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Modernizing the UH-60: A Helicopter for the Digital Age

Blocking High Operational Costs The New Apache Block III/AH64E Finding High Performance by Focusing on the Bottom Line

Gallic Boeings at 30,000 Feet Boeing C-135 and KC-135R

Celebrating the Past, Charting the Future OEM Service and the Future of the C-130 The U.S. Coast Guard's H-65 Upgrade Program

OVERCOMING SD NEW TECHNOLOGY IS IN THE WORKS TO PREVENT AND CORRECT THE EFFECTS OF SPATIAL DISORIENTATION

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PUBLISHER Richard Greenwald V.P. GENERAL MANAGER Alan Greenwald EDITOR Laura Brengelman EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Ron Swidler OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Rose Candido CIRCULATION Judi Grondin CONTRIBUTORS Susan Burke Donna Doleman Steve Goodman Donna J. Kelly James Wynbrandt EUROPEAN CORRESPONDENT Thomas Withington IMAGES Courtesy of the U.S. Air Force and The Department of Defense FRONT COVER Courtesy of the U.S. Navy. Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel A. Barker. ADVERTISING For more information, please contact us at 914-242-8700 A Publication of Air Service Directory, Inc. 3125 Cedar Road • Yorktown Heights, N.Y. 10598 Ph: 914-242-8700 • Fax: 914-242-5422 www.abdonline.com • abd@abdonline.com AAD -Aviation Aftermarket Defense is published quarterly by Air Service Directory, Inc. Periodicals postage paid at Mt. Kisco, NY and at additional mailing offices. Postmaster: Send address changes to: AAD, 3125 Cedar Road, Yorktown Heights, N.Y. 10598 The data presented herein has been obtained from sources deemed to be reliable. Every effort has been made to insure accuracy, but A.A.D. does not assume responsibility and/or liability for errors. We will be pleased to receive corrections from listed firms and will make changes in or additions to listings. Rights are reserved, however, to add or delete information in any manner we conceive to be of most value to the aviation industry and to A.A.D. © 2012. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part, in any way, without the express prior written approval of the publishers. PRINTED IN CHINA.

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The Wrong Message Veteran's Day 2012

y the time you read this editorial, the affair that caused the abrupt resignation of David Petraeus as head of the Central Intelligence Agency will be old news. But, as evidenced by other such events in recent history, the lesson to be learned will still be unreported. In early November, we learned that the former U.S. general was involved in an extramarital affair with a journalist. This is a sad affair indeed. Not because of Petraeus's infidelity, but because the way our society has evolved in its treatment of all public figures. Instead of viewing them as human beings who are capable of both greatness and mediocrity, strength and weakness, piercing insight and poor judgment, we instead place our public figures on pedestals. Deified while they are still alive, they are subjected to unwavering scrutiny and deemed damnable due to even highly personal transgressions. Unfortunately, the news about Petraeus is the kind of political fodder that will continue to produce headlines for months to come until some other high ranking government official resigns. Once, the personal lives of government officials and leaders of our armed forces, from presidents to generals, were treated with discretion and respect—as appropriate for any American citizen. In this era of reality television, where real-life interpersonal conflict has become fodder for prime-time entertainment, everyone becomes fair game. Here is a brief overview of Petraeus's career. He graduated from West Point in the top 5 percent of his class and went on to earn his Ph.D. from Princeton University. He served in the U.S. Army for 37 years, rising to the rank of four-star general. During that time, he was awarded Distinguished Service Medals too numerous to mention here. He received the Bronze Star Medal with valor. In 2007, Time magazine named him as one of the 100 most influential leaders and a runner up for "Person of the Year." His most recent military assignment was serving as Commander of U.S. Forces in Afghanistan. Before that, he was Commander of the MultiNational Force in Iraq, where he was responsible for refocusing the military effort from that of occupying force to nation builder. This shift in U.S. military focus will be a "game changer" in international affairs for decades to come. In fact, Petraeus was so respected in Washington that his confirmation as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency was unanimous by the U.S. Senate. It is hard to imagine any vote being unanimous in a house of Congress nowadays. Not the first person to have committed adultery, nor will he be the last. His choice to do so was based upon personal circumstances in his life, something we do not need to know about. For the benefit of the individual, the system, and the country as a whole, the question I ask is: How does this type of personal choice on the part of a true American hero affect his ability to do his job? What is truly sad is that after a lifetime of successful military service, Petraeus will be remembered as a patriot who was ultimately wounded by an affair of the heart. Don't you think that it is time that the line between the public and personal lives of our leaders be reestablished? How else can we entice the best and the brightest to serve the public good? And how else can we relay to the other nations of the world a message of our unity, strength, and pride in our principles, our people, and our country?

Richard Greenwald Richard Greenwald Publisher

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CONTENTS | WINTER 2012/13

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FEATURES

DEPARTMENTS

Blocking High Operational Costs The New Apache Block III/AH64E Finding High Performance by Focusing on the Bottom Line By James Wynbrandt

10 Gallic Boeings at 30,000 Feet Boeing C-135 and KC-135R By Thomas Withington

The Wrong Message Veteran’s Day 2012 Letter from the Publisher

News Briefs What You Need to Know, Quickly and Accurately. By Alan Greenwald

14 Overcoming SD New Technology is in the Works to Prevent and Correct the Effects of Spatial Disorientation By Donna J. Kelly

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18 Celebrating the Past, Charting the Future The U.S. Coast Guard's H-65 Upgrade Program By Steve Goodman

23 Industry’s Leading C-130 Providers Who To Turn To First The best in the business are profiled here. Your suppliers should be buying from these sources.

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26 Modernizing the UH-60: A Helicopter for the Digital Age By Donna Doleman

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U.S. Air Force C-130 Completes First Flight with Enhanced Rolls-Royce Engine Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, and the U.S. Air Force are conducting flight tests for an enhanced version of the T56 turboprop engine, which powers the C-130H transport aircraft. The first test aircraft began flying recently at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Courtesy of US Marine Corps, By Cpl. Paul Leicht, USMC Using proven technologies from other Rolls-Royce commercial and military engines, including new blade and vane materials and advanced turbine airfoil aerodynamic designs, the Series 3.5 Engine Enhancement is designed to deliver fuel savings and reliability improvements, resulting in improved lifecycle costs. The enhancement package already has demonstrated more than 8 percent in fuel burn reductions during ground tests and also will improve performance in "hot and high" conditions. It can be installed as part of a conventional engine overhaul and does not require additional aircraft or engine control system modifications. Each C-130 has four Rolls-Royce T56 engines, with approximately 220 C-130H models eligible for upgrades. The Series 3.5 program will help the U.S. Air Force achieve its goal of reducing consumption of aviation fuel by 10 percent by 2015, and it is expected to enable the Air Force to continue operating its C-130H fleet until 2040. An Air Force analysis estimates that the long-term savings from the Series 3.5 enhancements could reach $2 billion.

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Dean Baldwin Painting Customizing Oman's C-130Js The first of three C-130J Super Hercules aircraft for the Sultan of Oman was formally accepted at Lockheed Martin's Marietta facility. The impressive aircraft, custom painted by Dean Baldwin Painting at its Roswell, New Mexico, location, was on display for the ceremonies. Dean Baldwin Painting is best known for its commercial aircraft painting, but the company has worked on hundreds of C-130s over the years. "We are very honored that Lockheed Martin entrusted us with such an important and difficult project," says Barbara Baldwin, CEO of Dean Baldwin Painting. "We've painted many C-130 aircraft, some in a camouflage livery. But this is the first in a VIP high-gloss camouflage." Oman's new C-130Js will be used to support internal country operations. 2

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Kitco Defense Awarded Contract with Northrop Grumman Kitco Defense announced that it has been awarded a contract from Northrop Grumman to manufacture twenty-two F-5 N/F vertical stabilizers in support of the U.S. Navy Aggressor-Training program. Deliveries will begin in 2013. President of Kitco Defense Tom Nied says, "Kitco Defense is proud to continue its support of Northrop Grumman F-5 programs. With a focus on customer service, our goal is to deliver cost-effective solutions by utilizing lean manufacturing principles."

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U.S. Coast Guard to Increase Fleet of Lockheed Martin HC-130J Aircraft Lockheed Martin received a $218 million contract for three additional HC-130Js for the U.S. Coast Guard, which will increase the service's fleet of HC-130Js from six to nine. The contract includes funding for mission suites, which are critical in supporting U.S. Coast Guard search and rescue operations. The new aircraft are scheduled to be delivered in early 2015. The HC-130J's special mission suite is comprised of a two-mission system operator station, located behind the pilot and copilot, a bellymounted, 360-degree longrange search radar, a nosemounted, forward-looking infrared radar, and an advanced mission communications suite. The missionized HC-130J is designed to deliver enhanced search, detection, and tracking capabilities. The current fleet of HC-130Js, based at Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina, meets long-range maritime patrol requirements in areas that cannot be patrolled efficiently by medium-range surveillance aircraft or cutters. The long-range surveillance aircraft also provide heavy air transport for maritime safety and security teams, port security units, and National Strike Force personnel and equipment. WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

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IMP Group to Acquire Cascade Aerospace Inc. IMP Group Limited (IMP) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Cascade Aerospace Inc. (Cascade). Cascade, which employs in excess of 650 employees in its headquarters in Abbotsford, British Columbia, is a very successful aerospace and defence contractor providing fleet management, in-service support, aircraft modification, engineering support and maintenance, repair and overhaul services to Canada's Department of National Defence, major original equipment manufacturers, and commercial aviation companies. The combination of Cascade with IMP Group's Aerospace & Defence business unit headquartered in Nova Scotia will complement IMP's capability in the aerospace and defence sectors. IMP believes that the acquisition also aligns with the Government of Canada's objective of encouraging the development of a world-class Canadian aerospace inservice support capability that can compete in export markets. The transaction will close upon receipt of regulatory approvals. IMP Group is focused on global sustainable growth, with over 3,700 experienced people delivering service, quality and value to customers across diverse sectors, such as aerospace, aviation, airline, healthcare, information technology, hospitality, and property development. Raytheon Awarded Second Contract for U.S. Air Force F-15E Radar Modernization Program Raytheon has been awarded its second contract from Boeing for low-rate initial production (LRIP) of active electronically scanned array radar systems for the U.S. Air Force F-15E Radar Modernization Program. Delivery of six LRIP-2 radar systems is scheduled to be completed by Feb. 2014. Raytheon's APG-82(V)1 AESA radar system can simultaneously detect, identify, and track multiple air and surface targets at longer ranges than the APG-70 system it replaces. The new system also offers a substantial improvement in reliability and reduces U.S. Air Force maintenance costs. "Raytheon's APG-82 radars will allow F-15E pilots to fly into battle with increased confidence, knowing they are using the world's most advanced airborne radar system," says Mark Kula, Vice President of Tactical Airborne Systems for Raytheon's Space and Airborne Systems business. According to Kula, the company has delivered more than 400 AESA radar systems to date, with over 300,000 operational flight hours achieved on multiple platforms. WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

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Boeing Delivers Fifth P-8A Poseidon Aircraft to U.S. Navy Boeing delivered a fifth production P-8A Poseidon aircraft to the U.S. Navy. The P-8A is one of twenty-four low-rate initial production (LRIP) maritime patrol aircraft that Boeing is building for the Navy as part of contracts awarded in 2011 and 2012. "This is our final P-8A delivery of the year; we'll ramp up to twelve deliveries, including P-8I aircraft for India, in 2013," says Chuck Dabundo, Boeing Vice President and P-8 Program Manager. "Our in-line production approach, which draws on processes developed on the company's commercial and military programs, has been key to our ability to increase production rates while reducing costs." The Navy plans to purchase 117 of the Boeing 737-based P-8A anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance aircraft to replace its P-3 fleet. The next three Poseidon aircraft are undergoing mission systems installation and checkout in Seattle, and two more are in final assembly in Renton, Washington. Boeing will deliver its sixth production P-8A to the U.S. Navy in early 2013. "As we transition to the P-8A and prepare for Initial Operational Capability in 2013, the U.S. Navy is successfully flying the first production planes at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida," reports Captain Aaron Rondeau, U.S. Navy P-8A Integrated Product Team lead. As part of the LRIP contracts, Boeing also is providing aircrew and maintenance training for the Navy, in addition to logistics support, spares, support equipment, and tools. AVIATION AFTERMARKET DEFENSE | WINTER 2012/13

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ViaSat Receives Satcom Services Award for Mobile Airborne Connectivity ViaSat has received a multimillion dollar award from the U.S. government for broadband satellite services to support en route military aircraft. The all-IP service plan is designed to enable access to NIPR, SIPR, and commercial Internet, as well as VOIP and VTC sessions during transcontinental or transoceanic flights. The initial 1year agreement is renewable for multiple years; it includes options to add other aircraft, additional missions, and supplemental service. Terminals for the aircraft and on the ground will be based on ViaSat ArcLight technology, already in place on over 300 government aircraft with more than 500,000 flight hours. Military aircraft using the technology include MC-12s, C-37s, C-130s, and C-17s. The U.S. Special Operations Command was the first military organization to use patented ArcLight technology in a high-speed Ku-band network on its C-130 aircraft. ArcLight terminals have enabled these and other aircraft to conduct advanced intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions using ultra-small antennas (with apertures under 12 inches in diameter). ViaSat mobile broadband installations total over 1,750 systems, encompassing government missions and commercial applications.

DOD Awards $2 Billion to Boeing for C-17 Sustainment The U.S. Department of Defense awarded Boeing $2 billion to continue providing logistics support for its C-17 transport aircraft through 2017. Boeing will continue to provide forecasting, purchasing, and material management under the C-17 Globemaster III Integrated Sustainment Program (GISP) for the length of the contract, which covers a global fleet of C-17 aircraft. According to Boeing, the GISP is a Performance-Based Logistics program, which helps lower costs for managing the fleet through economies of scale. "This contract award and the recognition from the Secretary of Defense are testaments to the long-standing partnership between the U.S. Air Force and Boeing," says Gus Urzua, Vice President and GISP Program Manager at Boeing.

