448 www.benchmarkconnector.com info@benchmarkconnector.com Connector Distribution Corp.

2985 E.Harcourt St. Rancho Dominguez CA 90221 www.cdc-online.com 310-632-2466 Toll Free: 800-421-5840 FAX: 310-632-5413 ** Inventory Avialable on abdonline.com

ELECTRONIC EXPEDITERS, INC. 3700 Via Pescador Camarillo CA USA 93012 Contact: Ira Berns 805-987-7171 FAX: 805-987-3344 www.expediters.com sales@expediters.com Northrop Grumman Corporation 19382 Baywatch Lane Huntington Beach CA 92646 www.northropgrumman.com 818-715-3290 FAX: 818-598-2089 WILLIAMS RDM 200 Greenleaf Street Ft. Worth TX USA 76107 tmoulton@wmsrdm.com 817-872-1599

ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS COMPONENTS

CONNECTORS CONNECTORS A E Petsche Co. Inc. An Arrow Company 1501 Nolan Ryan Expressway Arlington TX 76011 www.aepetsche.com 844-237-7600 FAX: 817-459-7511

AAR AIRCRAFT COMPONENT SERVICES-NEW YORK 747 Zeckendorf Blvd. Garden City NY 11530 www.aarcorp.com 516-222-9000 FAX: 516-357-2709 Contact: Glenn Meyers glenn.meyers@aarcorp.com

AERO PRECISION INDUSTRIES,LLC. 201 Lindbergh Ave Livermore CA 94551 925-455-9900 www.aeroprecision.com FAX: 925-455-9901

AOG REACTION, INC. 526 Aviator Drive Ft. Worth TX 76179 817-439-0700 FAA Repair Station TU1R519K FAX: 817-439-9700 www.aogreaction.com Contact: Robert Samson rsamson@aogreaction.com Astronautics Corp of America 4115 N Teutonia Ave. Milwaukee WI 53209 www.astronautics.com 414-449-4000 FAX: 414-447-8231

AUTOPILOTS CENTRAL INC. 3112 N. 74th E. Ave., Hgr. 23 Tulsa Int’l Airport Tulsa OK 74158 918-836-6418 Contact: Barry Sparks FAX: 918-832-0136 REPAIR STATION NO: CM2R747K Ducommun Technologies, Inc. 23301 S. Wilmington Ave. Carson CA 90745 FAX: 310-513-7298 310-513-7200

ELECTRONIC EXPEDITERS, INC. 3700 Via Pescador Camarillo CA USA 93012 Contact: Ira Berns 805-987-7171 FAX: 805-987-3344 www.expediters.com sales@expediters.com Herley Industries, Inc. 3061 Industry Drive Lancaster PA USA 17601 www.herley.com 717-397-2777 FAX: 717-397-7079

INTERFACE DISPLAY & CONTROLS, INC. 4630 North Ave Ocenaside CA 92056 760-945-0230 www.interfacedisplays.com FAX: 760-945-0239 Contact: Bill Lang Blang@interfacedisplays.com

JACON FASTENERS & ELECTRONICS 9539 Vassar Ave Chatsworth CA 91311 800-700-2901 www.jacon.com FAX: 818-709-7426

K & R FASTENERS, INC.

Chinovation

Courtesy of wikipedia.com

China's due desire to beef up its defense capability and increase export revenue from high-dollar combat materiel was on display at the most recent China Air Show. The J-20 twin-jet, fifth generation, stealth fighter had already been observed as early as 2011. But multiple flyovers celebrated the fact that it has entered service and is in low-volume early production. The J-20 is believed to be less capable than the Lockheed Martin F-35, partly due to its avionics, yet analysts agree that it is a formidable combat fighter.

Possibly more significant for both of China's goals is the Xian Y-20 Heavy Military Transport Aircraft, designed for transporting personnel and heavy equipment during military missions and for humanitarian, communication, and search operations. Slightly over 154 feet long with a wingspan of 164 feet, this transport is currently powered by four Soloviev D-30 turbofans, but indigenous Shenyang WS-20s are to be used in the future. The payload is 145,505 pounds cruising at Mach 0.75, with a range of 2,800 to 6,200 miles, depending on load weight.

The Chinese also showed off an attack and reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the Caihong 5 (CH-5), or Rainbow 5. This expands the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's (CASC's) line of drones with rough equivalence to the U.S. Air Force's MQ-9 Reaper. The CH-5 has a wingspan of 69 feet and is powered by a 330-horsepower, heavy-fuel engine (HFE), providing 60 hours of flight. It can carry a payload of up to 2,646 pounds, which translates to up to sixteen modern air-to-ground weapons. Reportedly, China is already exporting these drones.

Sources: Airforce-technology.com, "Xian Y-20 Heavy Military Transport Aircraft, China," www.airforce-technology.com; Franz-Stefan Gady, "China Publicly Displays New Killer Drone for 1st Time," The Diplomat, http://thediplomat.com; Alex Lockie, "How China's stealthy new J-20 fighter jet compares to the US's F-22 and F-35," Business Insider, www.businessinsider.com; Julian Robinson, "China unveils its most powerful drone bomber...," The Daily Mail, www.dailymail.co.uk; Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org

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8216 Kristel Cirle Port Richey FL 34668 727-842-9222 www.k-rfastnersinc.com FAX: 727-842-9056 OECO Corporation 4607 SE International Way Milwaukee OR 97222 www.oeco.com 503-659-7932 SpaceAge Control Inc. 38850 20th St. East Palmdale CA 93550 www.spaceagecontrol.com 661-273-3000 FAX: 661-273-4240 Symetrics Industries 1615 W. NASA Blvd Melbourne FL 32901 www.symetrics.com 321-254-1500 FAX: 321-308-0796 Contact: Randy Koller rkoller@symetrics.com

ENGINEENGINE & ENGINE PARTS PARTS & ENGINE AGC Acquisition LLC 106 Evansville Ave. Meriden CT 06451 203-639-7125 www.agcincorporated.com FAX: 203-235-6543

AAR AIRCRAFT COMPONENT SERVICES-NEW YORK 747 Zeckendorf Blvd. Garden City NY 11530 www.aarcorp.com 516-222-9000 FAX: 516-357-2709 Contact: Glenn Meyers glenn.meyers@aarcorp.com

AERO PRECISION INDUSTRIES,LLC. 201 Lindbergh Ave Livermore CA 94551 925-455-9900 www.aeroprecision.com FAX: 925-455-9901 Aero Turbine, Inc. 6800 S. Lindbergh St. Stockton CA 95206 Contact: Dave Mattson 209-983-1112 FAX: 209-983-0544

AVOX SYSTEMS 225 Erie Street Lancaster NY USA 14304 www.zodiacaerospace.com 716-686-1716 Contact: Chris Miller christopher.miller@zodiacaerospace.com Defense Technology Equipment, Inc. 45681 Oakbrook Ct., Unit 107-111 Sterling VA 20166 FAX: 703-766-1701 703-766-1700 www.defense-tech.com sales@defense-tech.com Contact: M Frank Benzaria WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

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DIMO CORP. 44 Industrial Blvd New Castle DE 19720 FAX: 302-324-8277 302-324-8100 www.dimo.com Contact: Sohrab Naghshineh sales@dimo.net Moog, Inc. Seneca & Jamison Rd. East Aurora NY 14052 FAX: 716-687-7643 716-687-4331 www.moog.com Contact: Jeff Markel

PRATT & WHITNEY 400 Main Street East Hartford CT 06108 www.pw.utc.com 860-565-9654 FAX: 860-353-0447 S3 International, LLC. 6110 N Flint Road Milwaukee WI 53209-3716 www.s3international.com 414-351-1506 sales@s3international.com FAX: 414-351-1543 SIMTECH 66 A Floydville Road East Granby CT USA 06026 www.simtech.com 860-653-2408 FAX: 860-653-3857 Tactair Fluid Controls 4806 W. Taft Rd. Liverpool NY 13088 315-451-3928 www.tactair.com FAX: 315-451-8919 WESCO Manufacturing, Inc 299 Duffy Avenue Hicksville NY 11801 516-933-1900 www.wescomfginc.com FAX: 516-933-4300

FASTENERS

ENGINE & ENGINE PARTS Aero Turbine, Inc. 6800 S. Lindbergh St. Stockton CA 95206 Contact: Dave Mattson 209-983-1112 FAX: 209-983-0544 WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

FASTENERS

FASTENERS

Accurate Precision Fasteners Corp.

20 Honeck St. Englewood NJ 07631 201-567-9700 www.accurateprecision.com FAX: 201-567-1965 Aerospace Fasteners Inc. 205 E. Neches St Palestine TX 75801 903-723-0693 www.aerospacefastnersinc.com FAX: 903-723-3968 Airspares International 504 East Meadow Avenue East Meadow NY 11554 info@airspares.net 516-334-0900 FAX: 516-334-4109

ANILLO INDUSTRIES, INC. 2090 North Glassell St., P.O. Box 5586 Orange CA 92613 714-637-7000 FAX: 714-637-3022 Avibank Mfg., Inc. 11500 Sherman Way North Hollywood CA 91609-1909 FAX: 818-255-2094 818-392-2152

JACON FASTENERS & ELECTRONICS 9539 Vassar Ave Chatsworth CA 91311 800-700-2901 www.jacon.com FAX: 818-709-7426

K & R FASTENERS, INC. 8216 Kristel Cirle Port Richey FL 34668 727-842-9222 www.k-rfastnersinc.com FAX: 727-842-9056 KAMPI Components Co., Inc. 88 Canal Road Fairless Hills PA 19030 215-736-2000 www.kampi.com FAX: 215-736-9000 MECANEX USA INC 119 White Oak Drive Berlin CT 06037 860-828-6531 www.mecanexusa.com FAX: 860-828-6533 Contact: Patricia Saglimbeni sales@mecanexusa.com

Monogram Aerospace Fasteners 3423 So. Garfield Ave. Commerce CA 90040 www.monogramaerospace.com 323-722-4760 FAX: 323-721-1851 Nylok Aerospace 313 Euclid Way Anaheim CA 92801 714-635-3993 FAX: 714-635-9553

PROTECTION EQUIPMENT FIREFIRE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT & & OVERHAUL OVERHAUL AVOX SYSTEMS 225 Erie Street Lancaster NY USA 14304 www.zodiacaerospace.com 716-686-1716 Contact: Chris Miller christopher.miller@zodiacaerospace.com

FITTINGS

FITTINGS

AIRBORNE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 999 Avenida Acaso Camarillo CA 93012 805-389-3700 Contact: Gary Ferris FAX: 805-389-3708 Repair Station #WY2R283L P.O. Box 2210 Camarillo CA 93011 www.airbornetech.com sales@airbornetech.com Canfield Electronics, Inc. 90 Remington Blvd. Ronkonkoma NY 11779 Contact: Ray Zaun 631-585-4100 www.canfieldelectronics.com FAX: 631-585-4200 info@canfieldelectronics.com Excel Aerospace Supply, Inc. 11855 Wicks St. Sun Valley CA 91352 818-767-6867 Telex: 371-7938 FAX: 818-504-2979 www.excelaero.com

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AERO PRECISION INDUSTRIES,LLC. 201 Lindbergh Ave Livermore CA 94551 925-455-9900 www.aeroprecision.com FAX: 925-455-9901 Aircraft On Ground Inc. 310 Regal Row - Suite 500 Dallas TX 75247 Toll Free: 800-635-9535 214-350-5334 FAX: 214-358-3835 FAA Repair Station #DBER248K www.aoginc.com Floats & Fuel Cells(FFC) 4010 Pilot Drive, Ste: #103 Memphis TN 38118 www.ffcfuelcells.com 901-794-8431 Toll Free: 800-647-6148 FAX: 901-842-7135 FAA Repair Station #TH4R544M Contact: Kevin Brewer kbrewer@ffcfuelcells.com

FUELFUEL PUMPS & COMPONENTS PUMPS & COMPONENTS AAR AIRCRAFT COMPONENT SERVICES-NEW YORK 747 Zeckendorf Blvd. Garden City NY 11530 www.aarcorp.com 516-222-9000 FAX: 516-357-2709 Contact: Glenn Meyers glenn.meyers@aarcorp.com

AERO PRECISION INDUSTRIES,LLC. 201 Lindbergh Ave Livermore CA 94551 925-455-9900 www.aeroprecision.com FAX: 925-455-9901 Aerospace Maintenance Solutions 8759 Mayfield Rd Chesterland OH USA 44026 www.aerospacellc.com 440-729-7703 FAX: 440-729-7704

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CONTINENTAL AIRCRAFT SUPPORT 13960 NW 60th Ave Miami Lakes FL 33014 FAX: 305-817-9323 305-883-6100 Contact: Jose Paez jpaez@continentalaircraft.com www.continentalaircraft.com Nell-Joy Industries, Inc. 8 Reith St. Copiague NY 11726 631-842-8989 www.nelljoy.com FAX: 631-842-8040

GROUNDPOWER/GROUND POWER/GROUNDSUPPORT SUPPORT GROUND EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENT AIRBORNE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 999 Avenida Acaso Camarillo CA 93012 805-389-3700 Contact: Gary Ferris FAX: 805-389-3708 Repair Station #WY2R283L P.O. Box 2210 Camarillo CA 93011 www.airbornetech.com sales@airbornetech.com Alturair 660 Steele Street El Cajon CA 92020 619-440-5531 FAX: 619-442-0481 www.alturdyne.com Contact: Frank Verbeke American Valley Aviation 550 Orion Way Quincy CA 95971 530-283-0711 FAX: 530-283-4247 BESTEK Industries, Inc. 1343 SW 35th St. San Antonio TX 78237 FAX: 210-434-1074 210-434-1071

THE BOEING COMPANY Spares Services P.O. Box 3707 Seattle WA 98124-2207 206-662-7200 Telex: 329606 SITA: BVUBOCR FAX: 206-662-7145 100 N. Riverside Plaza Chicago IL 60606 FAX: 312—655-1177 312-544-2000 Engineering Division

Supplying desired arms is an area in which the United States is clearly dominant. In 2015, the latest year for which complete figures are available, the United States sold arms supplies of all sorts worth $16.93 billion. Russia, even given its increased efforts to export more arms, sold goods worth $7.2 billion, followed by France at $7 billion, and China with a relatively modest $2.9 billion.

In sales of supersonic combat aircraft, sticker shock seems to come into play, and the pattern changes. The United States will sell you an F-18 Hornet for $92 million, but many countries, especially those with smaller air forces, opt for Su-27 Flankers from Russia for $22 million.

A Congressional Research Service report shows that from 2012 through 2015, U.S. manufacturers delivered only forty-five planes to developing nations, while Russia shipped 100, China twenty, and suppliers in other countries a total of eighty. The report's definition of "developing" is interesting, because it includes all countries except Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Japan, Russia, the United States, and nations in Europe.

While Congress may consider many other countries to still be "developing," in some, armed capabilities appear to be developing rapidly.

For instance, between 2008 and 2015, Saudi Arabia received nearly $31 billion in arms supplies, India $26.4 billion, Egypt $14.8 billion, and Iraq $14 billion.

U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Haggerty

Combat Ready

N. 8th & Park Ave. Renton WA 98055 425-234-9987 FAX: 425-237-8893 Fabrication Division 1102 15th St., S.W. Auburn WA 98002 253-931-5716 FAX: 253-931-2144 Long Beach Division 3855 Lakewood Blvd. Long Beach CA 90846 FAX: 562-496-8720 562-593-9033 Aircraft & Missile Systems P.O. Box 516 St. Louis MO 63166-0516 314-232-0232 FAX: 314-777-1096

FRAZIER AVIATION, INC. 445 North Fox Street San Fernando CA 91340 FAX: 818-837-9546 818-898-1998 FAA Repair Station #QN3R795L & JAA #5409 www.frazieraviation.com kfrazier@frazieraviation.com Kellstrom Defense Aerospace, Inc. 100 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Ste 1950 El Segundo CA 90245 424-217-1368 www.kellstrom.com Contact: Ruth Garcia info@kellstrom.com YAMA Manufacturing, Inc. 13102 Lookout Ridge San Antonio TX 78233 FAX: 210-656-7552 210-656-1066

HOSE FITTINGS HOSE & HOSE HOSE &FITTINGS AERO COMPONENT ENGINEERING CO. 28887 Industry Drive Valencia CA 91355 www.aerocomponent.com 818-841-9258 FAX: 818-841-2342 Contact: David Bill davidwbill@aerocomponent.com Aero Engineering & Mfg Co. 28217 Ave. Crocker Valencia CA 91355 661-295-0875 www.aeroeng.com FAX: 661-295-5886 Contact: Dennis Junker mail@aeroeng.com KITCO DEFENSE 1625 North 1100 West Springville UT 84663 FAX: 801-489-2034 801-489-2019 Contact: Doug NewComb www.kitcodefense.com

HYDRAULIC PARTS & COMPONENTS HYDRAULIC PARTS & COMPONENTS AAR AIRCRAFT COMPONENT SERVICES-NEW YORK 747 Zeckendorf Blvd. Garden City NY 11530 www.aarcorp.com 516-222-9000 FAX: 516-357-2709 Contact: Glenn Meyers glenn.meyers@aarcorp.com

AERO PRECISION INDUSTRIES,LLC. 201 Lindbergh Ave Livermore CA 94551 925-455-9900 www.aeroprecision.com FAX: 925-455-9901 Aerospace Maintenance Solutions 8759 Mayfield Rd Chesterland OH USA 44026 www.aerospacellc.com 440-729-7703 FAX: 440-729-7704

AIRBORNE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 999 Avenida Acaso Camarillo CA 93012 805-389-3700 Contact: Gary Ferris FAX: 805-389-3708 Repair Station #WY2R283L P.O. Box 2210 Camarillo CA 93011 www.airbornetech.com sales@airbornetech.com Defense Technology Equipment, Inc. 45681 Oakbrook Ct., Unit 107-111 Sterling VA 20166 FAX: 703-766-1701 703-766-1700 www.defense-tech.com sales@defense-tech.com Contact: Frank Benzaria DERCO AEROSPACE, INC. 8065 West Fairlane Milwaukee WI 53223 www.dercoaerospace.com 414-355-3066 derco@dercoaerospace.com FAX: 414-355-6129 Mailing Address: POB 250970 Milwaukee WI 53225

FRAZIER AVIATION, INC. Sources: Catherine A. Theohary, "Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 2008-2015," Congressional Research Service, https://fas.org; Rich Smith, "Fighter Jets: The World's Top 10 Best-Sellers," The Motley Fool, www.fool.com.

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445 North Fox Street San Fernando CA 91340 FAX: 818-837-9546 818-898-1998 FAA Repair Station #QN3R795L & JAA #5409 www.frazieraviation.com kfrazier@frazieraviation.com WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

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Hawker Pacific Aerospace 11240 Sherman Way Sun Valley CA 91352 Toll Free: 800-443-8302 818-765-6201 www.hawker.com FAX: 818-765-2065 Contact: Brad Curtis carlo.ventittelli@hawker.com Technolube Products 8015 Paramount Blvd Pico Rivera CA 90660 FAX: 562-776-4004 562-776-4039

INFORMATION SERVICES INFORMATION SERVICES ABDONLINE.COM P.O. Box 477, Ardsley, NY 10502 www.abdonline.com

914-242-8700 FAX: 914-242-5422

Inventory Locator Service, LLC 8001 Centerview Pkwy - STE: 400 Memphis TN USA 38018 901-794-5000 www.lismart.com FAX: 901-794-1760 NSN-NOW.COM 8200 Republic Airport;Hangar 43, Suite 6 Farmingdale NY 11735 631-847-3504 www.nsn-now.com FAX: 631-847-0264 Pentagon 2000 Software, Inc. 15 West 34th Street New York NY 10001 www.pentagon2000.com 212-629-7521 FAX: 212-629-7513 SOS: SALES OPPORTUNITY SERVICES Pentagon 2000 Software 1540 E. Pleasant Valley Blvd Altoona PA 16602 814-949-3327

INSTRUMENTS & INSTRUMENT INSTRUMENTS & INSTRUMENT OVERHAUL OVERHAUL AUTOPILOTS, AVIONICS & INSTRUMENTS

FAA# CM2R747K

www.autopilotscentral.com Hangar 23, Tulsa Int’l Airport, Tulsa, OK 74115 Phone: 918-836-6418 Fax: 918-832-0136 Aerospace Maintenance Solutions 8759 Mayfield Rd Chesterland OH USA 44026 www.aerospacellc.com 440-729-7703 FAX: 440-729-7704

AUTOPILOTS CENTRAL INC.