Aero Precision Signs Exclusive Distribution Agreement with Eaton Aero Precision has announced a new distribution agreement with Courtesy of Boeing diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton that includes all product lines exclusively supporting foreign operators of F-15, F-18, CH-47, AH-64, and UH-1 aircraft. "Eaton's aerospace products have a longstanding commitment to quality and are recognized worldwide in the aerospace industry. Our new agreement with Eaton strengthens our commitment to fulfilling military customers' requirements at a competitive price while shortening lead time," says Frank Cowle, President of Aero Precision. According to Einar Johnson, Vice President of Sales for Eaton's Aerospace Group, "This agreement with Aero Precision will ensure that our military customers have the products they need, fully compliant with ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) and other export regulations, to support the highest levels of operational readiness." 4

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Lockheed Martin to Provide F-16 Retrofits for Royal Air Force of Oman Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $94.7 million firm-fixed-price contract to retrofit twelve F-16 C/D Block 60 multirole fighter aircraft for the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO). The U.S. Department of Defense awarded the contract through the foreign military sales program for the government of Oman, and the retrofits are expected to be completed by 2016. "The Oman retrofit program is designed to bring their existing aircraft up to a common configuration with the aircraft they recently procured," says B.J. Boling, spokesperson for the F-16/T-50/F-2 aeronautics division at Lockheed Martin. WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

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APACHE BLOCK III/AH64E

BLOCKING HIGH OPERATIONAL COSTS The New Apache Block III/AH64E Finding High Performance by Focusing on the Bottom Line BY JAMES WYNBRANDT

and leader of its Apache program. "So the majority of the new technologies are focused on accomplishing that." Indeed, while the Apache Block III/AH64E's ability to control unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), identify hostile ground fire, and automatically target multiple threats puts the focus on its warfighting prowess, the new Apache's enhanced self-diagnostic ability and simplified maintenance, along with the increased service life of its critical components, are just as impressive to Pentagon planners and forces in the field.

(OEM) Boeing and its customer, the U.S. Army, the Apache also just became a lot less expensive to operate. "One of the things the Army told us to do for the Apache Block III was to reduce the operational support costs of this aircraft by 30 percent," says Brigadier General (Retired) Mike Burke, Boeing's Director of Attack Helicopter Business Development

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ith the introduction of its Block III upgrade, the former AH-64D Apache, the world's most capable attack helicopter, just became a lot more lethal. Now re-designated as the AH64E, the updated Apache packs twenty-six technology insertions into its already formidably equipped airframe. Yet equally important to original equipment manufacturer

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A HIGH-PERFORMANCE PLATFORM New block designation notwithstanding, the Apache has been in a continuous state of evolution since it went into production 30 years ago. "We work on improving this aircraft every single year," says Burke. The Apache originally was developed as Model 77 by Hughes Helicopters to replace the aging AH-1 Cobra for the U.S. Army's Advanced Attack Helicopter program. The Army selected Hughes' redesignated AH-64 over the Bell YAH-63 in 1976, approving full production in 1982. After purchasing Hughes Helicopters in 1984, McDonnell Douglas ran the program, and the Apache entered service in the U.S. Army in 1986. In 1990, with the nascent high-tech revolution vastly increasing the power and possibilities of electronic systems,

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initial plans for a modest Apache upgrade were scrapped in favor of developing the AH-64D Apache Longbow, which first flew in 1997. Boeing merged with McDonnell Douglas in 1997, and the company continues Apache production under its Defense, Space & Security division in Mesa, Arizona. In 2004, facing declining defense budgets, the U.S. Army canceled development of the Apache's presumed successor, the RAH-66 Comanche reconnaissance and attack helicopter. The Apache was positioned as the U.S. military's primary attack helicopter into midcentury, even as the loose schedule for its next block upgrade came due. When the Apache Block III (AB3) development program was approved in 2006, it was launched in suitably high-tech manner: Boeing and U.S. Army officials staged a "virtual" signing ceremony via video teleconference, underscoring the technological advances that would be incorporated into the platform. In October 2010, Boeing 6

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received a $247 million contract for low-rate initial production covering fifty-one aircraft. The first AB3 was delivered to the U.S. Army for the subsequent ferry flights to the 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment at Fort Riley, Kansas, in October 2011. POWERING THE UPGRADE The beating heart of the AH64E is the new propulsion system and main rotor combination. The two GE T700-GE-701D 2,000-shaft horsepower engines and a new composite main rotor blade are linked by a redesigned, transmission system. The combination adds 20 knots to the Apache's airspeed and 650 pounds to its payload, while restoring a nimbleness to the Apache that it has not seen since the original A model. In fact, like many of the AH64E improvements, the performance boost is a byproduct of the U.S. Army's mandate to reduce operational costs. "We are working to extend the service life," says

Burke of the engine/rotor upgrade. "The capability came with it." The 701D engine develops over 50 percent more horsepower than the 701C turboshaft it replaces, and the new powerplant increases the engine service life from 4,500 hours to 10,000 hours. The new composite main rotor provides the same increase in service life and is less expensive to produce than the former rotor with metal rotor blades. The increased torque provided by the new engines required an improved transmission system, and Boeing developed a patented transmission design with a split torque face gear that is found only in the AB3. This transmission triples the area in which the gear teeth are engaged, allowing a reduction in the size and complexity of the transmission. Like the engine and rotor upgrades, the transmission service life has increased from 4,500 to 10,000 hours. Finally, the redesigned transmission can take even more power than the 701D engine can WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

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efficient," says Burke. The HUMS' predictive capabilities dovetail perfectly with the U.S. Department of Defense's new emphasis on Condition Based Maintenance. This approach emphasizes providing maintenance based on the health of an individual part or component, rather than on specified calendar or service time limits. For example, while the service life of the Block III engines and rotor have been upped to 10,000 hours, program managers ultimately may extend the service life even farther out, based on HUMS-type analysis. "They may have a lot more life," Burke says of the engines. "Sensors tell you exactly what the condition is."

dish out. "GE is very quickly working to build engines to take all the torque of that transmission," Burke says. In the meantime, the increase in the engine's power output enables the helicopter to operate more efficiently in high-altitude hot areas, such as the mountains of Afghanistan. HEALTH MONITORING FOR HELICOPTERS The Apache's onboard diagnostic capabilities have been updated with an advanced health and usage

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identifying anomalies in these vital signs, the HUMS can predict the remaining service life of a part or component, detect an impending equipment failure before it occurs, and alert the flight crew. In the event of an unexpected failure - a hydraulic leak, for example - the system identifies the problem and provides repair instructions. The advanced HUMS also has what program managers call "phone home" capability, simultaneously sending alerts to the base and the

The new Apache has one computer with a single backup and only 7 miles of wiring. Quick disconnects have been placed every 2 feet in the wiring.

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ground crew. With the HUMS' automatic electronic parts identification and tagging feature, the ground crew can have a replacement part or needed repair equipment waiting on the ramp when the Apache returns. "It allows ground maintenance to be that much more

THE BRAIN OF A WARFIGHTER If the propulsion system is the heart of the AH64E, its open architecture computer system is its brains. Using the Future Networked Force platform, the "plug and play" design makes upgrading the system and integrating new technologies easy and efficient and eliminates the need to requalify the aircraft after field upgrades. The weight, size, and complexity of the computer system also have been substantially reduced, and the installation has been redesigned for ease of maintenance and repair. The Apache Block II has eight computers and 11.5 miles of wiring. (Though it is a digital aircraft, its computer system is based on 20-year-old technology.) The new Apache has one computer (in the right front) with a single backup (in the left rear) and only 7 miles of wiring. Quick disconnects have been placed every 2 feet in the wiring. "Soldiers told us [that] when a bullet goes through the wiring, it takes a long time to replace wires," Burke says. "Now, if it gets a round (of ammunition), those disconnects at 2 feet [apart] make [damaged wiring] easy to replace." FIGHTING FIRE WITH FIRE One intriguing way the AB3's designers intend to reduce operational costs is by minimizing the damage it receives in combat. A

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the sound of an RPG in their headsets, which "improves situational awareness," says Burke. The GFAS is integrated with Blue Force Tracking technology, which shows the locations of nearby forces and the layout of the surrounding terrain on cockpit display screens. MAKING SURVIVABILITY THE TARGET If avoiding battle damage can reduce operational costs, then destroying an enemy before it can inflict damage may be an even more effective cost reduction strategy, one the AH64E is well equipped to pursue. The Level 4 Interoperability enabled by its upgraded computer system allows the flight crew to take direct

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ground fire acquisition system (GFAS) Boeing developed for Block III informs the crew when, from where, and what weapons are firing at the aircraft, enabling them to respond quickly and appropriately to hostile fire. Electro-optical sensors around the airframe measure muzzle flash and, comparing this data to a library of recognized weapon signatures, can differentiate between an M-16 and an AK47. When fire is detected, the GFAS immediately alerts the crew via the cockpit monitors of the type and location of the weapon(s) and provides an aural indication in surround sound. If a rocketpropelled grenade (RPG) has been fired at the chopper from the right rear, that's where the crew will hear

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command of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), termed Manned/Unmanned Teaming, or MUM-T. The crew can receive real-time, high-definition video from the UAV on the AB3's multifunctional cockpit displays and control the UAV's sensors via an Unmanned Aerial Systems Tactical Common Data Link Assembly jointly developed by Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman. Incorporating Cognitive Decision Aiding (CDA), the MUM-T system can steer the UAV, based on waypoints and altitudes programmed by the pilots, leaving the pilots free for other tasks, yet able to monitor and control the UAV as needed. CDA is "akin to R2D2," Burke says. Helping preserve the AH64E in battlefield engagements, the Apache's AN/APG-78 Longbow millimeter-wave, fire-control radar system has been enhanced, providing improved range and target detection and acquisition. (The Apache Longbow helicopter takes its name from the radar system.) At the same time, the size, weight, and power and maintenance requirements of the system have been reduced. The enhanced fire-control radar system is capable of detecting and tracking up to 1,028 targets simultaneously; prioritizing the threats; classifying them as wheeled or tracked vehicles, air defense systems, or fixed- or rotor-wing aircraft; and determining whether the targets are stationary or moving. The 256 most dangerous WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

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threats can be displayed on the multifunction display screens, and the top sixteen can be targeted automatically with fire-and-forget missiles. One fire control radar system can feed such data and instructions to three to five Apaches; today, one out of three U.S. Army Apaches are equipped with the system. The fire control radar is housed in a static mast that is mounted over the main rotor blade, the ideal position for its tactical use. An Apache can hover just below the horizon from the battle area at its typical 800 to 1,000 feet above ground level operating altitude and then climb slightly to position the radar mast in line of sight with the field of operation. In 6.6 seconds, the radar can acquire all the targets, the missiles can be fired, and the Apache can descend back below the horizon before the enemy's radar has time to lock in and fire on the helicopter. The radar's narrow beam width, allowed by its short wavelength, also is resistant to missile guidance countermeasures. ROUTINELY REDUCED MAINTENANCE Once the aircraft are back safely at base, ground crews will find routine maintenance on the AH64E is simpler and faster than on current Apaches. When the helicopter lands, operational and maintenance data is downloaded directly from the helicopter or from an onboard data card onto a laptop computer, including information on any maintenance items that require servicing or attention. If repairs are needed, maintainers WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

use interactive electronic technical manuals installed on laptops that show all repair procedures step by step; the AH64E has no paper manuals. Should there be a need to service equipment in the forward avionics bay, panels have been redesigned to provide maintainers with easier access to critical components. When it's time to check rotor

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and 2026 - 634 will be remanufactured Block IIs and fifty-six are new builds. As with previous Apache iterations, the AH64E's development program will continue to evolve. The Boeing team meets with every Apache battalion returning from deployment to get their input on the aircraft, its systems, and needed improvements. "The first thing we do is thank the

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blade tracking following maintenance, instead of a laborious process involving long poles, wire hangers, and crayons, as previously required, the crew chief uses a strobe-light gun. And if the blades need adjusting, instead of manually bending trim tabs to correct the tracking as on Block II's metal blades, maintainers add small plastic weights; the strobe-light measuring device displays exactly how much weight is needed and where the weights should be placed. BUILDING BLOCKS FOR THE FUTURE The AB3 completed Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) at Fort Irwin, California, in spring 2012. Although official results have yet to be released, its performance has been widely reported as outstanding. Currently, the U.S. Army plans to buy a total of 690 Apache AH64Es between now

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soldiers for their sacrifices and the great work they have done," says Burke. "It's one of the most satisfying parts of this job." Meanwhile, the Boeing and U.S. Army Apache program teams meet about every 90 days and talk regularly to review technology insertions planned for future upgrades. The teams are currently working on technology that will go into the second and third of six planned AH64E lots, and planners are already looking beyond that. "I believe we'll have an Apache beyond this Apache Block III," says Burke. "So in 2040, the Apache will be just as relevant as it is today." Like its predecessor, the next version likely will be even more capable, easier to maintain, and less expensive to operate. AAD

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GALLIC BOEINGS AT 30,000 FEET BY THOMAS WITHINGTON

Amid the state-ofthe-art, so-called 4.5

generation multirole combat aircraft, laserguided bombs, and satellite-guided

he Boeing C-135 and KC-135R tankers and E-3F Airborne Warning and Control (AWACS) aircraft operated by the French Air Force plied their trade in the warm skies above the southern Mediterranean last year. They provided the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and allied warplanes with a much needed

drink when fuel was running low and spent hours on station supporting and directing the air campaign on a daily basis. Long sorties were the norm for both of these airframes throughout Operation United Protector, the 222-day air-and-sea campaign launched to protect Libyan civilians against forces loyal to the

missiles that helped force Muammar Gaddafi from power in Libya in 2011, two unsung French aircraft played a significant role in his downfall.

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embattled Libyan dictator. Flights of up to 12 hours in duration were flown from the air bases of Istres-Le Tubé in southern France and Avord in the center of the country. Avord is home to the French Air Force's 36th "Berry" Airborne Early Warning (AEW) Squadron, which flies four E-3Fs. Istres-Le Tubé, meanwhile, houses the eleven C-135 and three KC-135R tankers that comprise the service's 93rd "Bretagne" Flight Refueling Squadron. The fact that the tankers share their base with the 2/4 "Lafayette" Squadron, which is equipped with nuclear-capable Dassault Mirage 2000N aircraft, is no coincidence. The primary role of the tankers is to provide refueling support to the Lafayette squadron and its sister units: the 3/4 "Limousin" Mirage 2000N squadron, based at Istres-Le Tubé, and the 1/91 "Gascogne" squadron, of St. Dizier air base in northeastern France, which is

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equipped with Dassault Rafale F3 aircraft. Two distinct tanker designs are used by the French Air Force, although their designation is largely a reflection of their procurement. The KC-135R aircraft were purchased from U.S. Air Force stocks, with the C-135 tankers supplied directly from the Boeing production line. These tankers entered service with the French Air Force in the mid-1980s to supplement the range of the Dassault

3F fleet has been regularly updated to keep its capabilities sharp. The latest improvement program, which began in 2012, will take the aircraft to the so-called Block-40/-45 status. This AAD international correspondent was fortunate to fly onboard both a French E-3F and C-135 during Operation Unified Protector. During this flight, the French AWACS crew members explained the importance that they attached to ensuring that the French

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This upgrade installs new open-architecture hardware and software onto the aircraft, meaning that this system will be much easier to modify in the future.