3112 N. 74th E. Ave., Hgr. 23 Tulsa Int’l Airport Tulsa OK 74158 918-836-6418 Contact: Barry Sparks FAX: 918-832-0136 REPAIR STATION NO: CM2R747K

CONTINENTAL AIRCRAFT SUPPORT 13960 NW 60th Ave Miami Lakes FL 33014 FAX: 305-817-9323 305-883-6100 Contact: Jose Paez jpaez@continentalaircraft.com www.continentalaircraft.com Precision Aero Techonolgy 3333 East Spring St, Ste 300 Long Beach CA 90806 www.precisionaviationgroup.com 562-595-6055 FAX: 562-595-8416

INTERIORS & &INTERIORS INTERIORS INTERIOR OVERHAUL OVERHAULS AIRBORNE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 999 Avenida Acaso Camarillo CA 93012 805-389-3700 Contact: Gary Ferris FAX: 805-389-3708 Repair Station #WY2R283L P.O. Box 2210 Camarillo CA 93011 www.airbornetech.com sales@airbornetech.com

AVOX SYSTEMS 225 Erie Street Lancaster NY USA 14304 www.zodiacaerospace.com 716-686-1716 Contact: Chris Miller christopher.miller@zodiacaerospace.com WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

INVERTERS

AIRBORNE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. INVERTERS

CONTINENTAL AIRCRAFT SUPPORT 13960 NW 60th Ave Miami Lakes FL 33014 FAX: 305-817-9323 305-883-6100 Contact: Jose Paez jpaez@continentalaircraft.com www.continentalaircraft.com

LANDING GEAR LANDING GEARPARTS/ACCESSORIES PARTS/ ACCESSORIES& OVERHAUL & OVERHAUL AIRBORNE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 999 Avenida Acaso Camarillo CA 93012 805-389-3700 Contact: Gary Ferris FAX: 805-389-3708 Repair Station #WY2R283L P.O. Box 2210 Camarillo CA 93011 www.airbornetech.com sales@airbornetech.com Defense Technology Equipment, Inc. 45681 Oakbrook Ct., Unit 107-111 Sterling VA 20166 FAX: 703-766-1701 703-766-1700 www.defense-tech.com sales@defense-tech.com Contact: M Frank Benzaria

FRAZIER AVIATION, INC. 445 North Fox Street San Fernando CA 91340 FAX: 818-837-9546 818-898-1998 FAA Repair Station #QN3R795L & JAA #5409 www.frazieraviation.com kfrazier@frazieraviation.com Kellstrom Defense Aerospace, Inc. 100 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Ste 1950 El Segundo CA 90245 424-217-1368 www.kellstrom.com Contact: Ruth Garcia info@kellstrom.com KITCO DEFENSE 1625 North 1100 West Springville UT 84663 FAX: 801-489-2034 801-489-2019 Contact: Doug NewComb www.kitcodefense.com Nassau Tool Works, Inc. 34 Lamar St. West Babylon NY 11704 631-643-5000 Win-Tech, Inc. 8520 Cobb Center Drive Kennesaw GA 30152 www.win-tech.net 770-423-9358 FAX: 770-499-9164 Contact: Dennis Winslow sales@win-tech.net

LIGHTING

LIGHTING

AERO PRECISION INDUSTRIES,LLC. 201 Lindbergh Ave Livermore CA 94551 925-455-9900 www.aeroprecision.com FAX: 925-455-9901 Canfield Electronics, Inc. 90 Remington Blvd. Ronkonkoma NY 11779 Contact: Ray Zaun 631-585-4100 FAX: 631-585-4200 www.canfieldelectronics.com info@canfieldelectronics.com

CONTINENTAL AIRCRAFT SUPPORT 13960 NW 60th Ave Miami Lakes FL 33014 FAX: 305-817-9323 305-883-6100 Contact: Jose Paez jpaez@continentalaircraft.com www.continentalaircraft.com Oxley Group Ltd Priory Park Ulverston, Cumbria UK LA12 9QG www.oxleygroup.com 44(0)1229 483226 FAX: 44(0)122958151

METAL FABRICATION METAL FABRICATION & ASSEMBLY

999 Avenida Acaso Camarillo CA 93012 805-389-3700 Contact: Gary Ferris FAX: 805-389-3708 Repair Station #WY2R283L P.O. Box 2210 Camarillo CA 93011 www.airbornetech.com sales@airbornetech.com American Valley Aviation 550 Orion Way Quincy CA 95971 530-283-0711 FAX: 530-283-4247 Dynamic Fabrication Inc. 2615 S. Hickory St. Santa Ana CA 92707 FAX: 714-662-1052 714-662-2440 FIELD AEROSPACE 6400 S.E. 59th Street Oklahoma City OK 73135 www.arinc.com/defense 405-605-7184 FAX: 405-601-6029 Contact: Alex Thagard athagard@arinc.com

FRAZIER AVIATION, INC. 445 North Fox Street San Fernando CA 91340 FAX: 818-837-9546 818-898-1998 FAA Repair Station #QN3R795L & JAA #5409 www.frazieraviation.com kfrazier@frazieraviation.com HONEYCOMB COMPANY OF AMERICA (HCOA) 1950 Limbus Ave Sarasota FL USA 34243 FAX: 1+ 941-755-426 +1 941-993-0049 www.hcoainc.com - wbryson@hcoainc.comWin-Tech, Inc. 8520 Cobb Center Drive Kennesaw GA 30152 www.win-tech.net 770-423-9358 FAX: 770-499-9164 Contact: Dennis Winslow sales@win-tech.net

MODIFICATIONS MODIFICATIONS AIRBORNE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 999 Avenida Acaso Camarillo CA 93012 805-389-3700 Contact: Gary Ferris FAX: 805-389-3708 Repair Station #WY2R283L P.O. Box 2210 Camarillo CA 93011 www.airbornetech.com sales@airbornetech.com Airspares International 504 East Meadow Avenue East Meadow NY 11554 info@airspares.net 516-334-0900 FAX: 516-334-4109 Cobham Antenna Systems, Inc. 596 Lowell Street Methuen MA 01844 978-557-2497 www.cobham.com FAX: 978-557-2800 Joy Leuis jouy.leuis@cobham.com FIELD AEROSPACE 6400 S.E. 59th Street Oklahoma City OK 73135 www.arinc.com/defense 405-605-7184 FAX: 405-601-6029 Contact: Alex Thagard athagard@arinc.com

FRAZIER AVIATION, INC. 445 North Fox Street San Fernando CA 91340 FAX: 818-837-9546 818-898-1998 FAA Repair Station #QN3R795L & JAA #5409 www.frazieraviation.com kfrazier@frazieraviation.com Moog, Inc. Seneca & Jamison Rd. East Aurora NY 14052 FAX: 716-687-7643 716-687-4331 www.moog.com Contact: Jeff Markel jmarkel@moog.com REBTECH 1500 Brown Trail Bedford TX USA 76022 www.rebtechnvg.com FAX: 817-285-7742 Toll Free: 877-426-4158

& ASSEMBLY Aero Tech Mfg 395 West 1100 North North Salt Lake UT 84054 www.aerotechmfg.con 801-292-0493 Toll Free: 866-390-2376 FAX: 801-292-9908 Aerospace Fabrications of Georgia, Inc. 305 Butler Industrial Drive Dallas GA 30132 www.afog.com 770-505-8801 FAX: 770-505-8804

OXYGEN EQUIPMENT & OXYGEN OXYGEN EQUIPMENT & OXYGEN EQUIPMENT OVERHAUL EQUIPMENT OVERHAUL AERO PRECISION INDUSTRIES,LLC. 201 Lindbergh Ave Livermore CA 94551 925-455-9900 www.aeroprecision.com FAX: 925-455-9901

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AVOX SYSTEMS 225 Erie Street Lancaster NY USA 14304 www.zodiacaerospace.com 716-686-1716 Contact: Chris Miller christopher.miller@zodiacaerospace.com COBHAM LIFE SUPPORT 10 Cobham Drive Orchard Park NY 14127 Contact: John Barone 716-667-6269 FAX: 716-667-0747

PAINTING

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Life Support International 200 Rittenhouse Circle Bristol PA 19007 Telex: greg@lifesupportintl.com 215-785-2870 www.lifesupportintl.com FAX: 215-785-2880

SWITCHES

SWITCHES

Avnet Electro Air 400 Franklin Road Ste 260 Marietta GA 30067 em.avnet.com/electroair 800-241-7530 FAX: 770-799-4945 Contact: Beth Boedeker beth.boedeker@avnet.com

DEFT, INC. 17451 Von Karman Ave. Irvine CA 92614 Contact: Tracy Garrett Jr. 949-474-0400 Toll Free: 1-800-544-3338 FAX: 949-474-7269 www.deftfinishes.com

AVOX SYSTEMS

PLASTICPLASTIC FABRICATION FABRICATION 999 Avenida Acaso Camarillo CA 93012 805-389-3700 Contact: Gary Ferris FAX: 805-389-3708 Repair Station #WY2R283L P.O. Box 2210 Camarillo CA 93011 www.airbornetech.com sales@airbornetech.com Tri-State Plastics, Inc. 392 F;augherty Run Road Moon Township PA 15108 www.tsplastics.com 724-457-6900 FAX: 724-457-6901

13960 NW 60th Ave Miami Lakes FL 33014 FAX: 305-817-9323 305-883-6100 Contact: Jose Paez jpaez@continentalaircraft.com www.continentalaircraft.com MECANEX USA INC 119 White Oak Drive Berlin CT 06037 860-828-6531 www.mecanexusa.com FAX: 860-828-6533 Contact: Patricia Saglimbeni sales@mecanexusa.com Northrop Grumman Corporation 19382 Baywatch Lane Huntington Beach CA 92646 www.northropgrumman.com 818-715-3290 FAX: 818-598-2089

PNEUMATIC PNEUMATICPARTS PARTS&&COMPONENTS COMPONENTS

TEST EQUIPMENT TEST EQUIPMENT

AAR AIRCRAFT COMPONENT SERVICES-NEW YORK

AAR AIRCRAFT COMPONENT SERVICES-NEW YORK

747 Zeckendorf Blvd. Garden City NY 11530 www.aarcorp.com 516-222-9000 FAX: 516-357-2709 Contact: Glenn Meyers glenn.meyers@aarcorp.com Aero Kool Corporation 1495 SE 10th Ave. Hialeah FL 33010 305-887-6912 www.aerokool.com FAX: 305-885-2828 Toll Free: 800-458-4255 AeroWorx 2565 W. 237th Street Torrance CA 90505 www.aero-worx.com 310-891-0300 FAX: 310-891-1248 DERCO AEROSPACE, INC. 8065 West Fairlane Milwaukee WI 53223 www.dercoaerospace.com 414-355-3066 FAX: 414-355-6129 derco@dercoaerospace.com Mailing Address: POB 250970 Milwaukee WI 53225 Nell-Joy Industries, Inc. 8 Reith St. Copiague NY 11726 631-842-8989 www.nelljoy.com FAX: 631-842-8040 Tactair Fluid Controls 4806 W. Taft Rd. Liverpool NY 13088 315-451-3928 www.tactair.com FAX: 315-451-8919

747 Zeckendorf Blvd. Garden City NY 11530 www.aarcorp.com 516-222-9000 FAX: 516-357-2709 Contact: Glenn Meyers glenn.meyers@aarcorp.com American Valley Aviation 550 Orion Way Quincy CA 95971 530-283-0711 FAX: 530-283-4247 Kellstrom Defense Aerospace, Inc. 100 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Ste 1950 El Segundo CA 90245 424-217-1368 www.kellstrom.com Contact: Ruth Garcia info@kellstrom.com MECANEX USA INC 119 White Oak Drive Berlin CT 06037 860-828-6531 www.mecanexusa.com FAX: 860-828-6533 Contact: Patricia Saglimbeni sales@mecanexusa.com Northrop Grumman Corporation 19382 Baywatch Lane Huntington Beach CA 92646 www.northropgrumman.com 818-715-3290 FAX: 818-598-2089 SpaceAge Control Inc. 38850 20th St. East Palmdale CA 93550 www.spaceagecontrol.com 661-273-3000 FAX: 661-273-4240

SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT && SURVIVAL SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT OVERHAUL EQUIPMENT OVERHAUL

TOOLS

AIRBORNE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Aerial Machine & Tool Corp.