Mirage IVA/P supersonic bomber that was used to deliver the airborne component of the French nuclear deterrent. The E-3Fs are a slightly more recent addition, having entered the fleet in the early 1990s to answer the need for an airborne command and control platform. UPGRADING INDISPENSABLE AIRCRAFT Both the E-3Fs and the C/KC-135 aircraft are among the oldest designs in the French Air Force fleet, yet they also are among its most indispensable. Not only do the C/KC-135 tankers support French training and air operations, but they also have played an important role in refueling NATO aircraft during the air operation over Libya last year, as well as throughout the alliance's interventions in Afghanistan and the former Yugoslavia. The same is true of the E-3Fs. The reliance placed on these airframes has resulted in both aircraft types being rotated through a new upgrade program designed to ensure that they remain capable of carrying out their missions for at least the next decade. In fact, throughout their service lives, the French Air Force's E-

Air Force's E-3Fs maintain a strong commonality with the U.S. Air Force's Boeing E-3B/C Sentry aircraft. U.S. AIR FORCE UPGRADE The Block -40/-45 upgrade is being rolled out on all of the U.S. Air Force's Sentry models. This upgrade installs new open-architecture hardware and software onto the aircraft, meaning that this system will be much easier to modify in the future. (This setup is similar to that of domestic personal computers that can be upgraded simply by downloading software updates.) The consoles that AWACS crew members use to monitor the imagery produced by the aircraft's huge radar and to direct combat aircraft to targets on the ground or in the air will be modified by the replacement of the 1970s-era buttons and switches with point-and-click menus activated using a mouse-style track ball. The radar imagery viewed by the AWACS personnel also will be improved. Imagery produced by the aircraft's large, rotating Northrop Grumman AN/APY-1/-2 radar will be overlaid with information obtained from the aircraft's electronic support measure, which listens for hostile and friendly

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ground, sea, and airborne radar emissions and plots them on a map, plus additional radar imagery supplied from other aircraft and ships across the Link-16 tactical data link network. These modifications are aimed at giving the AWACS radar operators as full a view as possible of their current locale and to maximize situational awareness. U.S. Air Force aircraft that have undergone the upgrade are re-designated as E-3Gs. The Block -40/-45 modernization is due to be rolled out across the entire U.S. Air Force fleet of thirty-one E-3B/Cs by 2017 at the latest.

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These modifications are aimed at giving the AWACS radar operators as full a view as possible of their current locale and to maximize situational awareness.

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Management modernization. Block -40/-45 enhancements commenced installation onboard France's E-3Fs in 2012. Air France Industries/KLM Engineering and Maintenance (AFI/KLM E&M) merged the maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) businesses of the French and Dutch national carriers, collectively known as

AFI/KLM E&M, and commenced the upgrade work at the joint maintenance facilities at Le Bourget airport, home to the famous Paris Air Show. Air France Industries has been contracted by Boeing, which is supervising the overall Block -40/-45 upgrade, to undertake the work on its behalf for the French Air Force. The entire upgrade will be completed by the end of 2015. Notably, AFI/KLM E&M has been heavily involved with the E-3F fleet for some time. In September 2011, it renewed its contract with the French Ministry of Defence procurement agency Direction GĂŠnĂŠrale de L'Armement (DGA) to perform through-life MRO support of the E-3Fs under the terms of a 5-year deal. Moreover, in October 2011, the company completed work under a $66 million contract WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

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with the DGA to install new satellite communications systems onboard the aircraft. TANKER IMPROVEMENTS Like the E-3Fs, France's C/KC-135 fleet is being rotated through a $49 million upgrade to ensure that the aircraft remains compliant with International Civil Aviation Organization requirements via the integration of Mode-5/Mode-S transponders. AFI/KLM E&M was contracted in 2009 by the DGA to modernize the aircraft to this end. The first tanker to complete the upgrade was returned to the French Air Force last year, and deliveries are continuing, with the entire fleet expected to be upgraded by the end of 2013. The DGA's decision to contract AFI/KLM E&M, according to a company press release, was a

reflection of the company's experience in performing MRO on the civilian airliner fleets of Air France and KLM, and its knowledge of the civilian regulatory framework for aircraft operations. AFI/KLM E&M also is responsible for the MRO of the C/KC-135 and E-3F fleets. Alongside the transponder modifications, the tanker fleet's Precision Air Navigation capabilities, known as P-RNAV in aviation parlance, were improved with the enhancement of the aircraft's Instrument Flight Rules equipment. The upgrade also calls for the weather radar on the aircraft to be modernized with new equipment, along with the replacement of the aircraft's cockpit fuel panel. NEW AIRCRAFT Ultimately, the upgrade is intended to ensure that the French Air Force's

C/KC-135 fleet can continue its mission until it is expected to leave service by 2020. The fleet looks set to be gradually replaced, starting as early as 2014, with a new tanker - a requirement that seems almost certain to be fulfilled by the Airbus A330-MRTT (Multi-Role Tanker Transport) aircraft. Nevertheless, there are no immediate plans to replace the French Air Force E-3F fleet. Whether a new platform eventually will be purchased, perhaps in the form of Boeing's 737 AEW&C (Airborne Early Warning and Control) aircraft, remains to be seen. For now at least, both the C/KC-135s and E-3Fs have a few more years' worth of flying on their airframes. These aircraft and their crews remain key in the support of future French Air Force and NATO missions. AAD

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OVERCOMING SD New Technology is in the Works to Prevent and Correct the Effects of Spatial Disorientation BY DONNA J. KELLY

odern military aircraft have been referred to as flying sensor platforms. The cockpits of today's jets have every available space filled with gauges, indicators, communication devices, weapons control panels, and more. While avionics systems have followed a meteoric arc of development to an astonishing

level of sophistication, human vestibular systems have not. As a result, avionic black boxes in military aircraft can work properly regardless of position, speed, or visibility - be it in a roll or upside down, pulling 9Gs, or flying through all-encompassing banks of fog - but a human pilot's spatial senses cannot. When stretched past certain

limits, a pilot's internal directional systems can send false information to his brain, information that may result in a fatal maneuver. So, while it may seem like common sense to say that all the pilot has to do is keep his attention on the cockpit gauges indicating altitude (distance from the ground) and attitude (horizontal relationship to it), in practice, it is not that simple. A FLAWED SYSTEM One of the problems is that our eyes and mind can misinterpret outside input, and such misleading messages from our senses can be hard to override. For example, when we are on the ground, spatial disorientation (SD) can occur when something moving within our peripheral vision causes us to think that we are moving, when, in fact, we are not. Have you ever been stopped at a red light when something out of the corner of your eye moves, causing you to believe that your car is moving and prompting you to hit the brakes?

Which way is up? Or, more importantly, which way is down?!

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Night flying increases the likelihood of experiencing spatial disorientation.

Another issue is that our senses do not operate accurately without adequate reference points. How about driving in a blinding snowstorm that obliterates all visual clues of the outside environment? You have to drive by the seat of your pants and rely on your internal sense of direction to tell you which way is straight. Anyone who has done this knows how easily you can become disoriented and steer your car off the road. Consider what it is like for a pilot flying a plane at high speeds with no visual contact with the horizon, as happens when jet aircraft are flown at night or in bad weather. The human body is designed to function on the ground in a 1G environment and with reference points. So, in visually degraded, high G situations, the pilot is fully dependent upon flight indicators to properly report attitude and altitude. WHAT CAN GO WRONG Spatial disorientation occurs for several reasons, one being a phenomenon known as "somatogyral illusion," which happens when the inner ear adjusts to motion and stops WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

sensing that it is occurring. In a constant banking maneuver, for instance, such a lack of motion awareness could cause a pilot to believe that he has leveled off, resulting in a maladjustment of the plane's trajectory. Complicating and adding to the danger of this situation, the inner ear cannot sense a banking motion of less than 2 degrees per second, so the pilot may think that the turn has not even been initiated. Another common flying illusion, labeled "somatogravic," is caused by forces of acceleration acting on the

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again potentially resulting in a dangerous mistake. Mishaps like these come under the heading of spatial disorientation and are responsible for the majority of aviation accidents. Aviation history provides numerous examples of pilots who succumbed to SD, crashed aircraft, and lost their lives. According to Wingman Magazine (Spring 2010 issue), 42 percent of all fatal accidents over an 11-year period were attributed to SD, and 30 percent of U.S. Army helicopter accidents involved SD as a significant factor. It

The human body is designed to function on the ground in a 1G environment and with reference points.

body and affecting the inner ear and postural sensors (muscle ligaments, tendons, joints, and skin that provide the body with awareness of how it is oriented). Consider takeoff. A pilot without visual references can experience messages from his body telling him that the plane is nose up,

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was the leading cause of aviation mishaps in operation Enduring Freedom and the third-leading cause of aviation accidents in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Spatial disorientation risk is greatest in high-performance, singleseated aircraft. Task-intensive sorties

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at night, flying at low altitudes, pulling low-to-moderate Gs, slight banking maneuvers, and tactical employment are what place aviators flying aircraft such as A-10s, F15s, and F-16s at risk. The U.S. Naval Safety Center has reported that SD and fatigue are the two top aeromedical factors leading to mishaps, and that, despite the wide range of instrumentation devoted to overcoming SD, the incidence of SD-related accidents remains consistent.

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and directing appropriate weapons systems, and so on. However, while this heightened situational awareness helps mitigate some effects of SD, it does not really show how easy it is for a pilot's internal systems to be fooled about which way is up. Flight profiles (demo flights) can teach pilots more about SD but are not widely used due to cost factors. A technology devised to inculcate pilot awareness of SD vulnerability is the "vertigo chair,"

A technology devised to inculcate pilot awareness of SD vulnerability is the "vertigo chair," which effectively causes the vestibular system to respond to changes in direction and acceleration...

SEEKING SOLUTIONS Flight simulators can be helpful in developing a pilot's sense of situational awareness. When pilots undergo training in simulators, they develop situational awareness and learn how to function under the heavy cognitive load involved in flying, including identifying and communicating with friendly forces, targeting enemy forces, selecting 16

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which effectively causes the vestibular system to respond to changes in direction and acceleration, such as those that would be encountered by a pilot in flight. Designed by Michael Lessard of Sullivan, Maine, and funded by the Wolf Aviation Fund, an updated version of the vertigo chair has been created using a lightweight modular design that allows it to be easily transported to pilot training

The Tactile Situational Awareness System (TSAS) enables a pilot to hover a helicopter with his or her eyes closed, without experiencing drift Task-intensive sorties at night, low altitude, pulling low-to-moderate Gs, slight banking maneuvers, and tactical employment are what place these pilots most at risk for SD. Aviators with an average of 2,500 flying hours in the F-16, A-10 and F-15 are most prone to succumb to spatial disorientation, resulting in 51% of all SD accidents over a ten year period.

sites. The chair effectively proves to pilots how vulnerable they are to SD. According to reports on the web site safepilots.org, whether you are riding in the chair yourself or watching from the sidelines, the reactions of the pilot in the chair are "extremely compelling." Other technologies have been devised to help the pilot monitor spatial relationships when flying in certain types of conditions. One particularly effective example is the HUD, or heads-up display, a transparent display that sits atop the glare shield and provides vital data, such as attitude and altitude, to the pilot while allowing him to keep focusing on the view out the windshield. These systems have improved over time and are increasingly being augmented by auditory displays. Auditory alerting devices help pilots who already have a huge visual load, since such alerts do not compete for visual attention. You may have heard of Bitching Betty, the name given to the woman's voice pilots may hear advising them to "pull up, pull up," "altitude, altitude," or "landing gear, landing gear." More recent designs for auditory alerting include a spatial comWWW.ABDONLINE.COM

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Pilots who find themselves operating in visually degraded environments are benefited by guidance provided by visual, auditory and tactile situation awareness systems.

ponent. For example, in a helicopter cockpit, the auditory warning for a left engine fire will come from the pilot's left side. Tests of such systems have demonstrated a reduction in pilot response time and an increase in flight safety. Auditory systems have been proven even more effective with the addition of a visual icon that indicates the direction to turn the aircraft to regain correct attitude or altitude. WAY OF THE FUTURE? Because aircraft system designers have saturated the visual and aural cognitive environments, researchers have turned to the largest human sense organ of all, the skin, to develop new ways of transmitting important flight information to pilots experiencing SD. The Tactile Situational Awareness System (TSAS) receives data from various aircraft sensors and relays it to the pilot through an array of vibrotactile stimulators known as "tactors," incorporated into a thin vest worn on the upper torso. These tactors are arranged in an intuitive nature around the body (body-referenced) and deliver such flight parameters as attitude, altitude, and velocity. Two types of tactor devices have been considered for possible use: The first type utilizes inertial shakers, WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

similar to the type of vibrators that operate in a cell phone or personal pager or in a device that notifies you when your table is ready at a restaurant. The second consists of an actuator that drives a contactor or moving element against the skin. Designed by Captain Angus Rupert and the U.S. Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory and constructed by Chesapeake Technology International of California, Maryland, the TSAS system enables a pilot to hover a helicopter with his eyes closed, without experiencing drift. This is essentially what is needed in today's battlefield environments, where helicopters are required to maintain a stable hover position in degraded visual environments. Current TSAS refinements include tactor improvements to overcome the dampening effects from clothing and to decrease the overall size and weight of the sensors, vests, and equipment needed to integrate the system with aircraft sensing systems. Recent testing includes TSAS trial usage in a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter, Special Operations Command MH helicopters, and CV-22 aircraft programs. A Joint Strike Fighter TSAS flight demonstration project integrated an array of tactors, an F-22 cooling vest, and global positioning system/inertial navigation

system (GPS/INS) technologies into a single system in a UH-60 helicopter. This test was conducted to demonstrate the utility of this advanced human-machine interface for performing hover operations in a single-seat vertical and/or short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) aircraft. Despite the successful demonstrations and great potential of tactile awareness systems, at the time of this writing, such systems were not yet being deployed in active service military aircraft. And while pilots are in favor of any device that can deliver situational awareness via a non-visual medium, especially one that conveys the vital sense of correctional movement so efficiently, they have to be comfortable wearing it. Aircrew members have demonstrated no difficulties in learning how to respond to the tactile cues, but many are not at ease wearing the extra pieces of equipment on their bodies, at least not in the current configuration. Still, the possible benefits of such technology are clear, and further refinements are likely to gain greater acceptance and usage. Because when it comes to overcoming spatial disorientation and eliminating the potential dangers associated with it, every bit helps. AAD

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CHARTING THE FUTURE The U.S. Coast Guard's H-65 Upgrade Program BY STEVE GOODMAN

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nyone who has spent time on the water, or even enjoying a day at the beach, is likely familiar with the bright orange profile and the loud whump-whump of the H-65 Dolphin - the U.S. Coast Guard's most ubiquitous helicopter. This key Coast Guard search-andrescue rotary air asset is in the midst of a multimillion dollar makeover that program managers say will help lighten loads, increase fuel efficiency, replace outdated equipment, upgrade avionics, and provide improved effectiveness, reliability, and supportability. The overhaul to the service's fleet of 102 H-65 Dolphins began in 2004, and the project is slated for completion by 2019. "These new or upgraded