4298 JEB Stuart Hwy. Meadows of Dan VA 24120 www.aerialmechineandtool.com 540-952-2006 FAX: 540-952-2231

AVOX SYSTEMS 225 Erie Street Lancaster NY USA 14304 www.zodiacaerospace.com 716-686-1716 Contact: Chris Miller christopher.miller@zodiacaerospace.com COBHAM LIFE SUPPORT 10 Cobham Drive Orchard Park NY 14127 Contact: John Barone 716-667-6269 FAX: 716-667-0747

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CONTINENTAL AIRCRAFT SUPPORT

TOOLS

Nor-Ral, Inc. 164 Hickory Springs Industrial Dr. Canton GA 30115 FAX: 770-720-0527 770-720-0526 www.norral.com jessica.mcwhorter@norral.com

USATCO/U.S. AIR TOOL 60 Fleetwood Court Ronkonkoma NY 11779 Toll Free: 800-645-8180 631-471-3300 FAX: 631-471-3308 1218 W. Mahalo Place Rancho Dominguez CA 90220-5446 310-632-5400 FAX: 310-632-3900 Win-Tech, Inc. 8520 Cobb Center Drive Kennesaw GA 30152 www.win-tech.net 770-423-9358 FAX: 770-499-9164

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VALVES

VALVES

Aero Kool Corporation 1495 SE 10th Ave. Hialeah FL 33010 305-887-6912 www.aerokool.com FAX: 305-885-2828 Toll Free: 800-458-4255

AERO PRECISION INDUSTRIES,LLC. 201 Lindbergh Ave Livermore CA 94551 925-455-9900 www.aeroprecision.com FAX: 925-455-9901

CONTINENTAL AIRCRAFT SUPPORT 13960 NW 60th Ave Miami Lakes FL 33014 FAX: 305-817-9323 305-883-6100 Contact: Jose Paez jpaez@continentalaircraft.com www.continentalaircraft.com Tactair Fluid Controls 4806 W. Taft Rd. Liverpool NY 13088 315-451-3928 www.tactair.com FAX: 315-451-8919

WHEELS/BRAKES & WHEELS/BRAKES WHEELS/BRAKES & WHEELS/BRAKES OVERHAUL OVERHAUL AERO PRECISION INDUSTRIES,LLC. 201 Lindbergh Ave Livermore CA 94551 925-455-9900 www.aeroprecision.com FAX: 925-455-9901 Aviation Brake Service/Avcenter 7274 NW 34th Street Miami FL 33122 305-594-4677 www.aviationbrake.com FAX: 305-477-5799 Contact: Andres Posse andres@aviationbrake.com Chem-Fab Corp.

1923 Central Ave. Hot Springs AK 71901 FAX: 501-624-4287 501-624-4140 DERCO AEROSPACE, INC. 8065 West Fairlane Milwaukee WI 53223 www.dercoaerospace.com 414-355-3066 FAX: 414-355-6129 derco@dercoaerospace.com Mailing Address: POB 250970 Milwaukee WI 53225

FRAZIER AVIATION, INC. 445 North Fox Street San Fernando CA 91340 FAX: 818-837-9546 818-898-1998 FAA Repair Station #QN3R795L & JAA #5409 www.frazieraviation.com kfrazier@frazieraviation.com General Machined Products, Inc. 3525 E. Vickery Blvd Ft. Worth TX 76105 817-536-1071 Honeywell International P.O. Box 2245, 101 Columbia Rd. Morristown NJ 07962 973-455-2000 www.honeywell.com FAX: 973-455-4807 Turbocharging Systems & Power Systems Honeywell Ceramic Components 2525 W. 190th St. Torrance CA 90504-6099 FAX: 310-512-1561 310-323-9500 Polymers P.O. Box 1039, 101 Columbia Rd. Morristown NJ 07962 FAX: 973-455-6045 Toll Free: 800-934-5679 Honeywell Control Products 11 W. Spring St. Freeport IL 61032 815-235-5500 Toll Free: 800-537-6945 FAX: 815-235-6545 Hydro-Aire A Division of Crane Company 3000 Winona Ave. Burbank CA 91504 818-526-2409 Fax: 800-544-9140 FAX: 818-842-6117 Toll Free: 800-544-9376 JDC Industries, Inc. 99 Cherry St. Centerville TN 37033 931-670-2175 FAX: 931-670-3123 R & B AIRCRAFT SUPPLY INC. 6848 Farmdale Ave. N. Hollywood CA 91605 Repair Station #ZW3R039M 818-764-3910 FAX: 818-765-2436 sales@rbaircraft.com Contact: M Max Meredith Tactair Fluid Controls 4806 W. Taft Rd. Liverpool NY 13088 315-451-3928 www.tactair.com FAX: 315-451-8919 WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

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ROTORCRAFT Firms that specialize in parts for Rotorcraft Distribution / Manufacturing / Repairs

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ACCESSORIES & ACCESSORY OVERHAUL 20/20 Components 5851 Jeffrey Lane Ft. Myers FL 33907 239-313-5458 www.2020components.com FAX: 239-313-5464

AAR AIRCRAFT COMPONENT SERVICES-NEW YORK 747 Zeckendorf Blvd. Garden City NY 11530 www.aarcorp.com 516-222-9000 FAX: 516-357-2709 Contact: Glenn Meyers glenn.meyers@aarcorp.com AAR Aircraft Services-Melbourne PO Box 61740 Palm Bay FL USA 32906-1740 www.aarcorp.com 252-435-0826 FAX: 252-435-1930 Aero International Inc. 641 S. Wasington St Alexandria VA 22314 www.aerointl.com 571-203-8360 FAX: 571-203-8361 210 Commerce Circle Kearneysville WV 25430 FAX: 304-870-4227 304-870-4660 Aero Kool Corporation 1495 SE 10th Ave. Hialeah FL 33010 305-887-6912 www.aerokool.com FAX: 305-885-2828 Toll Free: 800-458-4255

AERO PRECISION INDUSTRIES,LLC. 201 Lindbergh Ave Livermore CA 94551 925-455-9900 www.aeroprecision.com FAX: 925-455-9901 Air Parts & Supply Co. 12840 SW 84th Ave. Rd. Miami FL 33156 Contact: Sheri Murray 305-235-5401 FAX: 305-235-8185 sales@apscomiami.com www.apscomiami.com Archangel Systems, Inc. 1635 Pumphrey Avenue Auburn AL 36832 www.archangel.com 334-826-8008 FAX: 334-826-8038

AVOX SYSTEMS 225 Erie Street Lancaster NY USA 14304 www.zodiacaerospace.com 716-686-1716 Contact: Chris Miller christopher.miller@zodiacaerospace.com Beaver Aerospace & Defense, Inc. 11850 Mayfield St Livonia MI 48150 734-853-5003 www.beaver-online.com FAX: 734-853-5043

BLUE AEROSPACE 6211 N. Nob Hill Road Tamarac FL 33321 www.blueaero.com 954-718-4404 info@blueaero.com FAX: 954-718-4326 Brown Helicopters Inc. 10100 Aileron Ave. Pensacola FL 32506 850-455-0971 FAX: 850-456-8231

DIMO CORP. 44 Industrial Blvd New Castle DE 19720 FAX: 302-324-8277 302-324-8100 www.dimo.com Contact: Sohrab Naghshineh sales@dimo.net Essential Turbines 443 Meloche Street Dorval, QC H9P 2W2 Canada www.essentialturbines.com 514-633-4458 FAX: 514-633-6308 KAMPI Components Co., Inc. 88 Canal Road Fairless Hills PA 19030 215-736-2000 www.kampi.com FAX: 215-736-9000 Nell-Joy Industries, Inc. 8 Reith St. Copiague NY 11726 631-842-8989 www.nelljoy.com FAX: 631-842-8040 Precision Aero Techonolgy 3333 East Spring St, Ste 300 Long Beach CA 90806 www.precisionaviationgroup.com 562-595-6055 FAX: 562-595-8416 R & B AIRCRAFT SUPPLY INC. 6848 Farmdale Ave. N. Hollywood CA 91605 Repair Station #ZW3R039M 818-764-3910 FAX: 818-765-2436 sales@rbaircraft.com Contact: M Max Meredith Senior Aerospace Absolute Manufacturing 20350 71st Avenue NE, Ste C Arlinton WA 98223 www.absolutemfg.com 360-435-1116 FAX: 360-435-2336

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SOI Aviation 23965 Ventura Blvd. Calabasas CA 91302 soifg@aol.com 818-591-3166 FAX: 818-591-3144 www.soiaviation.com Contact: M Linda Sandberg Tactair Fluid Controls 4806 W. Taft Rd. Liverpool NY 13088 315-451-3928 www.tactair.com FAX: 315-451-8919 WESCO Manufacturing, Inc 299 Duffy Avenue Hicksville NY 11801 516-933-1900 www.wescomfginc.com FAX: 516-933-4300

ACTUATORS

ACTUATORS

AAR AIRCRAFT COMPONENT SERVICES-NEW YORK 747 Zeckendorf Blvd. Garden City NY 11530 www.aarcorp.com 516-222-9000 FAX: 516-357-2709 Contact: Glenn Meyers glenn.meyers@aarcorp.com Aero Controlex Group 4223 Monticello Blvd South Euclid OH 44121 www.aerocontrolex.com 216-291-6025 FAX: 216-291-6045 AMETEK Aerospace & Defense Advanced Industries, Inc. 4550 Southeast Blvd. Wichita KS 67216 www.ametekpds.com 316-522-0424 FAX: 316-522-0237 Aviation Brake Service/Avcenter 7274 NW 34th Street Miami FL 33122 305-594-4677 www.aviationbrake.com FAX: 305-477-5799 Contact: Andres Posse andres@aviationbrake.com Kearfott Corp Astronautics Corporation of America 1150 McBride Ave Little Falls NJ 07424 www.kearfott.com 973-785-6000 FAX: 828-686-5764 2858 US Highway 70 West Black Mountain NC 28711 828-350-5300 Moog, Inc. Seneca & Jamison Rd. East Aurora NY 14052 FAX: 716-687-7643 716-687-4331 www.moog.com Contact: Jeff Markel jmarkel@moog.com Select Helicopter Services Ltd. 6295A Airport Way Kelowna, BC Canada V1V 2V7 www.selecthelicopter.com 250-765-3317 FAX: 866-389-9878 info@selecthelicopter.com Tactair Fluid Controls 4806 W. Taft Rd. Liverpool NY 13088 315-451-3928 www.tactair.com FAX: 315-451-8919

AIRFRAME & AIRFRAME AIRFRAME/AIRFRAME PARTSPARTS & OVERHAUL OVERHAUL AAR Aircraft Services-Melbourne PO Box 61740 Palm Bay FL USA 32906-1740 www.aarcorp.com 252-435-0826 FAX: 252-435-1930