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platforms replace aging and costlyto-maintain assets and/or components with modern, reliable, and maintainable equipment to ensure the highest level of operational readiness," says Scott Rettie, Acquisition Aviation Deputy Program Manager. In reference to the H-65 upgrade program, Rettie says that reasons to upgrade the Dolphin include: • The 1970s technology is no longer supportable. • Digital systems replace obsolete analog components to ensure continued supportability. • The upgrade provides improved mission effectiveness and situational awareness to enhance aircrew safety. • Enhanced navigation and communications ensure compliance

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As part of the upgrade program, and to fill this growing need, the aircraft is being outfitted with Forward Looking Infrared Radar technology, a heads-up display, and other avionics upgrades.

with national and international airspace rules and increase interoperability with the U.S. Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, and other federal and state operations. • Discrete segment upgrades significantly enhance capability and ensure cost-effective supportability for the planned lifecycle of the aircraft at least through 2027. The H-65 is the U.S. Coast Guard's most versatile search-andrescue rotary aircraft. It is certified to fly in all but the most severe of icing conditions. Increasingly, the H-65 is being used for law enforcement and interdiction operations. As part of the upgrade program, and to fill this growing need, the aircraft is being outfitted with Forward Looking Infrared Radar technology, a headsup display, and other avionics upgrades. In addition, crews are being equipped with night-vision goggles. These advancements have greatly improved the utility of the Dolphin for law enforcement operations and are significantly enhancing nighttime search capabilities. There are currently 102 H-65s in the inventory. Of these, ninety-five

are being upgraded on up through the "E" configuration. The remaining seven will be replaced with new aircraft over the course of the program. The goal of the program is to extend the U.S. Coast Guard's H-65 helicopters' operational lives through 2027. According to Rettie, upgrades to the H-65 will occur incrementally. "As part of the ongoing H-65 Conversion/Sustainment Project, all HH-65Bs have been upgraded to HH65C configuration, equipped with Turbomeca Arriel 2C2 engines. Furthermore, the re-designation of HH-65Cs to MH-65C reflects the installation of armament and a significantly upgraded communications package." Other specific upgrades over the course of the program, designed to address the immediate need to replace potential mission degraders and obsolete systems, include: • Dual digital embedded Global Positioning System (GPS)/Inertial Navigation System to replace the obsolete air data system and six aircraft gyros. • Flight management computer to be replaced. • Installation of enhanced Tactical

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Six Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopters from Air Stations Mobile, New Orleans and Houston are brought inside the Air Station Houston hangar for protection and routine maintenance.

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Air Navigation, Identify Friend or Foe system, Emergency Locator Transmitter, and radar altimeter. The Dolphin's D or Delta variant, primarily used for shortrange recovery operations, features upgraded digital avionics components, including a new flight navigation system, embedded GPS, new digital computer displays, and improved situational awareness provided by enhanced navigation and communications. The Delta upgrade costs $101 million and represents the fourth step in the U.S. Coast Guard's plan to update its aging Dolphin fleet. The lifecycle of the H-65, its deliverable variants, and projections for the ongoing acquisition program are as follows: • HH-65A: Initial delivery completed in 1984 through the mid-1990s. • HH-65B: Included upgrades to avionics and flight computer completed in the mid-1990s. • HH-65C: Engines upgraded to Turbomeca Arriel 2C2 started in 2004 and completed in 2008. • MH-65C: Airborne Use of Force upgrades started in 2006 and 20

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completed in 2012. • MH-65D: Obsolete component replacement started in 2007; completion is expected in 2016. (As of this writing, thirtyseven of 102 MH-65Ds had been delivered.) • MH-65E: Design and development of automatic flight control system and cockpit avionics upgrades started in 2012; completion is expected in 2020. The first operational U.S. Coast Guard unit to employ the MH-65C configuration was the Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) Jacksonville in Florida. A total of ten upgraded aircraft replaced the squadron's MH-68As. In September 2011, the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station in Atlantic City, New Jersey, hit another milestone in the program, when it became the first air station to convert all ten of its Dolphins to the Delta model. The MH-65D should see system-wide service by the end of fiscal year 2016. It is expected that the final H-65 upgrade, the E or Echo variant, should be completed about 4 years after that.

MH-65D Dolphin Helicopter on flight deck of cutter during helicopter operations in the Straits of Juan de Fuca.

An avionics electrical technician, performs daily maintenance on an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter at Air Station Barbers Point, Hawaii.

PARTNERS FOR PROGRESS "The H-65 Conversion/Sustainment Project is accomplished in six phases or complementary discrete segments," explains Rettie. "We upgrade the aircraft at the Aviation Logistics Center (ALC) in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, where engineers and technical authorities on the H-65 product line install, test, and evaluate the new equipment, [which is] provided by the OEM (original equipment manufacturer). Each segment upgrades and modernizes major components and sub-components and sets a baseline for future upgrades in the helicopters' mission capabilities. When the final phase of the upgrades is complete, the aircraft will be re-designated as MH-65Es." American Eurocopter, a division of EADS North America, based in Herndon, Virginia, is the original manufacturer of the H-65 Dolphin and is handling many of the upgrades. Turbomeca is providing engine upgrades, and avionics upgrades are being provided by Rockwell Collins. "These relationships have been WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

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built over decades," says Rettie, "and have been instrumental in helping ALC provide dependable aviation assets to the operational fleet. ALC leverages the technical expertise and wide experience base of these suppliers to introduce more costeffective methods of maintaining the

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Dolphin. At the time of the award, which was given at Heli-Expo 2012, Marc Paganini, President and CEO of American Eurocopter, commented, "American Eurocopter is proud to support the men and women of the U.S. Coast Guard. We look forward to continuing our partnership with the

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H-65 fleet. Long-term business relationships also help reduce lifecycle costs and take advantage of economies of scale for large material procurements." In February 2012, American Eurocopter presented the U.S. Coast Guard with a certificate of commendation for attaining 1.25 million fleet flight hours on the H-65 WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

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Coast Guard and our support of the H-65 fleet - the most recognizable search-and-rescue aircraft in the world." NEW GEAR, FIRST RESCUES Very soon after becoming the first U.S. Coast Guard Air Station to have all of its H-65s converted to the Delta model, crews from Atlantic City got

to test the upgraded aircraft's mettle. In fact, this test came in May 2011 as Lieutenant Russ Merrick was flying a training exercise with an MH-65D. Just as the crew returned to base from the training exercise, the station received a call from someone who reported two jet skis adrift in Great South Bay, near Babylon. "As we responded to the scene, we were advised that there was still a person in the water, [and] the good Samaritan who made the call and the jet skis were only a few miles from where we were training," says Merrick, the MH-65D's pilot, speaking to Service Lines, an internal U.S. Coast Guard publication. Copilot Lieutenant John Walters entered a sector search into the helicopter's upgraded control display unit, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Caleb Flippin, a rescue swimmer, spotted the person in the water on the second leg of the search. Given the water temperature and the

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amount of time he had been in the water, they decided to hoist the survivor into the helicopter. The helicopter crew completed the rescue approximately 15 minutes after the initial call for help - the speed of the recovery due in no

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small part to the improved situational awareness provided to the crew by the MH-65D. According to Rettie, the positive feedback that the U.S. Coast Guard has received from dozens of similar rescues with the upgraded helicopters can be summed up as: "The MH-65D is lighter, more reliable, and more effective than its predecessors." THE WAY FORWARD As of this writing, all U.S. Coast Guard air stations with H-65 helicopters now fly the H-65C model. And as the upgrades continue, the Delta configuration is 22

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will include all-digital glass cockpit instrumentation, as well as the installation of a currently classified system that will allow the Echo variant to deploy from the U.S. Coast Guard's new national security cutters. The H-65 Conversion/ Sustainment Project modernizes a proven U.S. Coast Guard legacy helicopter and transforms the aircraft to a highly capable multimission interoperable aviation asset. "[With these upgrades] you can often take your success rate from 50 percent to 75 or 80 percent," Rettie says. "And that's what the pilots want, to be able to

ALWAYS READY The need for modernization of legacy aircraft can easily be seen in the improvements already accomplished through the C and D models of the H-65's multi-phase Conversion/Sustainment Project. In 2005, the increased performance of the newly upgraded HH-65C's played a critical role in the U.S. Coast Guard rescue operations following Hurricane Katrina. The HH-65C became the search-and-rescue helicopter of choice for the recovery of victims along the Gulf Coast. In the aftermath of Katrina, a total of twenty-five HH-65C aircraft logged more than 1,500 hours of flight time, ultimately resulting in the rescue of 4,200 people. Upgraded H-65s also provided critical support in multinational relief efforts following the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti. U.S. Coast Guard MH-65C Dolphins were the first aircraft on the scene in Haiti's capital city of Port-auPrince and provided vital logistics and medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) support in the most devastated areas. But state-of-the art equipment is only part of what it takes for the U.S. Coast Guard to be "Always Ready." According to Nick Bartolotta, Commanding Officer of the Coast Guard Air Station in Atlantic City, "We've got a lot of great upgrades to the aircraft, but the heart of that aircraft is the great men and women of the U.S. Coast Guard who crew and support that aircraft." AAD

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A UH-60M helicopter flies over the North Country. This helicopter, and the HH-60M used for MEDEVAC missions replaces the "Alpha" and "Lima" models. To date, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade has received 45 of the new aircraft, and pilots and crew members are currently being trained on the new platform.

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UH-60M BLACK HAWK

MODERNIZING THE UH-60 A Helicopter for the Digital Age BY DONNA DOLEMAN

(UTTAS) competition in 1976, and the first production UH-60A Black Hawk entered service with the U.S. Army in 1979. But a lot has changed on the battlefield in the nearly 40 years since the original design phase. Working with the U.S. Army, Sikorsky has

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successfully managed to field Black Hawk variants and upgrades necessary to support their domestic and foreign military customers. The UH-60M, however, represents a dramatic step-change from the prior UH-60L model that was produced from 1989 to 2007. SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS Jeff Hanke is Program Manager for

titanium spar with a fiberglass skin, a configuration that replaced an allmetal blade," Hanke remarks. "With the UH-60M, we have switched to an all-composite spar and skin blade." Incorporation of a composite spar into the UH-60M configuration eliminated the need by the helicopter's maintainers to monitor a blade's charge of pressurized nitrogen.

Photo courtesy of US Army. Photo by Ms. Jennifer M Caprioli (Drum).

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he UH-60M is all about modernization," says Lieutenant Colonel William (Billy) Jackson, U.S. Army Product Manager for the UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter, headquartered at Program Executive Office, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. "Our goal is to have platforms of an average age of 10 years, compared to the current average age of 20 years. It is important for our soldiers to provide them with the latest platforms we can to enable them to achieve their missions as safely and effectively as possible." The UH-60 helicopter was originally developed as the result of a competition between Sikorsky and Boeing Vertol to design a medium-lift utility aircraft to replace the UH-1 Iroquois, more popularly known as the "Huey," that was so ubiquitous during the Vietnam War era. Sikorsky's S-70 product family design won the Utility Tactical Transport Aircraft System

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The main rotor blades of today's Black Hawks are about 5 percent wider than previous types, and they come with anhedral-shaped tips for better lift and hovering performance. Sikorsky also has added a specialized coating to the blade's leading edge to protect against sand erosion. The coating was developed by Hontek Corporation in South Windsor, Connecticut, and is applied to the blades by Kaman Aerospace in Bloomfield, Connecticut. "The major advantages of the new wide-chord blades and elimination of the pressurization are in the performance and maintenance characteristics," Hanke says. "But the biggest benefit is 500 pounds more lift capability with the same drive train." The UH-60M also has a rotor break on the gearbox. "This is a feature new to the U.S. Army, although it has long been in use on naval helicopters," Hanke continues. "The benefit of a rotor break is that the pilot can quickly 28

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stop or start the rotor blades, which eliminates the time lost waiting for the blades to spin down and [come to a] stop." The new Integrated Vehicle Health Management Systems (IVHMS) computer provides health monitoring capability for the UH-60M. "It's built by Goodrich and integrated by Sikorsky," Hanke reports. "There are points all over the aircraft that collect and feed data back to the computer on such information as temperature and vibration. This provides the maintainer with information on how the systems are performing." The IVHMS, sometimes referred to as HUMS (Health and Usage Monitoring Systems), collects data from electrical, mechanical, and airframe systems in order to monitor performance and detect any developing problems. "The system also includes a recording function so that data can be brought back and downloaded for analysis," Hanke says. "This means the engineers can then examine the data to help them zero

in on any problems, and they can troubleshoot them. For example, they would be able to see if the torque spiked or if there were vibration issues." This is a significant benefit for the U.S. Army as it takes so much of the guesswork out of maintenance. Jackson reports that the UH-60M is performing reliably. "It is exceeding its threshold requirement with regard to mean time between essential maintenance actions (MTBEMA), and it is performing extremely well in terms of operational availability." MTBEMA is a calculation based on the total number of system life units - hours, miles, and so on - divided by the total number of nondeferrable maintenance actions for a given measurement interval. COCKPIT MODERNIZATION The single most dramatic improvement fielded on the WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

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UH-60M BLACK HAWK

UH-60M though, is the addition of a glass cockpit, a system that replaces analog dials and gauges with digital electronic instrument displays. "We've provided pilots with four multifunctional displays," Jackson

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explains. "They enable the pilot to be cognizant of the aircraft systems, including air speed, performance, etc., and any emergency procedures. So they are notified immediately of any problems. With the glass cockpit, they have much better tools to analyze what is going on." "With the addition of the glass cockpit," Hanke agrees, "the pilot has improved situational awareness (SA). The UH-60M offers four color WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

internal implementation of flight instrumentation, targeting, mapping, engine instrumentation, and other functions. Jackson elaborates on the benefits of the glass cockpit as seen in service. "The UH-60M offers true SA. A moving map display shows the pilot his height above the terrain. If the terrain is higher than his altitude, for example, it shows in red. The pilot is prompted to climb or change course.

Pilots also now have a navigation Flight Director that is similar to the automatic pilot on a commercial aircraft. He can set heading, altitude, and air speed, giving him time to look at the SA relative to other forces and the enemy." "The UH-60M Flight Director allows the pilot to set altitude, air speed, and air space and to make adjustments with the turn of a knob not a stick. To make a right turn, he simply turns the knob right." Hanke adds, "This is a significant change when compared to the UH-60L." A global positioning system (GPS)enabled system that shows a user's location in relation to other forces on the battlefield is another part of the package. Friendly forces are shown in blue (hence the nickname, "Blue Force Tracker"), while enemy forces are depicted in red. Furthermore, a Joint Variable Format Message System - similar to e-mail - enables the pilot to send and receive

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encrypted messages. Jackson indicates that the glass cockpit and digital nature of the UH-60M means that it takes more time to train pilots in these new systems, so they have created a dedicated training team. "We have put a training team on the road," he says, "and they are fielding the helicopter and doing the training at the pilots' home stations. This relieves pressure on Fort Rucker (an Aviation Center of Excellence) and also enables [members of] the forces to stay at their home base and with their families longer, because they can train in place." "The feedback has been excellent," Hanke reports. "For example, users in the 82nd Airborne Division say that the SA and level of automation delivered is like night and day, compared to the older models. It makes it easier to fly, so that pilots can use their time working on the combat situation instead of constantly managing basic flight requirements. It also reduces the chance of task saturation associated with having too much to do while trying to fly and fight simultaneously." The improvements are rounded out by changes to the exhaust system to better disperse heat and the addition of inlet barrier filters to the GE engines and Hamilton Sundstrand auxiliary power units to reduce foreign object damage 30

(FOD). Reduced FOD is especially important in rocky, sandy desert conditions, so much so that these barrier filters also have been added to some UH-60L models. With over 400 UH-60M helicopters delivered since 2005, and 100 HH-60M medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) aircraft delivered since 2008, Jackson sums

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Sikorsky - an $8.5 billion contract from the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy for a baseline quantity of 653 Black Hawk and Seahawk aircraft - was completed in July 2012. This was the eighth multiyear contract for H-60 helicopters, which included the UH-60M and HH-60M MEDEVACS, as well as the Navy's MH-60R and MH-60S Seahawks.

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The bottom line is that the program ultimately is a win-win in terms of maximizing cost and long-term investment benefits to the U.S. armed forces...

up the U.S. Army feedback. "Anecdotally, we are hearing great things from the field about the benefits of the increased lift and SA, enabling the warfighter to fly in trickier conditions and providing pilots with a greater sense of security about their location on the field of war. The HH-60M offers better SA in the target area, too, and it also includes a Forward Looking Infrared system, and that makes it much safer and more effective for rescue and transport." WATCHING THE BUDGET Teaming by the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy has enabled the services to realize significant savings on their UH-60 buys through the years. The most recent 5-year award to

While this was a big step for the Department of Defense, given all the uncertainty in terms of budget issues, the procurement is expected to realize a 10 percent savings as compared to a single-year buy. By combining total quantities required by both the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy over the next 5 years, the services were able to take advantage of some economies of scale. The bottom line is that the program ultimately is a win-win in terms of maximizing cost and longterm investment benefits to the U.S. armed forces, while, at the same time and most importantly, meeting the needs of the Americans who are serving on the front lines. AAD

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MHD/ROCKLAND 16791 Hymus Boulevard Kirkland Quebec Canada H9H 3L4 514-453-1632 Contact: Bryan Dollimore FAX: 514-425-5801

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: Kristian Norheim New York kristian.norheim@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 Herley Industries, Inc. 3061 Industry Drive Lancaster PA USA 17601 www.herley.com 717-397-2777 FAX: 717-397-7079 L3 Communications - Platform Integration 7500 Maehr Road Waco TX USA 76705 254-867-7001 www.L-3com.com/is FAX: 254-867-7482 Northrop Grumman Corporation 19382 Baywatch Lane Huntington Beach CA 92646 www.northropgrumman.com 818-715-3290 FAX: 818-598-2089 ViaStat Inc 6155 El Camino Road Carlsbad CA USA 92009-1602 www.viastat.com/focus 760-893-2777 mobile.broadband@viastat.com

AUXILIARY POWER UNITS & APUS AUXILIARY POWER UNITS & APUS OVERHAUL OVERHAUL AERO PRECISION INDUSTRIES,LLC. 30 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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com

KELLSTROM INDUSTRIES 3701 Flamingo Rd. Miramar FL 33027 954-538-2448 info@kellstrom.com FAX: 954-538-3210 www.kellstrom.com Contact: Hayley Armstrong MHD/ROCKLAND 16791 Hymus Boulevard Kirkland Quebec Canada H9H 3L4 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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com

R & B AIRCRAFT SUPPLY INC. 6848 Farmdale Ave. N. Hollywood CA 91609 Repair Station #ZW3R039M 818-764-3910 FAX: 818-765-2436 roger@rbaircraft.com Contact: Jack Rogers

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: Kristian Norheim New York kristian.norheim@aarcorp.com

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Aero Technology, Inc. 3333 East Spring Street Long Beach CA 90806 www.aerotechnology.org 562-595-6055 FAX: 562-595-8416 Contact: Henry Koy henry@aerotechnology.org **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com

ARINC AEROSPACE CORPORATION 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 ASP Avionics NV/SA Vliegplein 2 Bus 1 Genk Belgium B-3600 FAX: +3289386659 +3289384345 www.asp-avionics.com Contact: Vande Voorde Astronautics Corp of America 4115 N Teutonia Ave. Milwaukee WI 53209 FAX: 414-447-8231 414-449-4000 Austin Aerotech, Inc. 2005 Windy Terrace Cedar Park TX USA 78613-3507 Contact: Jeff Bruns 512-335-6000 FAX: 512-335-0541 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 ** Inventory Available on abdonline.com DAC International 6702 McNeil Drive Austin TX USA 78729 512-331-5323 Derco Aerospace, Inc. 8000 West Tower Ave. Milwaukee WI 53223 www.dercoaerospace.com 414-355-3066 FAX: 414-355-6129 Contact: Brian Holt b.holt@dercoaerospace.com Mailing Address: POB 250970 Milwaukee WI 53225 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 ** Inventory Available on abdonline.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 InAir Aviation Services 8225 Country Club Place Indianapolis IN 46214 FAX: 317-271-0345 317-271-0195 www.inairaviation.com Repair Station #IOVRL072L Contact: Greg Mathias sales@inairaviation.com **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com Innovative Solutions & Support 720 Pennsylvania Drive Exton PA 19341 FAX: 610-646-0146 610-646-9800 www.innovative-ss.com Contact: David Green Intercontinental Avionics & Instrument Corp 22 Canfield Road Tyler Hill PA 18469 570-224-6960 FAX: 570-224-6834 Contact: Bob Solimine iaiparts@ptd.net **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com

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Northrop Grumman Corporation 19382 Baywatch Lane Huntington Beach CA 92646 www.northropgrumman.com 818-715-3290 FAX: 818-598-2089 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 SOI Aviation 23965 Ventura Blvd. Calabasas CA 91302 soifg@aol.com 818-591-3166 FAX: 818-591-3144 www.soiaviation.com Contact: Linda Sandberg

BEARINGS

Dixie Aerospace Suite 100, 560 Atlanta S. Pkwy. Atlanta GA 30349 Telex: 542141 SITA: ATLDBXD 404-348-8100 Toll Free: 800-241-8471 FAX: 404-763-2577 www.dixieaerospace.com sales@dixieaerospace.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

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 Continental Cable Company 253 Monument Rd. Hinsdale NH 03451 603-256-3136 FAX: 603-256-6003 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 ** Inventory Available on abdonline.com L3 Communications - Platform Integration 7500 Maehr Road Waco TX USA 76705 254-867-7001 www.L-3com.com/is FAX: 254-867-7482

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 ** Inventory Available on abdonline.com 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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com

LOOS & COMPANY INC.

MECANEX USA INC

Wire Rope Division 1 Cable Rd. Pomfret CT 06258 860-928-7981 www.loosco.com FAX: 860-928-6167 Toll Free: 800-533-5667 900 Industrial Blvd Naples FL 33942 239-321-5667 Northrop Grumman Corporation 19382 Baywatch Lane Huntington Beach CA 92646 www.northropgrumman.com 818-715-3290 FAX: 818-598-2089

MIRAJ CORPORATION

CHEMICALS CHEMICALS

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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com 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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com glen@pacsky.com FAA Repair Station #QQPR566K

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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com

CABLE FITTINGS CABLE FITTINGS ARINC AEROSPACE CORPORATION 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

LOOS & COMPANY INC. Wire Rope Division 1 Cable Rd. Pomfret CT 06258 860-928-7981 www.loosco.com FAX: 860-928-6167 Toll Free: 800-533-5667 900 Industrial Blvd Naples FL 33942 239-321-5667

CABLE & WIRE CABLE & WIRE Airborne Technologies, Inc. 999 Avenida Acaso Camarillo CA 93012805-389-3700 Contact: Gary Ferris FAX: 805-389-3708 Repair Station #WY2R283L P.O. Box 2210 Camarillo CA 93011 www.airbornetech.com sales@airbornetech.com

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

COMPOSITES COMPOSITES Cobham Life Support 10 Cobham Drive Orchard Park NY 14127 Contact: John Barone 716-667-6269 FAX: 716-667-0747 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

CONNECTORS CONNECTORS 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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com

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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com Northrop Grumman Corporation 19382 Baywatch Lane Huntington Beach CA 92646 www.northropgrumman.com 818-715-3290 FAX: 818-598-2089

DIALS, OVERLAYS, PANELS DIALS, OVERLAYS, PANELS ARINC AEROSPACE CORPORATION 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 Ducommun Technologies, Inc. 23301 S. Wilmington Ave. Carson CA 90745 FAX: 310-513-7298 310-513-7200

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: Kristian Norheim New York kristian.norheim@aarcorp.com

AV-TECH INDUSTRIES, INC. 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 ** Inventory Available on abdonline.com 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 ** Inventory Available on abdonline.com

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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 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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.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

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 ** Inventory Available on abdonline.com Crestwood Technology Group 200 Corporate Bld. S, Suite 110 Yonkers NY 10701 www.ctg123.com 914-779-3500 FAX: 914-375-4508 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 ** Inventory Available on abdonline.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 Genelco Industries, Inc. 90 13th Ave Ronkonkoma NY 11779 631-981-6670 sales@genelcoindustries.com FAX: 631-981-7725 Contact: Anthoy T. Valone ** Inventory Available on abdonline.com 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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com Herley Industries, Inc. 3061 Industry Drive Lancaster PA USA 17601 www.herley.com 717-397-2777 FAX: 717-397-7079 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 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

Marine Air Supply Co., Inc. 5330 Spectrum Dr. Frederick MD 21703 301-631-8400 www.marineairsupply.com FAX: 301-631-8425 Mailing Address:PO Box 245 Kensington MD 20895 sales@marineairsupply.com Marine Air Supply Co., Inc. In Florida FL Toll Free: 800-678-6085

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 Nell-Joy Industries, Inc. 8 Reith St. Copiague NY 11726 631-842-8989 www.nelljoy.com FAX: 631-842-8040 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.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

ENGINE & ENGINE PARTS ENGINE & ENGINE 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: Kristian Norheim New York kristian.norheim@aarcorp.com

AERO PRECISION INDUSTRIES,LLC. 30 Lindbergh Ave Livermore CA 94551 925-455-9900 www.aeroprecision.com FAX: 925-455-9901 American Jet Engine Co., Inc. 37 West 39th St. New York NY 10018 212-398-0400 FAX: 212-398-0190 Art Sloan Accessory 116 Bonanza Mine Road Sutherlin OR 97479-9767 541-459-4389 Aventure Intâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;l Aviation Services 108 International Drive Peachtree City GA 30269 www.aventureaviation.com 770-632-7930 FAX: 770-632-7931 Contact: Vic Daniel sales@aventureaviation.com Aviall 2750 Regent Blvd. Dallas TX 75261 972-586-1000 www.aviall.com Contact: Wayne Goodland wgoodland@aviall.com

CHARLOTTE AIRCRAFT CORP. 7705 E. Harris Blvd. Charlotte NC 28227 Contact: Jenks Caldwell, Jr. 704-537-0212 FAX: 704-537-7910 cacclt@aol.com 16641 Airport Rd. Maxton NC 28364 910-844-5775 Contact: Millard E. Hall FAX: 910-844-5705 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 25555 Charlotte NC 28229 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 ** Inventory Available on abdonline.com Contact: Frank Benzaria Derco Aerospace, Inc. 8000 West Tower Ave. Milwaukee WI 53223 www.dercoaerospace.com 414-355-3066 FAX: 414-355-6129 Contact: Brian Holt b.holt@dercoaerospace.com Mailing Address: POB 250970 Milwaukee WI 53225 DIMO Corp. 44-A Southgate Blvd. New Castle DE 19720 Contact: Sohrab Naghshineh 302-324-8100 FAX: 302-324-8277 www.dimo.net sales@dimo.net ** Inventory Available on abdonline.com

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Electro-Methods, Inc. 330 Governors Hwy. South Windsor CT 06074 Contact: Kathy Pelletier 860-289-8661 FAX: 860-289-1868 Overhaul & Repair Div. 519 Nutmeg Rd. South Windsor CT 06074 FAX: 860-528-0827 860-528-4722 www.electro-methods.com sales@electromethods.com ** Inventory Available on abdonline.com Golden International 36720 Palmdale Road Rancho Mirage CA USA 92270 Howard Golden 760 568 1912 FAX: 760 324 7596 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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com www.herberaircraft.com sales@herberaircraft.com Higher Source Aviation 908 Upward Road Flat Rock NC 28731 828-698-7490 www.highersourceaviation.com FAX: 828-698-7492 ISO Group Inc. 7700 Technology Drive West Melbourne FL 32904 www.iso-group.com Garrett Schiefer 321-773-5710 FAX: 321-777-0499 aviationparts@isogroup.com 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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com glen@pacsky.com FAA Repair Station #QQPR566K 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 91609 Repair Station #ZW3R039M 818-764-3910 FAX: 818-765-2436 roger@rbaircraft.com Contact: Jack Rogers 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 Sunrise Helicopter Inc 20803 Stuebner Airline #12 Spring TX 77379 www.sunrisehelicopter.com 281-251-4005 FAX: 281-251-8848 Contact Name: James Holdman jamesh@sunrisehelicopter.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

ENGINE SERVICES ENGINE SERVICES Nell-Joy Industries, Inc. 8 Reith St. Copiague NY 11726 631-842-8989 www.nelljoy.com FAX: 631-842-8040 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com OGMA - Industria Aeronautica De Portugal SA Alverca do Ribatejo Alverca P-2615 Portugal FAX: 351-21-9573056 351-21-957-9055 Pratt & Whitney 400 Main Street East Hartford CT 06108 www.pw.utc.com 860-565-9654 FAX: 860-353-0447 WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

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R & B AIRCRAFT SUPPLY INC. 6848 Farmdale Ave. N. Hollywood CA 91609 Repair Station #ZW3R039M 818-764-3910 FAX: 818-765-2436 roger@rbaircraft.com Contact: Jack Rogers Wood Group TurboPower, Inc. 14820 NW 60TH Ave. Miami Lakes FL 33014 Toll Free: 800-403-6737 305-423-2300 FAX: 305-820-0404 TWX:810-848-8575 Repair Station #NE4R385M 2828 Donald Douglas Loop N. Santa Monica CA 90405 FAX: 310-392-6644 310-392-8090