BLUE AEROSPACE 6211 N. Nob Hill Road Tamarac FL 33321 www.blueaero.com 954-718-4404 info@blueaero.com FAX: 954-718-4326 Brown Helicopters Inc. 10100 Aileron Ave. Pensacola FL 32506 850-455-0971 FAX: 850-456-8231 Floats & Fuel Cells(FFC) 4010 Pilot Drive, Ste: #103 Memphis TN 38118 www.ffcfuelcells.com 901-794-8431 Toll Free: 800-647-6148 FAX: 901-842-7135 FAA Repair Station #TH4R544M Contact: Kevin Brewer kbrewer@ffcfuelcells.com

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FRAZIER AVIATION, INC. 445 North Fox Street San Fernando CA 91340 FAX: 818-837-9546 818-898-1998 FAA Repair Station #QN3R795L & JAA #5409 www.frazieraviation.com kfrazier@frazieraviation.com HC Pacific 19844 Quiroz Court Walnut CA 91789 909-598-0509 Contact: Cynthia Tubal/Sylvia Sao FAX: 909-598-1411 www.hcpacific.com hcpac@ix.netcom.com HONEYCOMB COMPANY OF AMERICA (HCOA) 1950 Limbus Ave Sarasota FL USA 34243 FAX: 1+ 941-755-426 +1 941-993-0049 www.hcoainc.com - wbryson@hcoainc.com IMP Aerospace Halifax Stanfield Intl Airport 557 Barnes Rd. Enfield, Nova Scotia Canada B2T 1K3 www.impaerospace.com 902-873-2250 FAX: 902-873-2290 Contact Carl Kumpic email: carl.kumpic@impaerospace.com ISO Group Inc. 7700 Technology Drive West Melbourne FL 32904 www.iso-group.com 321-773-5710 Garrett Schiefer FAX: 321-777-0499 aviationparts@isogroup.com Nell-Joy Industries, Inc. 8 Reith St. Copiague NY 11726 631-842-8989 www.nelljoy.com FAX: 631-842-8040 R & B AIRCRAFT SUPPLY INC. 6848 Farmdale Ave. N. Hollywood CA 91605 Repair Station #ZW3R039M 818-764-3910 FAX: 818-765-2436 sales@rbaircraft.com Contact: M Max Meredith ROTAIR INDUSTRIES 964 Crescent Ave. Bridgeport CT 06607 203-576-6545 FAX: 203-576-6804 Contact: Christine M. Kudravy, President sales@rotair.com www.rotair.com S3 International, LLC. 6110 N Flint Road Milwaukee WI 53209-3716 www.s3international.com 414-351-1506 FAX: 414-351-1543 sales@s3international.com Schmiede Corp 1865 Riley Creek Road, PO Box 1630 Tullahoma TN 37388 931-455-4801 www.schiedecorp.com United States Aviation Corporation Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.

6900 Main St. Stratford CT 06614 203-386-4000

ANTENNAS/ANTENNA SYSTEMS ANTENNAS/ANTENNA SYSTEMS AAR AIRCRAFT COMPONENT SERVICES-NEW YORK 747 Zeckendorf Blvd. Garden City NY 11530 www.aarcorp.com 516-222-9000 FAX: 516-357-2709 Contact: Glenn Meyers glenn.meyers@aarcorp.com Cobham Antenna Systems, Inc. 596 Lowell Street Methuen MA 01844 978-557-2497 www.cobham.com FAX: 978-557-2800 Joy Leuis jouy.leuis@cobham.com Electro-Tec Corp.

1501 N. Main St. Blacksburg VA 24060 540-552-2111 FAX: 540-951-3832 Northrop Grumman Corporation 19382 Baywatch Lane Huntington Beach CA 92646 www.northropgrumman.com 818-715-3290 FAX: 818-598-2089 Sensor Systems Inc. 8929 Fullbright Ave. Chatsworth CA 91311 www.sensorantennas.com 818-341-5366 FAX: 818-341-9059 Contact: Dave Brooks dbrooks@sensorsantennas.com

WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

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AUXILIARY POWER UNITS & APUS AUXILIARY POWER UNITS & APUS OVERHAUL OVERHAUL AAR AIRCRAFT COMPONENT SERVICES-NEW YORK 747 Zeckendorf Blvd. Garden City NY 11530 www.aarcorp.com 516-222-9000 FAX: 516-357-2709 Contact: Glenn Meyers glenn.meyers@aarcorp.com

AERO PRECISION INDUSTRIES,LLC. 201 Lindbergh Ave Livermore CA 94551 925-455-9900 www.aeroprecision.com FAX: 925-455-9901 Alturair 660 Steele Street El Cajon CA 92020 619-440-5531 FAX: 619-442-0481 www.alturdyne.com Contact: Frank Verbeke Canfield Electronics, Inc. 90 Remington Blvd. Ronkonkoma NY 11779 Contact: Ray Zaun 631-585-4100 FAX: 631-585-4200 www.canfieldelectronics.com info@canfieldelectronics.com Nell-Joy Industries, Inc. 8 Reith St. Copiague NY 11726 631-842-8989 www.nelljoy.com FAX: 631-842-8040 R & B AIRCRAFT SUPPLY INC. 6848 Farmdale Ave. N. Hollywood CA 91605 Repair Station #ZW3R039M 818-764-3910 FAX: 818-765-2436 sales@rbaircraft.com Contact: M Max Meredith

Ducommun Technologies, Inc. 23301 S. Wilmington Ave. Carson CA 90745 FAX: 310-513-7298 310-513-7200 EMTEQ Family of Companies 5349 S Emmer Drive New Berlin WI 53151 Toll Free: 888-679-6170 262-679-6170 FAX: 262-679-6175 www.emteq.com sales@emteq.com IMP Aerospace Halifax Stanfield Intl Airport 557 Barnes Rd. Enfield, Nova Scotia Canada B2T 1K3 www.impaerospace.com 902-873-2250 FAX: 902-873-2290 Contact Carl Kumpic email: carl.kumpic@impaerospace.com INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS & SUPPORT 720 Pennsylvania Drive Exton PA 19341 FAX: 610-646-0146 610-646-9800 www.innovative-ss.com Contact: David Green Nell-Joy Industries, Inc. 8 Reith St. Copiague NY 11726 631-842-8989 www.nelljoy.com FAX: 631-842-8040 Northrop Grumman Corporation 19382 Baywatch Lane Huntington Beach CA 92646 www.northropgrumman.com 818-715-3290 FAX: 818-598-2089 Precision Aero Techonolgy 3333 East Spring St, Ste 300 Long Beach CA 90806 www.precisionaviationgroup.com 562-595-6055 FAX: 562-595-8416 SOI Aviation 23965 Ventura Blvd. Calabasas CA 91302 soifg@aol.com 818-591-3166 FAX: 818-591-3144 www.soiaviation.com Contact: M Linda Sandberg

AVIONICS & AVIONICS OVERHAUL AVIONICS & AVIONICS OVERHAUL CONNECTORSCONNECTORS AAR AIRCRAFT COMPONENT SERVICES-NEW YORK 747 Zeckendorf Blvd. Garden City NY 11530 www.aarcorp.com 516-222-9000 FAX: 516-357-2709 Contact: Glenn Meyers glenn.meyers@aarcorp.com AAR Aircraft Services-Melbourne PO Box 61740 Palm Bay FL USA 32906-1740 www.aarcorp.com 252-435-0826 FAX: 252-435-1930

AOG REACTION, INC. 526 Aviator Drive Ft. Worth TX 76179 817-439-0700 FAA Repair Station TU1R519K FAX: 817-439-9700 www.aogreaction.com Contact: Robert Samson rsamson@aogreaction.com Astronautics Corp of America 4115 N Teutonia Ave. Milwaukee WI 53209 www.astronautics.com 414-449-4000 FAX: 414-447-8231

AUTOPILOTS CENTRAL INC. 3112 N. 74th E. Ave., Hgr. 23 Tulsa Int’l Airport Tulsa OK 74158 918-836-6418 Contact: Barry Sparks FAX: 918-832-0136 REPAIR STATION NO: CM2R747K AXNES INC 15954 Jackson Creek Parkway Suite B609 Monument CO 80132 719-722-1770 www.axnes.com post@axnes.com

BECKER AVIONICS 10376 USA Today Way Miramar FL USA 33025 www.beckerusa.com 954-450-3137 FAX: 954-450-3206

A E Petsche Co. Inc. An Arrow Company 1501 Nolan Ryan Expressway Arlington TX 76011 www.aepetsche.com 844-237-7600 FAX: 817-459-7511 Aero-Dyne Supply Co. Inc. 474 Whitney St. San Leandro CA 94577 510-562-0657 www.aerodynesupply.com FAX: 510-562-8051 Avnet Electro Air 400 Franklin Road Ste 260 Marietta GA 30067 em.avnet.com/electroair 800-241-7530 FAX: 770-799-4945 Contact: Beth Boedeker beth.boedeker@avnet.com

BENCHMARK CONNECTOR CORP. 4501 N.W. 103rd Ave Sunrise FL 33351 Contact: Wayne Nelson 954-746-9929 Toll Free: 800-896-7153 FAX: 954-746-9448 www.benchmarkconnector.com info@benchmarkconnector.com Canfield Electronics, Inc. 90 Remington Blvd. Ronkonkoma NY 11779 Contact: Ray Zaun 631-585-4100 FAX: 631-585-4200 www.canfieldelectronics.com info@canfieldelectronics.com Connector Distribution Corp.

2985 E.Harcourt St. Rancho Dominguez CA 90221 www.cdc-online.com 310-632-2466 Toll Free: 800-421-5840 FAX: 310-632-5413 ** Inventory Avialable on abdonline.com

BLUE AEROSPACE

ELECTRONIC EXPEDITERS, INC.