FASTENERS • ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS & MISC. AIRCRAFT PARTS DISTRIBUTOR OF AN, MS, NAS & NA

Fastener & Electronic Components • Aerospace & Commercial

AV-TECH INDUSTRIES, INC. 1180 Corporate Dr. West, Arlington, Texas 76006 817-640-4031 • FAX: 817-649-1355

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

AV-TECH INDUSTRIES, INC. 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 ** Inventory Available on abdonline.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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com

1-800-551-1342

ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED AS9120 CERTIFIED

www.av-techind.com

FUEL CELLS FUEL CELLS AERO PRECISION INDUSTRIES,LLC. 30 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

Derco Aerospace, Inc. 8000 West Tower Ave. Milwaukee WI 53223 www.dercoaerospace.com 414-355-3066 FAX: 414-355-6129 Contact: Brian Holt b.holt@dercoaerospace.com Mailing Address: POB 250970 Milwaukee WI 53225 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 ** Inventory Available on ABDOnline.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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com

AIRCRAFT FASTENERS AND HARDWARE

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 Nylok Aerospace 313 Euclid Way Anaheim CA 92801 714-635-3993 FAX: 714-635-9553 Standard Aero Parts 5100 Maureen Lane Moorpark CA USA 93021 standardaero@earthlink.net 805-531-5410 FAX: 805-531-5419 Tim-Co Component Sales Division of Jim-Co Enterprises, Inc. 7001 Eton Ave. Canoga Park CA 91303 818-992-5040 Contact: Jim Clarizio or “JJ” FAX: 818-340-6159 Toll Free: 800-238-4626 www.tim-co.com sales@tim-co.com **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com

FITTINGS

NUTS Hex Nuts Self Locking Plate Nuts Anchor 12 Point Nuts Wing Nuts Barre

BOLTS Hex Head Bolts Close Tolerance Twelve Point Hi Tensil Bolts InternalWrenching Eye Bolts U-Bolts

RIVETS Blind Rivets Lock Bolts Collars Jo Bolts Taper Locks Rivnuts Hi-Loks

EXCELLING IN QUALITY & SERVICE

EXCEL AEROSPACE SUPPLY, INC. 11855 Wicks St. Sun Valley CA 91352 818-767-6867 Telex: 371-7938 FAX: 818-504-2979 www.excelaero.com WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

11855 WICKS ST, SUN VALLEY, CA 91352 • (818) 767-6867 • FAX (818) 504-2979 www.excelaero.com • email: sales@excelaero.com • TLX: 3717938 AVIATION AFTERMARKET DEFENSE | WINTER 2012/13

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FUEL PUMPS & COMPONENTS

FUEL & LUBRICANTS

Derco Aerospace, Inc. 8000 West Tower Ave. Milwaukee WI 53223 www.dercoaerospace.com 414-355-3066 FAX: 414-355-6129 Contact: Brian Holt b.holt@dercoaerospace.com Mailing Address: POB 250970 Milwaukee WI 53225 AAR Aircraft Component Services-New York 747 Zeckendorf Blvd. Garden City NY 11530 www.aarcorp.com 516-222-9000 FAX: 516-357-2709 Contact: Kristian Norheim New York kristian.norheim@aarcorp.com

Technolube Products 8015 Paramount Blvd Pico Rivera CA 90660 FAX: 562-776-4004 562-776-4039

AERO PRECISION INDUSTRIES,LLC.

MECANEX USA INC

FUEL PUMPS & COMPONENTS

30 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: Vic Daniel sales@aventureaviation.com Nell-Joy Industries, Inc. 8 Reith St. Copiague NY 11726 631-842-8989 www.nelljoy.com FAX: 631-842-8040 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com

FUEL & LUBRICANTS

GASKETS & O RINGS GASKETS & O RINGS Canfield Electronics, Inc. 90 Remington Blvd. Ronkonkoma NY 11779 Contact: Ray Zaun 631-585-4100 FAX: 631-585-4200 info@canfieldelectronics.com **Inventory Available on ABDonline.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 119 White Oak Drive Berlin CT 06037 860-828-6531 www.mecanexusa.com FAX: 860-828-6533 Contact: Patricia Saglimbeni sales@mecanexusa.com

GROUND POWER/GROUND GROUND POWER/GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT SUPPORT 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

AMERICAN VALLEY AVIATION 550 Orion Way Quincy CA 95971

530-283-7270 FAX: 530-283-4247

Aventure Int’l Aviation Services 108 International Drive Peachtree City GA 30269 www.aventureaviation.com 770-632-7930 FAX: 770-632-7931 Contact: Vic Daniel sales@aventureaviation.com 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 ** Inventory Available on abdonline.com Equipment & Supply, Inc. 4507 Highway #74-West Monroe NC 28110 FAX: 704-283-1206 704-289-6565 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 ** Inventory available on abdonline.com G-H Distributors Inc. 2793 Bristol Pike Bensalem PA USA 19020 ghdist.sh@verizon.net 215-245-0101 FAX: 215-245-4243 ISO Group Inc. 7700 Technology Drive West Melbourne FL 32904 www.iso-group.com Garrett Schiefer 321-773-5710 FAX: 321-777-0499 aviationparts@isogroup.com

KELLSTROM INDUSTRIES

AEROBATIC HELICOPTER An upside-down helicopter falling toward the Earth is normally a Very Bad Thing. But with Chuck Aaron in the pilot's seat, it is an everyday, entertaining event. As part of "The Red Bull Air Force," Aaron performs a choreographed aerobatics show featuring back flips, 360-degree rolls, and a complex tumble called the Chuckcilvak. Aaron is the only pilot ever FAA-certified in North America for aerobatic flying in a helicopter and one of only three in the world. What is his secret? For one thing, he has over 20,000 hours in the air, including rolling out of at least fifty attempt climbs before completing his first loop. But it is the helicopter he uses that makes his feats even possible. Aaron flies a Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm Bo 105CBS. Its extreme maneuverability is accounted for by its light weight combined with a rigid rotor design - a solid titanium rotor head twirling flexible fiberglass blades. The rigid rotor head makes the rotor assembly tougher and better able to withstand the forces of aerobatic flying. Additionally, it keeps the rotor disk in constant alignment with the airframe, making maneuvering more direct and intuitive.

3701 Flamingo Rd. Miramar FL 33027 954-538-2448 FAX: 954-538-3210 www.kellstrom.com Contact: Hayley Armstrong info@kellstrom.com Manson Company Inc. 7120 N. Skyway Drive Tucson AZ 85178 FAX: 520-297-4009 520-297-2200 www.c130towbars.com c130manson@aol.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

HINGES - TRANSPORTS HINGES AIRCRAFT HINGE 24930 Ave Tibbits Valencia CA USA 91355 www.aircrafthinge.com 661-257-3434 FAX: 661-257-3287

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

Sources: Red Bull, www.redbullusa.com; Wired.com, www.wired.com; Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org.

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28887 Industry Drive Valencia CA 91355 www.aerocomponent.com 818-841-9258 FAX: 818-841-2342 Contact: David Bill davidwbill@aerocomponent.com 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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com www.herberaircraft.com sales@herberaircraft.com WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

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Hoses Unlimited, Inc. 402 Hester St. San Leandro CA 94577 510-483-8520 FAA Repair Station #HS3R564L FAX: 510-483-8524 Toll Free: 800-229-4541 shanson@hosesunlimited.com www.hosesunlimited.com Contact: Sandy Hanson KITCO Defense 1625 North 1100 West Springville UT 84663 FAX: 801-489-2034 801-489-2019 Contact: Ron McClean www.kitcodefense.com Parker Hannifin Corp Stratoflex Products Div 220 Roberts Cut-Off Rd Fort Worth TX 76114 www.parker.com/stratoflex 817-738-6543 FAX: 817-738-9920 Contact: Cheryl Simms csimms@parker.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

HYDRAULIC PARTS PARTS & HYDRAULIC & 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: Kristian Norheim New York kristian.norheim@aarcorp.com Aventure Intâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;l Aviation Services 108 International Drive Peachtree City GA 30269 www.aventureaviation.com 770-632-7930 FAX: 770-632-7931 Contact: Vic Daniel 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 ** Inventory Available on abdonline.com Contact: Frank Benzaria Derco Aerospace, Inc. 8000 West Tower Ave. Milwaukee WI 53223 www.dercoaerospace.com 414-355-3066 FAX: 414-355-6129 Contact: Brian Holt b.holt@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 ** Inventory available on abdonline.com 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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com carlo.ventittelli@hawker.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 KITCO Defense 1625 North 1100 West Springville UT 84663 FAX: 801-489-2034 801-489-2019 Contact: Ron McClean www.kitcodefense.com MHD/ROCKLAND 16791 Hymus Boulevard Kirkland Quebec Canada H9H 3L4 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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com Tactair Fluid Controls 4806 W. Taft Rd. Liverpool NY 13088 315-451-3928 www.tactair.com FAX: 315-451-8919 4806 W. Taft Rd. Liverpool NY 13088 315-451-3928 www.tactair.com FAX: 315-451-8919 Technolube Products 8015 Paramount Blvd Pico Rivera CA 90660 FAX: 562-776-4004 562-776-4039

IGNITION SYSTEMS

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

IN-FLIGHT REFUELING IN-FLIGHT REFUELING COMPONENTS COMPONENTS Northstar Engineering 1400 S. Campus Ave Ontario CA 91761 909-391-2025 www.nsecal.com FAX: 909-391-2205

INFORMATION SERVICES INFORMATION SERVICES ABDONLINE.COM 116 Radio Circle Dr. Ste 302 Mount Kisco NY 10549 www.abdonline.com 914-242-8700 FAX: 914-242-5422

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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

INSPECTIONS

ARINC AEROSPACE CORPORATION 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 L3 Communications - Platform Integration 7500 Maehr Road Waco TX USA 76705 254-867-7001 www.L-3com.com/is FAX: 254-867-7482 Pemco World Air Services 4102 N. Westshore Blvd Tampa FL USA 33606 www.pemcoair.com 813-322-9631 FAX: 813-549-6039 TIMCO Aviation Services 623 Radar Rd. Greensboro NC 27410 386-623-5008 www.timco.aero FAX: 336-665-9011

INSTRUMENTS && INSTRUMENT INSTRUMENTS INSTRUMENT OVERHAUL OVERHAUL Aero Technology, Inc. 3333 East Spring Street Long Beach CA 90806 www.aerotechnology.org 562-595-6055 FAX: 562-595-8416 Contact: Henry Koy henry@aerotechnology.org **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com Astronautics Corp of America 4115 N Teutonia Ave. Milwaukee WI 53209 FAX: 414-447-8231 414-449-4000

CHARLOTTE AIRCRAFT CORP. 7705 E. Harris Blvd. Charlotte NC 28227 Contact: Jenks Caldwell, Jr. 704-537-0212 FAX: 704-537-7910 cacclt@aol.com 16641 Airport Rd. Maxton NC 28364 910-844-5775 Contact: Millard E. Hall FAX: 910-844-5705 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 25555 Charlotte NC 28229 DAC International 6702 McNeil Drive Austin TX USA 78729 512-331-5323 Ducommun Technologies, Inc. 23301 S. Wilmington Ave. Carson CA 90745 FAX: 310-513-7298 310-513-7200 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 ** Inventory Available on abdonline.com Higher Source Aviation 908 Upward Road Flat Rock NC 28731 828-698-7490 www.highersourceaviation.com FAX: 828-698-7492 Intercontinental Avionics & Instrument Corp 22 Canfield Road Tyler Hill PA 18469 570-224-6960 FAX: 570-224-6834 Contact: Bob Solimine iaiparts@ptd.net **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com Northrop Grumman Corporation 19382 Baywatch Lane Huntington Beach CA 92646 www.northropgrumman.com 818-715-3290 FAX: 818-598-2089

R & B AIRCRAFT SUPPLY INC. 6848 Farmdale Ave. N. Hollywood CA 91609 Repair Station #ZW3R039M 818-764-3910 FAX: 818-765-2436 roger@rbaircraft.com Contact: Jack Rogers

The Strube Company 629 W Market St., P.O. Box 99 Marietta PA 17547 www.strubeinc.net 717-426-1906 FAX: 717-426-1909

INTERIORS & INTERIORS INTERIORS & INTERIORS OVERHAUL OVERHAUL Airborne Technologies, Inc. 999 Avenida Acaso Camarillo CA 93012805-389-3700 Contact: Gary Ferris FAX: 805-389-3708 Repair Station #WY2R283L P.O. Box 2210 Camarillo CA 93011 www.airbornetech.com sales@airbornetech.com

LAMINATING LAMINATING 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

LANDING GEAR LANDING GEAR PARTS/ PARTS/ACCESSORIES & OVERHAUL ACCESSORIES & OVERHAUL Airborne Technologies, Inc. 999 Avenida Acaso Camarillo CA 93012805-389-3700 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: Vic Daniel 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 ** Inventory Available on abdonline.com Contact: 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 ** Inventory available on abdonline.com 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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com carlo.ventittelli@hawker.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

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International Precision, Inc. 9526 Vassar Ave. Chatsworth CA 91311 FAX: 818-882-0319 818-882-3933

KELLSTROM INDUSTRIES 3701 Flamingo Rd. Miramar FL 33027 954-538-2448 FAX: 954-538-3210 www.kellstrom.com Contact: Hayley Armstrong info@kellstrom.com KITCO Defense 1625 North 1100 West Springville UT 84663 FAX: 801-489-2034 801-489-2019 Contact: Ron McClean www.kitcodefense.com MHD/ROCKLAND 16791 Hymus Boulevard Kirkland Quebec Canada H9H 3L4 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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com

R & B AIRCRAFT SUPPLY INC. 6848 Farmdale Ave. N. Hollywood CA 91609 Repair Station #ZW3R039M 818-764-3910 FAX: 818-765-2436 roger@rbaircraft.com Contact: Jack Rogers 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

LUBRICANTS LUBRICANTS Technolube Products 8015 Paramount Blvd Pico Rivera CA 90660 FAX: 562-776-4004 562-776-4039

MACHINISTS

MACHINING

*Repairtech Int’l, Inc. 16134 Saticoy Street Van Nuys CA 91406 Contact: Kevin Bennet 818-989-2681 FAX: 818-989-4358 FAA# WW2R281L / JAA# JAA4823 repairtech@repairtechinternational.com www.repairtechinetranational.com WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

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METAL

METAL FABRICATION FABRICATION & ASSEMBLY & ASSEMBLY

ARINC AEROSPACE CORPORATION 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 Dynamic Fabrication Inc. 2615 S. Hickory St. Santa Ana CA 92707 FAX: 714-662-1052 714-662-2440 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 ** Inventory available on abdonline.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 International Precision, Inc. 9526 Vassar Ave. Chatsworth CA 91311 FAX: 818-882-0319 818-882-3933