6211 N. Nob Hill Road Tamarac FL 33321 www.blueaero.com 954-718-4404 info@blueaero.com FAX: 954-718-4326 DERCO AEROSPACE, INC. 8065 West Fairlane Milwaukee WI 53223 www.dercoaerospace.com 414-355-3066 FAX: 414-355-6129 derco@dercoaerospace.com Mailing Address: POB 250970 Milwaukee WI 53225

3700 Via Pescador Camarillo CA USA 93012 Contact: Ira Berns 805-987-7171 FAX: 805-987-3344 www.expediters.com sales@expediters.com MECANEX USA INC 119 White Oak Drive Berlin CT 06037 860-828-6531 www.mecanexusa.com FAX: 860-828-6533 Contact: Patricia Saglimbeni sales@mecanexusa.com

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MIRAJ CORPORATION 345 Route 17, P.O. Box 70 Hasbrouck Heights NJ 07604 201-288-8877 Contact: Fred Scheps - Sales Mgr. FAX: 201-288-7356 www.mirajcorp.com mirajcorp@aol.com Northrop Grumman Corporation 19382 Baywatch Lane Huntington Beach CA 92646 www.northropgrumman.com 818-715-3290 FAX: 818-598-2089 WILLIAMS RDM 200 Greenleaf Street Ft. Worth TX USA 76107 tmoulton@wmsrdm.com 817-872-1599

ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS COMPONENTS AAR AIRCRAFT COMPONENT SERVICES-NEW YORK 747 Zeckendorf Blvd. Garden City NY 11530 www.aarcorp.com 516-222-9000 FAX: 516-357-2709 Contact: Glenn Meyers glenn.meyers@aarcorp.com American Valley Aviation 550 Orion Way Quincy CA 95971 530-283-0711 FAX: 530-283-4247 AMETEK Aerospace & Defense Advanced Industries, Inc. 4550 Southeast Blvd. Wichita KS 67216 www.ametekpds.com 316-522-0424 FAX: 316-522-0237

AOG REACTION, INC. 526 Aviator Drive Ft. Worth TX 76179 817-439-0700 FAA Repair Station TU1R519K FAX: 817-439-9700 www.aogreaction.com Contact: Robert Samson rsamson@aogreaction.com Arrow Aerospace & Defense 9201 East Dry Creek Road Centennial CO 80112 www.arrow.com 303-824-4000 Astronautics Corp of America 4115 N Teutonia Ave. Milwaukee WI 53209 www.astronautics.com 414-449-4000 FAX: 414-447-8231

AUTOPILOTS CENTRAL INC. 3112 N. 74th E. Ave., Hgr. 23 Tulsa Int’l Airport Tulsa OK 74158 918-836-6418 Contact: Barry Sparks FAX: 918-832-0136 REPAIR STATION NO: CM2R747K Avnet Electro Air 400 Franklin Road Ste 260 Marietta GA 30067 em.avnet.com/electroair 800-241-7530 FAX: 770-799-4945 Contact: Beth Boedeker beth.boedeker@avnet.com Canfield Electronics, Inc. 90 Remington Blvd. Ronkonkoma NY 11779 Contact: Ray Zaun 631-585-4100 FAX: 631-585-4200 www.canfieldelectronics.com info@canfieldelectronics.com CCI - Coastal Component Industries, Inc. 133 E. Bristol Lane Orange CA 92865 714-685-6677 www.ccicoastal.com FAX: 714-685-6688 Cobham Antenna Systems, Inc. 596 Lowell Street Methuen MA 01844 978-557-2497 www.cobham.com FAX: 978-557-2800 Joy Leuis jouy.leuis@cobham.com Ducommun Technologies, Inc. 23301 S. Wilmington Ave. Carson CA 90745 FAX: 310-513-7298 310-513-7200

ELECTRONIC EXPEDITERS, INC. 3700 Via Pescador Camarillo CA USA 93012 Contact: Ira Berns 805-987-7171 FAX: 805-987-3344 www.expediters.com sales@expediters.com EMTEQ Family of Companies 5349 S Emmer Drive New Berlin WI 53151 Toll Free: 888-679-6170 262-679-6170 FAX: 262-679-6175 www.emteq.com sales@emteq.com

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FIELD AEROSPACE 6400 S.E. 59th Street Oklahoma City OK 73135 www.arinc.com/defense 405-605-7184 FAX: 405-601-6029 Contact: Alex Thagard athagard@arinc.com Greenray Industries 840 West Church Road Mechanicsburg PA 17055 www.greenrayindustries.com 717-766-0223 FAX: 717-790-9509 IMP Aerospace Halifax Stanfield Intl Airport 557 Barnes Rd. Enfield, Nova Scotia Canada B2T 1K3 www.impaerospace.com 902-873-2250 FAX: 902-873-2290 Contact Carl Kumpic email: carl.kumpic@impaerospace.com

JACON FASTENERS & ELECTRONICS 9539 Vassar Ave Chatsworth CA 91311 800-700-2901 www.jacon.com FAX: 818-709-7426

K & R FASTENERS, INC. 8216 Kristel Cirle Port Richey FL 34668 727-842-9222 www.k-rfastnersinc.com FAX: 727-842-9056 KAMPI Components Co., Inc. 88 Canal Road Fairless Hills PA 19030 215-736-2000 www.kampi.com FAX: 215-736-9000 MECANEX USA INC 119 White Oak Drive Berlin CT 06037 860-828-6531 www.mecanexusa.com FAX: 860-828-6533 Contact: Patricia Saglimbeni sales@mecanexusa.com

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Myers Power Products, Inc. 2950 E. Philadelphia Street Ontario CA 91761 www.myerspowerproducts.com 909-923-1800 Toll Free: 866-MY-MYERS FAX: 909-923-1806 44 S Commerce Way Bethleham PA 18017 FAX: 610-868-8686 610-868-3500 Nell-Joy Industries, Inc. 8 Reith St. Copiague NY 11726 631-842-8989 www.nelljoy.com FAX: 631-842-8040 Northrop Grumman Corporation 19382 Baywatch Lane Huntington Beach CA 92646 www.northropgrumman.com 818-715-3290 FAX: 818-598-2089 OECO Corporation 4607 SE International Way Milwaukee OR 97222 www.oeco.com 503-659-7932 Sensor Systems Inc. 8929 Fullbright Ave. Chatsworth CA 91311 www.sensorantennas.com 818-341-5366 FAX: 818-341-9059 Contact: Dave Brooks dbrooks@sensorsantennas.com SpaceAge Control Inc. 38850 20th St. East Palmdale CA 93550 www.spaceagecontrol.com 661-273-3000 FAX: 661-273-4240 Symetrics Industries 1615 W. NASA Blvd Melbourne FL 32901 www.symetrics.com 321-254-1500 FAX: 321-308-0796 Contact: Randy Koller rkoller@symetrics.com

Who Is Where?

We have super-capable combat and transport aircraft and scores of advanced commercial aircraft. These are matched by complex, sometimes luxurious, ground systems for loading and maintaining the airplanes. But there could be little or no military or commercial air operations without modern developments of an innovation made at a long-lost British airport in 1921-1922.

After World War I, private aviation burst into frenzied competition to develop businesses to transport passengers, mail, and freight. In the United Kingdom, the number of aircraft blossomed. At the same time, the armed forces, having learned from the war that aircraft have an important military role, also built up air capability.

All of these aircraft were navigating by looking at the ground and comparing that observation with a map. Nearby aircraft could only be spotted through limited visual observation, and their future locations could only be guessed at. The large London airport at Croydon came to have the greatest number of flights of any contemporary airport. The situation there was chaos.

A Croydon employee, G. J. H "Jimmy" Jeffs, a civilian air controller, was working with radio-equipped aircraft by 1921. But radio contact did little good, when neither the pilot nor controller knew where the plane was. Jeffs came up with a plan.

There were enough radio reception sites near Croydon for triangulation. One directional antenna could use received signal strength to establish that a plane was somewhere on a given vector. A second antenna at a different location could identify where on the vector the planes was. And a third could verify and give assurance on the correct location. Drawing the vectors on a local map, the location could then be identified. Modern military and civilian air control uses a similar system with major improvements from today's radar and global positioning systems (GPS).

In 1922, Jeffs received Air Traffic Control License No.1. The United States later asked him to establish control for the entire North Atlantic, which he accomplished.

Sources: Croydon Airport Society, www.croydonairport.org.uk; "Jimmy Jeffs," ATCHistory, https://atchistory.wordpress.com.

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AAR AIRCRAFT COMPONENT SERVICES-NEW YORK 747 Zeckendorf Blvd. Garden City NY 11530 www.aarcorp.com 516-222-9000 FAX: 516-357-2709 Contact: Glenn Meyers glenn.meyers@aarcorp.com AAR Aircraft Services-Melbourne PO Box 61740 Palm Bay FL USA 32906-1740 www.aarcorp.com 252-435-0826 FAX: 252-435-1930 Action Aircraft, L.P. 10570 Olympic Drive Dallas TX 75220 214-351-1284 FAX: 214-351-1286 www.actionaircraft.com FAA CRS# A9UR626J Contact: Mary Haitt mary@actionaircraft.com

AERO PRECISION INDUSTRIES,LLC. 201 Lindbergh Ave Livermore CA 94551 925-455-9900 www.aeroprecision.com FAX: 925-455-9901 Aero Propulsion Support Group 108 May Drive Harrison OH 45030 513-367-9452 www.aeropropulsion.com FAX: 513-367-7930 Aero Turbine, Inc. 6800 S. Lindbergh St. Stockton CA 95206 Contact: Dave Mattson 209-983-1112 FAX: 209-983-0544 Alturair 660 Steele Street El Cajon CA 92020 619-440-5531 FAX: 619-442-0481 www.alturdyne.com Contact: Frank Verbeke American Jet Engine Co., Inc. 37 West 39th St. New York NY 10018 212-398-0400 FAX: 212-398-0190 AMETEK Aerospace & Defense 50 Fordham Road Wilmington MA 01887 www.ametekpds.com 978-289-2199 FAX: 215-323-9567 Art Sloan Accessory 116 Bonanza Mine Road Sutherlin OR 97479-9767 541-459-4389 Aviall 2750 Regent Blvd. Dallas TX 75261 972-586-1000 www.aviall.com Contact: Ty Genteman tgenteman@aviall.com

AVOX SYSTEMS 225 Erie Street Lancaster NY USA 14304 www.zodiacaerospace.com 716-686-1716 Contact: Chris Miller christopher.miller@zodiacaerospace.com

DIMO CORP. 44 Industrial Blvd New Castle DE 19720 FAX: 302-324-8277 302-324-8100 www.dimo.com Contact: Sohrab Naghshineh sales@dimo.net Essential Turbines 443 Meloche Street Dorval, QC H9P 2W2 Canada www.essentialturbines.com 514-633-4458 FAX: 514-633-6308 Herber Aircraft Service Inc. 1401 E. Franklin Ave. El Segundo CA 90245 Contact: Daryl Yeelitt 310-322-9575 Toll Free: 800-544-0050 FAX: 310-322-1875 www.herberaircraft.com sales@herberaircraft.com ISO Group Inc. 7700 Technology Drive West Melbourne FL 32904 www.iso-group.com 321-773-5710 Garrett Schiefer FAX: 321-777-0499 aviationparts@isogroup.com Moog, Inc. Seneca & Jamison Rd. East Aurora NY 14052 FAX: 716-687-7643 716-687-4331 www.moog.com Contact: Jeff Markel jmarkel@moog.com WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

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R & B AIRCRAFT SUPPLY INC. 6848 Farmdale Ave. N. Hollywood CA 91605 Repair Station #ZW3R039M 818-764-3910 FAX: 818-765-2436 sales@rbaircraft.com Contact: M Max Meredith ROTAIR INDUSTRIES 964 Crescent Ave. Bridgeport CT 06607 203-576-6545 FAX: 203-576-6804 Contact: Christine M. Kudravy, President sales@rotair.com www.rotair.com S3 International, LLC. 6110 N Flint Road Milwaukee WI 53209-3716 www.s3international.com 414-351-1506 FAX: 414-351-1543 sales@s3international.com SIMTECH 66 A Floydville Road East Granby CT USA 06026 www.simtech.com 860-653-2408 FAX: 860-653-3857 Tactair Fluid Controls 4806 W. Taft Rd. Liverpool NY 13088 315-451-3928 www.tactair.com FAX: 315-451-8919 WESCO Manufacturing, Inc 299 Duffy Avenue Hicksville NY 11801 516-933-1900 www.wescomfginc.com FAX: 516-933-4300

ENGINE SERVICES ENGINE SERVICES AGC Acquisition LLC 106 Evansville Ave. Meriden CT 06451 203-639-7125 www.agcincorporated.com FAX: 203-235-6543 Action Aircraft, L.P. 10570 Olympic Drive Dallas TX 75220 214-351-1284 FAX: 214-351-1286 www.actionaircraft.com FAA CRS# A9UR626J Contact: Mary Haitt mary@actionaircraft.com Aero Turbine, Inc. 6800 S. Lindbergh St. Stockton CA 95206 Contact: Dave Mattson 209-983-1112 FAX: 209-983-0544 Alturair 660 Steele Street El Cajon CA 92020 619-440-5531 FAX: 619-442-0481 www.alturdyne.com Contact: Frank Verbeke Essential Turbines 443 Meloche Street Dorval, QC H9P 2W2 Canada www.essentialturbines.com 514-633-4458 FAX: 514-633-6308 Nell-Joy Industries, Inc. 8 Reith St. Copiague NY 11726 631-842-8989 www.nelljoy.com FAX: 631-842-8040 OGMA - Industria Aeronautica De Portugal SA Alverca do Ribatejo Alverca P-2615 Portugal FAX: 351-21-9573056 351-21-957-9055 R & B AIRCRAFT SUPPLY INC. 6848 Farmdale Ave. N. Hollywood CA 91605 Repair Station #ZW3R039M 818-764-3910 FAX: 818-765-2436 sales@rbaircraft.com Contact: M Max Meredith

FASTENERS

FASTENERS

Abbott-Interfast Corp.

190 Abbott Drive Wheeling IL 60090 847-459-6200 www.abbott-interfast.com FAX: 847-459-4076 Accurate Precision Fasteners Corp.

20 Honeck St. Englewood NJ 07631 201-567-9700 www.accurateprecision.com FAX: 201-567-1965 AEK Technology, Inc. 13041 Bradley Ave Sylmar CA 91342 818-686-1445 www.aektechnology.com FAX: 818-686-1448 Aero Hardware & Parts Co., Inc. 130 Business Park Dr. Armonk NY 10504 Cage Code: 4A766 914-273-8550 SITA: NYCHDCR FAX: 914-273-8612 Contact: Patrick McCarthy pmm@aerohardwareparts.com www.aerohardwareparts.com WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

Aero-Missile Components Inc. 351 Camer Drive Bensalem PA 19020 215-245-5700 www.aeromissile.com FAX: 215-638-9582 Aerospace Fasteners Inc. 205 E. Neches St Palestine TX 75801 903-723-0693 www.aerospacefastnersinc.com FAX: 903-723-3968 Airspares International 504 East Meadow Avenue East Meadow NY 11554 info@airspares.net 516-334-0900 FAX: 516-334-4109

ANILLO INDUSTRIES, INC. 2090 North Glassell St., P.O. Box 5586 Orange CA 92613 714-637-7000 FAX: 714-637-3022 Av-Tech Industries P.O. Box 200366 Arlington TX 76006 817-640-4031 www.av-techind.com FAX: 817-649-1355 Shipping: 1180 Corporate Drive W. Arlington TX 76006 Canfield Electronics, Inc. 90 Remington Blvd. Ronkonkoma NY 11779 Contact: Ray Zaun 631-585-4100 FAX: 631-585-4200 www.canfieldelectronics.com info@canfieldelectronics.com Excel Aerospace Supply, Inc. 11855 Wicks St. Sun Valley CA 91352 818-767-6867 Telex: 371-7938 FAX: 818-504-2979 www.excelaero.com HC Pacific 19844 Quiroz Court Walnut CA 91789 909-598-0509 Contact: Cynthia Tubal/Sylvia Sao FAX: 909-598-1411 www.hcpacific.com hcpac@ix.netcom.com

JACON FASTENERS & ELECTRONICS 9539 Vassar Ave Chatsworth CA 91311 800-700-2901 www.jacon.com FAX: 818-709-7426

K & R FASTENERS, INC. 8216 Kristel Cirle Port Richey FL 34668 727-842-9222 www.k-rfastnersinc.com FAX: 727-842-9056 KAMPI Components Co., Inc. 88 Canal Road Fairless Hills PA 19030 215-736-2000 www.kampi.com FAX: 215-736-9000 MECANEX USA INC 119 White Oak Drive Berlin CT 06037 860-828-6531 www.mecanexusa.com FAX: 860-828-6533 Contact: Patricia Saglimbeni sales@mecanexusa.com Monogram Aerospace Fasteners 3423 So. Garfield Ave. Commerce CA 90040 www.monogramaerospace.com 323-722-4760 FAX: 323-721-1851 Nylok Aerospace 313 Euclid Way Anaheim CA 92801 714-635-3993 FAX: 714-635-9553 Ontic Engineering & Manufacturing Inc. 20360 Plummer St. Chatsworth CA 91311 FAX: 818-678-6618 818-678-6555 P.O.Box 7044 N Hollywood CA 91609 Piedmont Aviation Services 3821 N. Liberty St. Winston Salem NC 27105 FAX: 336-776-6091 336-776-6060 Standard Aero Parts 5100 Maureen Lane Moorpark CA USA 93021 standardaero@earthlink.net 805-531-5410 FAX: 805-531-5419 Transaero, Inc. 35 Melville Park Road, Suite 100 Melville NY 11747-3268 631-752-1240 Telex: 967734 FAX: 631-752-1242 SITA: ISPTXCR www.transaeroinc.com COntact: Lance Human human@transaeroinc.com

FIREFIRE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT & & PROTECTION EQUIPMENT OVERHAUL OVERHAUL AVOX SYSTEMS 225 Erie Street Lancaster NY USA 14304 www.zodiacaerospace.com 716-686-1716 Contact: Chris Miller christopher.miller@zodiacaerospace.com

FITTINGS

FITTINGS

Canfield Electronics, Inc. 90 Remington Blvd. Ronkonkoma NY 11779 Contact: Ray Zaun 631-585-4100 FAX: 631-585-4200 www.canfieldelectronics.com info@canfieldelectronics.com Excel Aerospace Supply, Inc. 11855 Wicks St. Sun Valley CA 91352 818-767-6867 Telex: 371-7938 FAX: 818-504-2979 www.excelaero.com

FUEL CELLS

FUEL CELLS

AERO PRECISION INDUSTRIES,LLC. 201 Lindbergh Ave Livermore CA 94551 925-455-9900 www.aeroprecision.com FAX: 925-455-9901 Aircraft On Ground Inc. 310 Regal Row - Suite 500 Dallas TX 75247 Toll Free: 800-635-9535 214-350-5334 FAX: 214-358-3835 FAA Repair Station #DBER248K www.aoginc.com Floats & Fuel Cells(FFC) 4010 Pilot Drive, Ste: #103 Memphis TN 38118 www.ffcfuelcells.com 901-794-8431 Toll Free: 800-647-6148 FAX: 901-842-7135 FAA Repair Station #TH4R544M Contact: Kevin Brewer kbrewer@ffcfuelcells.com

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Inventory Locator Service, LLC 8001 Centerview Pkwy - STE: 400 Memphis TN USA 38018 901-794-5000 www.lismart.com FAX: 901-794-1760 NSN-NOW.COM 8200 Republic Airport;Hangar 43, Suite 6 Farmingdale NY 11735 631-847-3504 www.nsn-now.com FAX: 631-847-0264 SOS: SALES OPPORTUNITY SERVICES Pentagon 2000 Software 1540 E. Pleasant Valley Blvd Altoona PA 16602 814-949-3327

INSTRUMENTS & INSTRUMENT INSTRUMENTS & INSTRUMENT OVERHAUL OVERHAUL AAR Aircraft Services-Melbourne PO Box 61740 Palm Bay FL USA 32906-1740 www.aarcorp.com 252-435-0826 FAX: 252-435-1930 ACG Systems, Inc. 33 Defense Hwy. Ste 206 & 207 Annapolis MD 21401 www.acgsys.com 410-224-0224 FAX: 410-224-0229

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Ph: (817) 439-0700 Fax: (817) 439-9700

AOG REACTION, INC. 526 Aviator Drive Ft. Worth TX 76179 817-439-0700 FAA Repair Station TU1R519K FAX: 817-439-9700 www.aogreaction.com Contact: Robert Samson rsamson@aogreaction.com

AUTOPILOTS CENTRAL INC. 3112 N. 74th E. Ave., Hgr. 23 Tulsa Int’l Airport Tulsa OK 74158 918-836-6418 Contact: Barry Sparks FAX: 918-832-0136 REPAIR STATION NO: CM2R747K Ducommun Technologies, Inc. 23301 S. Wilmington Ave. Carson CA 90745 FAX: 310-513-7298 310-513-7200 INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS & SUPPORT 720 Pennsylvania Drive Exton PA 19341 FAX: 610-646-0146 610-646-9800 www.innovative-ss.com Contact: David Green Nell-Joy Industries, Inc. 8 Reith St. Copiague NY 11726 631-842-8989 www.nelljoy.com FAX: 631-842-8040 Northrop Grumman Corporation 19382 Baywatch Lane Huntington Beach CA 92646 www.northropgrumman.com 818-715-3290 FAX: 818-598-2089 Precision Aero Techonolgy 3333 East Spring St, Ste 300 Long Beach CA 90806 www.precisionaviationgroup.com 562-595-6055 FAX: 562-595-8416 R & B AIRCRAFT SUPPLY INC. 6848 Farmdale Ave. N. Hollywood CA 91605 Repair Station #ZW3R039M 818-764-3910 FAX: 818-765-2436 sales@rbaircraft.com Contact: Max Meredith

INTERIORS && INTERIORS INTERIORS INTERIOR OVERHAUL OVERHAULS Adams Rite Aerospace 4141 N. Palm St. Fullerton CA 92835 714-278-6500 www.ar-aero.com FAX: 714-278-6510

AVOX SYSTEMS 225 Erie Street Lancaster NY USA 14304 www.zodiacaerospace.com 716-686-1716 Contact: Chris Miller christopher.miller@zodiacaerospace.com

LANDING LANDINGGEAR GEARPARTS/ACCESSORIES PARTS/ ACCESSORIES & OVERHAUL & OVERHAUL Brown Helicopters Inc. 10100 Aileron Ave. Pensacola FL 32506 850-455-0971 FAX: 850-456-8231 Hawker Pacific Aerospace 11240 Sherman Way Sun Valley CA 91352 Toll Free: 800-443-8302 818-765-6201 FAX: 818-765-2065 www.hawker.com Contact: Brad Curtis carlo.ventittelli@hawker.com KITCO DEFENSE 1625 North 1100 West Springville UT 84663 FAX: 801-489-2034 801-489-2019 Contact: Doug NewComb www.kitcodefense.com Nell-Joy Industries, Inc. 8 Reith St. Copiague NY 11726 631-842-8989 www.nelljoy.com FAX: 631-842-8040 R & B AIRCRAFT SUPPLY INC. 6848 Farmdale Ave. N. Hollywood CA 91605 Repair Station #ZW3R039M 818-764-3910 FAX: 818-765-2436 sales@rbaircraft.com Contact: M Max Meredith