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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 16791 Hymus Boulevard Kirkland Quebec Canada H9H 3L4 514-453-1632 Contact: Bryan Dollimore FAX: 514-425-5801

METALS

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 SUPRA Alloys, Inc 351 Cortez Circle Camarillo CA 93012 805-388-2138 www.suraalloys.com FAX: 805-914-1368 Toll Free: 800-647-8772

METALS

MODIFICATIONS MODIFICATIONS Bralco Metals 15090 Northam St La Mirada CA 90638 Toll Free: 800-628-1864 714-7369-4800 FAX: 714-736-4840 Contact: Don Gonzales dgonzales@bralco.com Albuquerque 6718 Jefferson, NE. Albuquerque NM 87109 11sa;es@bralco.com 505-345-0959 Toll Free: 800-999-8405 FAX: 505-345-1187 Dallas 410 Mars Drive Garland TX 75040 972-276-2676 08sales@bralco.com FAX: 972-272-4485 Toll Free: 800-442-3529 Seattle 7416 S. 228th St Kent WA 98032 253-395-0614 73sales@bralco.com FAX: 253-395-0696 Toll Free: 866-285-9984 Phoenix 929 E. Jackson St Phoenix AZ 85034 602-252-1918 53sales@bralco.com FAX: 602-252-7813 Toll Free: 800-544-8052 Wichita 3400 N. Topeka Ave. Wichita KS 67219 316-838-9351 14sales@bralco.com FAX: 316-838-9230 Toll Free: 800-729-6772 www.bralco.com

ARINC AEROSPACE CORPORATION 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 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 ** Inventory available on abdonline.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

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L3 Communications - Platform Integration 7500 Maehr Road Waco TX USA 76705 254-867-7001 www.L-3com.com/is FAX: 254-867-7482 *Northeast Aero Compressor Corp 60 Keyland Court Bohemia NY 11716 631-589-9070 Telex: RCA. TLX 271273 FAX: 631-567-2492 FAA Repair Station #: QNCR 580K www.neacorepair.com peterstauffer@neacorepair.comContact: Peter Stauffer FAA# QNCR 580K Pemco World Air Services 4102 N. Westshore Blvd Tampa FL USA 33606 www.pemcoair.com 813-322-9631 FAX: 813-549-6039

NAV/COM SYSTEMS NAV-COM SYSTEMS ARINC AEROSPACE CORPORATION 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 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 ** Inventory Available on abdonline.com Herley Industries, Inc. 3061 Industry Drive Lancaster PA USA 17601 www.herley.com 717-397-2777 FAX: 717-397-7079

InAir Aviation Services 8225 Country Club Place Indianapolis IN 46214 FAX: 317-271-0345 317-271-0195 www.inairaviation.com Repair Station #IOVRL072L Contact: Greg Mathias sales@inairaviation.com **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com L3 Communications - Platform Integration 7500 Maehr Road Waco TX USA 76705 254-867-7001 www.L-3com.com/is FAX: 254-867-7482 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 ViaStat Inc 6155 El Camino Road Carlsbad CA USA 92009-1602 www.viastat.com/focus 760-893-2777 mobile.broadband@viastat.com

OXYGEN EQUIPMENT & OXYGEN OXYGEN EQUIPMENT & OXYGEN EQUIPMENT OVERHAUL EQUIPMENT OVERHAUL Cobham Life Support 10 Cobham Drive Orchard Park NY 14127 Contact: John Barone 716-667-6269 FAX: 716-667-0747 DIMO Corp. 44-A Southgate Blvd. New Castle DE 19720 Contact: Sohrab Naghshineh 302-324-8100 FAX: 302-324-8277 www.dimo.net sales@dimo.net ** Inventory Available on abdonline.com

Helicopter Road Rules The European Union has undertaken a program to guide development of personal-use aircraft anticipated in the coming years. Envisioning the growth of such transportation, it is planning to teach traffic rules more to aircraft than to drivers. The project has displayed some concepts for actual future personal helicopters. One such plan shows a small craft with three lift rotors enclosed in a single plane within a triangular lift surface. But the physical characteristics of flight devices are not the chief concern of MyCopter managers. MyCopter is focusing their research on the flight control and air traffic control aspects of personal transport adoption, even though existing flight control systems still have to be redesigned to accommodate such features. Their plans include anticollision sensors, intercraft message passing to allow the aircraft to arrange themselves into well-spaced swarms, and advanced driver interfaces for simplified control and route planning. Flight rules would be built into the swarming technology, as well as into the user interface. The teams have 4.3 million Euros committed to the research project. Future personal helicopter users can only hope that their own crafts cost less. Sources: MyCopter, http://mycopter.eu; NewScientist, www.newscientist.com.

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Zodiac Aerospace - AVOX Systems 225 Erie Street Lancaster NY USA 14086 FAX: 716-681-1089 716-686-1551

PAINTSPAINTS & LACQUERS & LACQUERS 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

PAINTING

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 TIMCO Aviation Services 623 Radar Rd. Greensboro NC 27410 386-623-5008 www.timco.aero FAX: 336-665-9011

PLASTIC FABRICATION PLASTIC FABRICATION Airborne Technologies, Inc. 999 Avenida Acaso Camarillo CA 93012805-389-3700 Contact: Gary Ferris FAX: 805-389-3708 Repair Station #WY2R283L P.O. Box 2210 Camarillo CA 93011 www.airbornetech.com sales@airbornetech.com

PNEUMATIC PARTS/COMPONENTS PNEUMATIC PARTS & & OVERHAUL 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: Kristian Norheim New York kristian.norheim@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 Contact: Rick Weltmann rweltmann@aerokool.com **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com Aventure Intâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;l Aviation Services 108 International Drive Peachtree City GA 30269 www.aventureaviation.com 770-632-7930 FAX: 770-632-7931 Contact: Vic Daniel sales@aventureaviation.com Derco Aerospace, Inc. 8000 West Tower Ave. Milwaukee WI 53223 www.dercoaerospace.com 414-355-3066 FAX: 414-355-6129 Contact: Brian Holt b.holt@dercoaerospace.com Mailing Address: POB 250970 Milwaukee WI 53225 WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

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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 & PROPELLERS/PARTS OVERHAUL PARTS OVERHAUL AERO PRECISION INDUSTRIES,LLC. 30 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: Vic Daniel sales@aventureaviation.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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com Nell-Joy Industries, Inc. 8 Reith St. Copiague NY 11726 631-842-8989 www.nelljoy.com FAX: 631-842-8040 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com 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 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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com glen@pacsky.com FAA Repair Station #QQPR566K

SEALS

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

SEATING - SEAT MATERIALS SEATING - SEAT MATERIALS Jet Repair Center 7501 N. W. 52nd Street Miami FL USA 33166 www.jetgroup.net 786-845-3053 FAX: 786-845-3057 WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

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

R & B AIRCRAFT SUPPLY INC. 6848 Farmdale Ave. N. Hollywood CA 91609 Repair Station #ZW3R039M 818-764-3910 FAX: 818-765-2436 roger@rbaircraft.com Contact: Jack Rogers 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

ARINC AEROSPACE CORPORATION 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 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 ** Inventory Available on abdonline.com 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 ** Inventory Available on abdonline.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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com CK Technologies, Inc. 3629 Vista Mercado Camarillo CA 93012 www.ckt.com 805-987-4801 FAX: 805-987-4811

KELLSTROM INDUSTRIES 3701 Flamingo Rd. Miramar FL 33027 954-538-2448 FAX: 954-538-3210 www.kellstrom.com Contact: Hayley Armstrong info@kellstrom.com

MECANEX USA INC

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 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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.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

TEST EQUIPMENT TEST EQUIPMENT

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

Airborne Technologies, Inc. 999 Avenida Acaso Camarillo CA 93012805-389-3700 Contact: Gary Ferris FAX: 805-389-3708 Repair Station #WY2R283L P.O. Box 2210 Camarillo CA 93011 www.airbornetech.com sales@airbornetech.com 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 AAR Aircraft Component Services-New York 747 Zeckendorf Blvd. Garden City NY 11530 www.aarcorp.com 516-222-9000 FAX: 516-357-2709 Contact: Kristian Norheim New York kristian.norheim@aarcorp.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

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TRAINING - AERIAL REFUELING TRAINING - AERIAL REFUELING EQUIPMENTEQUIPMENT Sargent Fletcher Inc. 2734 Hickory Grove Road Davenport IA 52804 563-383-6000

VALVES

Aventure Int’l Aviation Services 108 International Drive Peachtree City GA 30269 www.aventureaviation.com 770-632-7930 FAX: 770-632-7931 Contact: Vic Daniel sales@aventureaviation.com MHD/ROCKLAND 16791 Hymus Boulevard Kirkland Quebec Canada H9H 3L4 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 OVERHAUL WHEELS/BRAKES OVERHAUL Aventure Int’l Aviation Services 108 International Drive Peachtree City GA 30269 www.aventureaviation.com 770-632-7930 FAX: 770-632-7931 Contact: Vic Daniel sales@aventureaviation.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 MHD/ROCKLAND 16791 Hymus Boulevard Kirkland Quebec Canada H9H 3L4 514-453-1632 Contact: Bryan Dollimore FAX: 514-425-5801

Dynamic Fabrication Inc. 2615 S. Hickory St. Santa Ana CA 92707 FAX: 714-662-1052 714-662-2440

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 16791 Hymus Boulevard Kirkland Quebec Canada H9H 3L4 514-453-1632 Contact: Bryan Dollimore FAX: 514-425-5801

WIRE WIRE HARNESS TESTING HARNESS TESTING

R & B AIRCRAFT SUPPLY INC. 6848 Farmdale Ave. N. Hollywood CA 91609 Repair Station #ZW3R039M 818-764-3910 FAX: 818-765-2436 roger@rbaircraft.com Contact: Jack Rogers

WINDOWS & WINDSHIELDS WINDOWS & WINDSHIELDS

WELDING - CERTIFIED

DIMO Corp. 44-A Southgate Blvd. New Castle DE 19720 Contact: Sohrab Naghshineh 302-324-8100 FAX: 302-324-8277 www.dimo.net sales@dimo.net ** Inventory Available on abdonline.com

CK Technologies, Inc. 3629 Vista Mercado Camarillo CA 93012 www.ckt.com 805-987-4801 FAX: 805-987-4811

WIRE ROPE WIREFITTINGS ROPE FITTINGS LOOS & COMPANY INC.

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Wire Rope Division 1 Cable Rd. Pomfret CT 06258 860-928-7981 www.loosco.com FAX: 860-928-6167 Toll Free: 800-533-5667 900 Industrial Blvd Naples FL 33942 239-321-5667 WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

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

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ACCESSORIES & ACCESSORY 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 Contact: Rick Weltmann rweltmann@aerokool.com **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com

AERO PRECISION INDUSTRIES,LLC. 30 Lindbergh Ave Livermore CA 94551 925-455-9900 www.aeroprecision.com FAX: 925-455-9901 Aero Technology, Inc. 3333 East Spring Street Long Beach CA 90806 www.aerotechnology.org 562-595-6055 FAX: 562-595-8416 Contact: Henry Koy henry@aerotechnology.org **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com Aerospace Maintenance Solutions 8759 Mayfield Rd Chesterland OH USA 44026 www.aerospacellc.com 440-729-7703 FAX: 440-729-7704

DIMO Corp. 44-A Southgate Blvd. New Castle DE 19720 Contact: Sohrab Naghshineh 302-324-8100 FAX: 302-324-8277 www.dimo.net sales@dimo.net ** Inventory Available on abdonline.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 ** Inventory available on abdonline.com Nell-Joy Industries, Inc. 8 Reith St. Copiague NY 11726 631-842-8989 www.nelljoy.com FAX: 631-842-8040 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com

R & B AIRCRAFT SUPPLY INC. 6848 Farmdale Ave. N. Hollywood CA 91609 Repair Station #ZW3R039M 818-764-3910 FAX: 818-765-2436 roger@rbaircraft.com Contact: Jack Rogers SOI Aviation 23965 Ventura Blvd. Calabasas CA 91302 soifg@aol.com 818-591-3166 FAX: 818-591-3144 www.soiaviation.com Contact: 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

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ACTUATORSACTUATORS 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 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 ** Inventory available on abdonline.com Kearfott Guidance and Navigation Corp Astronautics Corporation of America 2858 US Highway 70W Black Mountain NC USA 28711-9111 828-350-5300 FAX: 828-686-5764 Tactair Fluid Controls 4806 W. Taft Rd. Liverpool NY 13088 315-451-3928 www.tactair.com FAX: 315-451-8919

AIRCONDITIONING CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT & AIR EQUIPMENT REFRIGERATION AND REFRIGERATION AERO PRECISION INDUSTRIES,LLC. 30 Lindbergh Ave Livermore CA 94551 925-455-9900 www.aeroprecision.com FAX: 925-455-9901 WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

Supply your flight line – round the globe.

When it comes to the supply of spare parts and the provision of sourcing services on a global basis, civilian and military aircraft and fleet operators depend on a reliable partner. Therefore Mecanex USA Inc. considers the responsiveness to customers’ individual requirements most important. After all,

Mecanex USA Inc. 119 White Oak Drive | Berlin, CT 06037 · USA Phone ++1 860 828 6531 | Fax ++1 860 828 6533 sales@mecanexusa.com | www.mecanexusa.com Cage Code 1XU80

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the way a logistic solution is provided is just as important as the solution itself. By innovative spare part sourcing and management, we minimize our customers’ warehouse investment while assuring that they have all the parts they need – whenever and wherever.