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ROTAIR INDUSTRIES 964 Crescent Ave. Bridgeport CT 06607 203-576-6545 FAX: 203-576-6804 Contact: Christine M. Kudravy, President sales@rotair.com www.rotair.com S3 International, LLC. 6110 N Flint Road Milwaukee WI 53209-3716 www.s3international.com 414-351-1506 FAX: 414-351-1543 sales@s3international.com Tactair Fluid Controls 4806 W. Taft Rd. Liverpool NY 13088 315-451-3928 www.tactair.com FAX: 315-451-8919 WESCO Manufacturing, Inc 299 Duffy Avenue Hicksville NY 11801 516-933-1900 www.wescomfginc.com FAX: 516-933-4300

LIGHTING

LIGHTING

AERO PRECISION INDUSTRIES,LLC. 201 Lindbergh Ave Livermore CA 94551 925-455-9900 www.aeroprecision.com FAX: 925-455-9901 Canfield Electronics, Inc. 90 Remington Blvd. Ronkonkoma NY 11779 Contact: Ray Zaun 631-585-4100 FAX: 631-585-4200 www.canfieldelectronics.com info@canfieldelectronics.com

INTERFACE DISPLAY & CONTROLS, INC. 4630 North Ave Ocenaside CA 92056 760-945-0230 www.interfacedisplays.com FAX: 760-945-0239 Contact: Bill Lang Blang@interfacedisplays.com Oxley Group Ltd Priory Park Ulverston, Cumbria UK LA12 9QG www.oxleygroup.com 44(0)1229 483226 FAX: 44(0)122958151 REBTECH 1500 Brown Trail Bedford TX USA 76022 www.rebtechnvg.com FAX: 817-285-7742 Toll Free: 877-426-4158 Specialty Bulb Co. Inc. PO Box 231 Bohemia NY USA 11716 631-589-33089 www.bulbspecialists.com FAX: 631-589-3393 Toll Free: 1-800-331-2852 Contact: Edie Muldoon info@bulbspecialists.com

OXYGEN EQUIPMENT & OXYGEN OXYGEN SYSTEMS & OXYGEN EQUIPMENT OVERHAUL EQUIPMENT OVERHAUL AVOX SYSTEMS 225 Erie Street Lancaster NY USA 14304 www.zodiacaerospace.com 716-686-1716 Contact: Chris Miller christopher.miller@zodiacaerospace.com COBHAM LIFE SUPPORT 10 Cobham Drive Orchard Park NY 14127 Contact: John Barone 716-667-6269 FAX: 716-667-0747

PNEUMATIC PARTS&&COMPONENTS COMPONENTS PNEUMATIC PARTS AAR AIRCRAFT COMPONENT SERVICES-NEW YORK 747 Zeckendorf Blvd. Garden City NY 11530 www.aarcorp.com 516-222-9000 FAX: 516-357-2709 Contact: Glenn Meyers glenn.meyers@aarcorp.com AeroWorx 2565 W. 237th Street Torrance CA 90505 www.aero-worx.com 310-891-0300 FAX: 310-891-1248 WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

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DERCO AEROSPACE, INC. 8065 West Fairlane Milwaukee WI 53223 www.dercoaerospace.com 414-355-3066 FAX: 414-355-6129 derco@dercoaerospace.com Mailing Address: POB 250970 Milwaukee WI 53225 Nell-Joy Industries, Inc. 8 Reith St. Copiague NY 11726 631-842-8989 www.nelljoy.com FAX: 631-842-8040 Tactair Fluid Controls 4806 W. Taft Rd. Liverpool NY 13088 315-451-3928 www.tactair.com FAX: 315-451-8919

SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT & SURVIVAL SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT & SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT OVERHAUL EQUIPMENT OVERHAUL

Aerial Machine & Tool Corp.

4298 JEB Stuart Hwy. Meadows of Dan VA 24120 www.aerialmechineandtool.com 540-952-2006 FAX: 540-952-2231

AVOX SYSTEMS 225 Erie Street Lancaster NY USA 14304 www.zodiacaerospace.com 716-686-1716 Contact: Chris Miller christopher.miller@zodiacaerospace.com AXNES INC 15954 Jackson Creek Parkway Suite B609 Monument CO 80132 719-722-1770 www.axnes.com post@axnes.com Life Support International 200 Rittenhouse Circle Bristol PA 19007 Telex: greg@lifesupportintl.com 215-785-2870 www.lifesupportintl.com FAX: 215-785-2880 Survival Products Inc. 5614 SW 25th St. Hollywood FL 33023 954-966-7329 Contact: Donna Rogers/V.P. FAX: 954-966-3584 www.survivalproductsinc.com sales@survivalproductsinc.com Transaero, Inc. 35 Melville Park Road, Suite 100 Melville NY 11747-3268 631-752-1240 Telex: 967734 FAX: 631-752-1242 SITA: ISPTXCR www.transaeroinc.com COntact: Lance Human human@transaeroinc.com

TEST EQUIPMENT TEST EQUIPMENT AAR AIRCRAFT COMPONENT SERVICES-NEW YORK 747 Zeckendorf Blvd. Garden City NY 11530 www.aarcorp.com 516-222-9000 FAX: 516-357-2709 Contact: Glenn Meyers glenn.meyers@aarcorp.com American Valley Aviation 550 Orion Way Quincy CA 95971 530-283-0711 FAX: 530-283-4247 Canfield Electronics, Inc. 90 Remington Blvd. Ronkonkoma NY 11779 Contact: Ray Zaun 631-585-4100 FAX: 631-585-4200 www.canfieldelectronics.com info@canfieldelectronics.com CK Technologies, Inc. 3629 Vista Mercado Camarillo CA 93012 www.ckt.com 805-987-4801 FAX: 805-987-4811 FIELD AEROSPACE 6400 S.E. 59th Street Oklahoma City OK 73135 www.arinc.com/defense 405-605-7184 FAX: 405-601-6029 Contact: Alex Thagard athagard@arinc.com MECANEX USA INC 119 White Oak Drive Berlin CT 06037 860-828-6531 www.mecanexusa.com FAX: 860-828-6533 Contact: Patricia Saglimbeni sales@mecanexusa.com Northrop Grumman Corporation 19382 Baywatch Lane Huntington Beach CA 92646 www.northropgrumman.com 818-715-3290 FAX: 818-598-2089 SpaceAge Control Inc. 38850 20th St. East Palmdale CA 93550 www.spaceagecontrol.com 661-273-3000 FAX: 661-273-4240 Tactical Flight Services 1800 Airport Rd, Hgr. II Kennesaw GA 30144 FAX: 770-794-3222 678-438-7271 www.tfs2.com

TOOLS - AIR POWER TOOLS - AIR POWER Nor-Ral, Inc. 164 Hickory Springs Industrial Dr. Canton GA 30115 FAX: 770-720-0527 770-720-0526 www.norral.com jessica.mcwhorter@norral.com

USATCO/U.S. AIR TOOL

SWITCHES

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Avnet Electro Air 400 Franklin Road Ste 260 Marietta GA 30067 em.avnet.com/electroair 800-241-7530 FAX: 770-799-4945 Contact: Beth Boedeker beth.boedeker@avnet.com

AVOX SYSTEMS 225 Erie Street Lancaster NY USA 14304 www.zodiacaerospace.com 716-686-1716 Contact: Chris Miller christopher.miller@zodiacaerospace.com MECANEX USA INC 119 White Oak Drive Berlin CT 06037 860-828-6531 www.mecanexusa.com FAX: 860-828-6533 Contact: Patricia Saglimbeni sales@mecanexusa.com Northrop Grumman Corporation 19382 Baywatch Lane Huntington Beach CA 92646 www.northropgrumman.com 818-715-3290 FAX: 818-598-2089 WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

60 Fleetwood Court Ronkonkoma NY 11779 Toll Free: 800-645-8180 631-471-3300 FAX: 631-471-3308 1218 W. Mahalo Place Rancho Dominguez CA 90220-5446 310-632-5400 FAX: 310-632-3900

VALVES

VALVES

AERO PRECISION INDUSTRIES,LLC. 201 Lindbergh Ave Livermore CA 94551 925-455-9900 www.aeroprecision.com FAX: 925-455-9901 Tactair Fluid Controls 4806 W. Taft Rd. Liverpool NY 13088 315-451-3928 www.tactair.com FAX: 315-451-8919

WEAPONS PYLONSWHEELS/BRAKES WHEELS/BRAKES & WHEELS/BRAKES& OVERHAUL WHEELS/BRAKES OVERHAUL Aviation Brake Service/Avcenter 7274 NW 34th Street Miami FL 33122 305-594-4677 www.aviationbrake.com FAX: 305-477-5799 Contact: Andres Posse andres@aviationbrake.com

DERCO AEROSPACE, INC. 8065 West Fairlane Milwaukee WI 53223 www.dercoaerospace.com 414-355-3066 FAX: 414-355-6129 derco@dercoaerospace.com Mailing Address: POB 250970 Milwaukee WI 53225 R & B AIRCRAFT SUPPLY INC. 6848 Farmdale Ave. N. Hollywood CA 91605 Repair Station #ZW3R039M 818-764-3910 FAX: 818-765-2436 sales@rbaircraft.com Contact: M Max Meredith

WINDOWS & WINDSHIELDS WINDOWS & WINDSHIELDS Control Logistics, Inc. 1213 Pope Lane Lake Worth FL 33460 561-641-2031 www.aerowindows.com MECANEX USA INC 119 White Oak Drive Berlin CT 06037 860-828-6531 www.mecanexusa.com FAX: 860-828-6533 Contact: Patricia Saglimbeni sales@mecanexusa.com PPG AEROSPACE 12780 San Fernando Rd. Sylmar CA USA 91342 818-741-1687

AAR Aircraft Component Services . . . . . . . . . . . Back Cover ABD50, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Aero Component Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Airborne Technologies, Inc.. . . 54 AOG Reaction, Inc. . . . . . . . . . 73 Arrow Dynamics, LLC. . . . . . . . 61 AutoPilots Central, Inc. . . . . . . 80 Becker Avionics International . 59 Benchmark Connector Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Dimo, Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 59 Frazier Aviation, Inc.. . . . . . . . . 53 Lockheed Martin Corp. . . . . . . 56 Ogden Eccles Conference Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Pacific Propeller, Inc. . . . . . . . . 65 USATCO - U.S. Air Tool Co.. . . 66 Zodiac Oxygen Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 We welcome your comments, criticisms, praise and suggestions.

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