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AIRFRAME/AIRFRAME PARTS & AIRFRAME & AIRFRAME PARTS OVERHAULPARTS AIRFRAME/AIRFRAME Aero Components Inc. PO Box 15730, 5124 Kaltenbrun Rd Ft. Worth TX 76119 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 Contact: Rick Weltmann rweltmann@aerokool.com **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com Airborne Technologies, Inc. 999 Avenida Acaso Camarillo CA 93012805-389-3700 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

ARINC AEROSPACE CORPORATION 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

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 ** Inventory Available on abdonline.com Contact: Frank Benzaria Eclipse Aeronautical 2503 E. Riverside Spokane WA 99202 509-536-5000 FAX: 509-535-5555 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 ** Inventory Available on ABDOnline.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 ** Inventory available on abdonline.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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.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 Garrett Schiefer 321-773-5710 FAX: 321-777-0499 aviationparts@isogroup.com

KELLSTROM INDUSTRIES 3701 Flamingo Rd. Miramar FL 33027 954-538-2448 FAX: 954-538-3210 www.kellstrom.com Contact: Hayley Armstrong info@kellstrom.com Nell-Joy Industries, Inc. 8 Reith St. Copiague NY 11726 631-842-8989 www.nelljoy.com FAX: 631-842-8040 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com

ANTENNAS/ANTENNA ANTENNAS/ANTENNA SYSTEMS SYSTEMS

GETTING OFF THE GROUND Two American inventive geniuses - one worldfamous, the other little known - took a crack at developing a helicopter. The first, Thomas Edison, failed to get anything off the ground. The second, Emile Berliner, gets credit for the first manned, rotary vertical flight in the United States. Edison began his investigations with an early internal combustion engine that used gun cotton (nitrocellulose) for fuel. This effort caused several engine explosions, destroyed part of his workshop, and seriously burned an assistant. He switched to electric motors but found that they lacked the power needed for successful lift-off and hovering. There, his investigations ended. Despite the failure, Edison's and his colleagues' work provided valuable knowledge about rotor and power-to-weight requirements. Emile Berliner is best known as the virtual founder of the recording industry as he invented and successfully promoted the disk gramophone. He also invented the microphone used in Bell telephones, a new loom design for mass production of cloth, and an effective acoustic tile. Around 1907, Berliner first indulged his interest in helicopters by concentrating on a lightweight engine. Purchasing small, air-cooled rotary automotive engines from the Adams-Farwell plant in Iowa, he improved on the weight and power of the engines and installed two in a primitive fuselage with a lift rotor designed by John Newton Williams. The crude device had to be stabilized by assistants, because it had no control system. But it successfully lifted itself and Williams off the ground by roughly 3 feet. Berliner had introduced the rotary engine to aviation, proving the possibility of powered vertical flight. He later performed the first experiments using a tail rotor to stabilize flight. Sources: J. Gordon Leishman, University of Maryland, http://terpconnect.umd.edu; U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission, www.centennialofflight.gov; Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org. .

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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: Kristian Norheim New York kristian.norheim@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 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 ** Inventory Available on abdonline.com Herley Industries, Inc. 3061 Industry Drive Lancaster PA USA 17601 www.herley.com 717-397-2777 FAX: 717-397-7079 Northrop Grumman Corporation 19382 Baywatch Lane Huntington Beach CA 92646 www.northropgrumman.com 818-715-3290 FAX: 818-598-2089

AUXILIARY & APUS APUS AUXILIARYPOWER POWER UNITS UNITS & OVERHAUL OVERHAUL AERO PRECISION INDUSTRIES,LLC. 30 Lindbergh Ave Livermore CA 94551 925-455-9900 www.aeroprecision.com FAX: 925-455-9901 Alturdyne 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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

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Concorde Battery Corporation 2009 San Bernardino Rd. West Covina CA 91790 FAX: 626-813-1235 626-813-1234 www.concordebattery.com Contact: Skip Koss ENERSYS-HAWKER BATTERIES 2366 Bernville Road Reading PA 19605 610-208-1831 FAX: 610-208-1630 www.enersys.com/defense Contact: Frank Metzger frank.metzger@enersys.com

AVIONICS OVERHAUL AVIONICS& &AVIONICS AVIONICS 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: Kristian Norheim New York kristian.norheim@aarcorp.com

KELLSTROM INDUSTRIES 3701 Flamingo Rd. Miramar FL 33027 954-538-2448 FAX: 954-538-3210 www.kellstrom.com Contact: Hayley Armstrong info@kellstrom.com Northrop Grumman Corporation 19382 Baywatch Lane Huntington Beach CA 92646 www.northropgrumman.com 818-715-3290 FAX: 818-598-2089 SOI Aviation 23965 Ventura Blvd. Calabasas CA 91302 soifg@aol.com 818-591-3166 FAX: 818-591-3144 www.soiaviation.com Contact: Linda Sandberg

CARGO HANDLING EQUIPMENT CARGO HANDLING EQUIPMENT

R & B AIRCRAFT SUPPLY INC. 6848 Farmdale Ave. N. Hollywood CA 91609 Repair Station #ZW3R039M 818-764-3910 FAX: 818-765-2436 roger@rbaircraft.com Contact: Jack Rogers

Northrop Grumman Corporation 19382 Baywatch Lane Huntington Beach CA 92646 www.northropgrumman.com 818-715-3290 FAX: 818-598-2089 Wire Rope Corporation Of America 609 N. 2nd Street St. Joseph MO USA 64501 FAX: 816-236-5180 816-236-5180

BEARINGS

Dixie Aerospace Suite 100, 560 Atlanta S. Pkwy. Atlanta GA 30349 Telex: 542141 SITA: ATLDBXD 404-348-8100 Toll Free: 800-241-8471 FAX: 404-763-2577 www.dixieaerospace.com sales@dixieaerospace.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

CABLE FITTINGS CABLE FITTINGS

CHEMICALSCHEMICALS B & B Tritech, Inc. P.O. Box 660776 Miami FL 33266 C & H Chemical 222 Starkey St. St. Paul MN 55107

305-888-5247 FAX: 305-887-4587 651-227-4343 FAX: 651-227-2485

MECANEX USA INC ARINC AEROSPACE CORPORATION 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

LOOS & COMPANY INC. Wire Rope Division 1 Cable Rd. Pomfret CT 06258 860-928-7981 www.loosco.com FAX: 860-928-6167 Toll Free: 800-533-5667 900 Industrial Blvd Naples FL 33942 239-321-5667

CABLE & WIRE CABLE & WIRE

119 White Oak Drive Berlin CT 06037 860-828-6531 www.mecanexusa.com FAX: 860-828-6533 Contact: Patricia Saglimbeni sales@mecanexusa.com

COMMUNICATIONS COMMUNICATIONS 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

COMPOSITES COMPOSITES

ARINC AEROSPACE CORPORATION 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 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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.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 Continental Cable Company 253 Monument Rd. Hinsdale NH 03451 603-256-3136 FAX: 603-256-6003 Dielectric Sciences 88-A Turnpike Rd Chelmford MA 01824 978-250-1507 FAX: 978-250-1699

LOOS & COMPANY INC. Wire Rope Division 1 Cable Rd. Pomfret CT 06258 860-928-7981 www.loosco.com FAX: 860-928-6167 Toll Free: 800-533-5667 900 Industrial Blvd Naples FL 33942 239-321-5667

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

CONNECTORS

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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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com Northrop Grumman Corporation 19382 Baywatch Lane Huntington Beach CA 92646 www.northropgrumman.com 818-715-3290 FAX: 818-598-2089

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 ** Inventory Available on abdonline.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 Herley Industries, Inc. 3061 Industry Drive Lancaster PA USA 17601 www.herley.com 717-397-2777 FAX: 717-397-7079

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 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

ENGINE & ENGINE 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: Kristian Norheim New York kristian.norheim@aarcorp.com

AERO PRECISION INDUSTRIES,LLC. 30 Lindbergh Ave Livermore CA 94551 925-455-9900 www.aeroprecision.com FAX: 925-455-9901 Alturdyne 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 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: Keith Schlimper keith.schlimper@aviall.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 ** Inventory Available on abdonline.com Contact: Frank Benzaria DIMO Corp. 44-A Southgate Blvd. New Castle DE 19720 Contact: Sohrab Naghshineh 302-324-8100 FAX: 302-324-8277 www.dimo.net sales@dimo.net ** Inventory Available on abdonline.com 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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com www.herberaircraft.com sales@herberaircraft.com

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ISO Group Inc. 7700 Technology Drive West Melbourne FL 32904 www.iso-group.com Garrett Schiefer 321-773-5710 FAX: 321-777-0499 aviationparts@isogroup.com 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 91609 Repair Station #ZW3R039M 818-764-3910 FAX: 818-765-2436 roger@rbaircraft.com Contact: Jack Rogers 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

Alturdyne 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 OGMA - Industria Aeronautica De Portugal SA Alverca do Ribatejo Alverca P-2615 Portugal FAX: 351-21-9573056 351-21-957-9055 Pratt & Whitney 400 Main Street East Hartford CT 06108 www.pw.utc.com 860-565-9654 FAX: 860-353-0447

FASTENERS

Airspares International 504 East Meadow Avenue East Meadow NY 11554 info@airspares.net 516-334-0900 FAX: 516-334-4109 Avibank Mfg., Inc. 11500 Sherman Way North Hollywood CA 91609-1909 FAX: 818-255-2094 818-392-2152 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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

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PARTS & OVERHAUL FOR AIRFORCES WORLDWIDE AIRCRAFT SUPPLY, INC.

54 YEARS

WORLDWIDE SUPPLIERS AIRFRAME PARTS & ACCESSORIES ENGINE & ENGINE PARTS LOCKHEED C-130, F-16 NORTHROP F-5, T-38 DOUGLAS F-4, A4 BELL 47, 204, 205, 206-212, 214, UH-1H CESSNA O-1, L-19, T-41, A-37, T-37, T337 BOEING 727, 737, 747, 757, 767 AIRBUS A300, 310, 320, 330

P&W JT3, JT8, PT6, F100 ALLISON J-33, T-56, 250, 501 G.E. J-85, CJ610, CFM56, F220 LYCOMING T-53, T-55, O-435, O-540 CONTINENTAL 0-520, 0-470, 0-300, 0-200, J69

LOCKHEED C130 & F-16 PARTS & OVERHAUL BOEING & AIRBUS SPARES

ISO 9001:2000 FAA Repair Station: ZW3R039M

www.rbaircraft.com

P.O. Box 3065 • 6848 Farmdale Avenue • North Hollywood, CA 91609 Tel: 323-877-0638 • 818-764-3910 • Fax: 818-765-2436 • 818-982-8796 • E-mail:rbaircraft@aol.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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com

FITTINGS

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 ** Inventory Available on ABDOnline.com

FUEL CELL REPAIRS FUEL CELL REPAIRS 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

EXCEL AEROSPACE SUPPLY, INC. 11855 Wicks St. Sun Valley CA 91352 818-767-6867 Telex: 371-7938 FAX: 818-504-2979 www.excelaero.com

30 Lindbergh Ave Livermore CA 94551 925-455-9900 www.aeroprecision.com FAX: 925-455-9901 WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

AERO PRECISION INDUSTRIES,LLC.

FUEL SYSTEM REPAIRS FUEL SYSTEM REPAIRS

FUEL &FUEL LUBRICANTS & LUBRICANTS

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

Technolube Products 8015 Paramount Blvd Pico Rivera CA 90660 FAX: 562-776-4004 562-776-4039

GASKETS & O RINGS GASKETS & O RINGS

FUEL TANK REPAIR

FUEL TANK REPAIRS

AERO PRECISION INDUSTRIES,LLC.

AAR Aircraft Component Services-New York 747 Zeckendorf Blvd. Garden City NY 11530 www.aarcorp.com 516-222-9000 FAX: 516-357-2709 Contact: Kristian Norheim New York kristian.norheim@aarcorp.com

Sargent Fletcher Inc. 2734 Hickory Grove Road Davenport IA 52804 563-383-6000

FUEL CELLS

FUEL PUMPS & COMPONENTS FUEL PUMPS & COMPONENTS

30 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 Nell-Joy Industries, Inc. 8 Reith St. Copiague NY 11726 631-842-8989 www.nelljoy.com FAX: 631-842-8040 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com

FUEL TANKS FUEL TANK

Airborne Technologies, Inc. 999 Avenida Acaso Camarillo CA 93012805-389-3700 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 FAX: 631-585-4200 www.canfieldelectronics.com info@canfieldelectronics.com **Inventory Available on ABDonline.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 ** Inventory Available on ABDOnline.com Sargent Fletcher Inc. 2734 Hickory Grove Road Davenport IA 52804 563-383-6000

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

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Conair Aviation Associates 138 E. Rio Grande Ave. Wildwood NJ 08260 FAX: 609-729-4616 609-729-2624 Cummins NPower LLC 7145 Santa Fe Dr. La Grange IL 60525 815-734-4917 FAX: 815-734-7565

EXCEL AEROSPACE SUPPLY, INC. 11855 Wicks St. Sun Valley CA 91352 818-767-6867 Telex: 371-7938 FAX: 818-504-2979 www.excelaero.com Lynn Electronics Corp. 154 Railroad Drive Ivyland PA 18974 215-355-8200 FAX: 215-364-2944

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 National Parts Distributor 3801 E. Roeser Rd Suite 14 Phoenix AZ 85040 FAX: 602-453-9700 602-453-9600 Valtec International, Inc. Essex Industrial Pk. Box 747 Ivoryton CT 06442 Toll Free: 800-825-8321 860-767-8211 SITA: BDLVTXD FAX: 860-767-2918

GROUND POWER/GROUND GROUND POWER/GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT Airborne Technologies, Inc. 999 Avenida Acaso Camarillo CA 93012805-389-3700 Contact: Gary Ferris FAX: 805-389-3708 Repair Station #WY2R283L P.O. Box 2210 Camarillo CA 93011 www.airbornetech.com sales@airbornetech.com Alturdyne 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

530-283-7270 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: 312â&#x20AC;&#x201D;655-1177 312-544-2000 Engineering Division 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 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 ** Inventory Available on abdonline.com Contact: Frank Benzaria Dixie Air Parts Supply Inc. 2202 W Malone St. San Antonio TX 78224 FAX: 210-924-4901 210-924-5561 PO Box 3583 San Antonio TX 78211 ** Inventory Available on abdonline.com Dutch Valley Supply Co. 970 Progress Center Ave Lawrenceville GA 30043 FAX: 770-513-0716 770-513-0612 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 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 ** Inventory available on abdonline.com G-H Distributors Inc. 2793 Bristol Pike Bensalem PA USA 19020 ghdist.sh@verizon.net 215-245-0101 FAX: 215-245-4243 ISO Group Inc. 7700 Technology Drive West Melbourne FL 32904 www.iso-group.com Garrett Schiefer 321-773-5710 FAX: 321-777-0499 aviationparts@isogroup.com

ITW MILITARY GSE 11001 US HWY 41 North Palmetto FL USA 34221 http://www.itwmilitarygse.com 941-721-1094 FAX: 941-721-1138 Contact: Ann Roberts aroberts@itwmilitarygse.com

KELLSTROM INDUSTRIES 3701 Flamingo Rd. Miramar FL 33027 954-538-2448 FAX: 954-538-3210 www.kellstrom.com Contact: Hayley Armstrong info@kellstrom.com Mercury GSE 15915 Piuma Ave Cerritos CA USA 90703 www.mercurygse.com 562 653 0654 FAX: 562 653 0665 Qualified Manufacturing Co., Inc. 4802 Roosevelt Ave San Antonio TX 78214 Ralmark Company 83 East Luzerne Ave Larksville PA 18704 570-288-9331 Sargent Fletcher Inc. 2734 Hickory Grove Road Davenport IA 52804 563-383-6000 TransTechnology Corp. 700 Liberty Ave Union NJ 07083 908-686-4000 FAX: 908-686-9292 YAMA Manufacturing, Inc. 13102 Lookout Ridge San Antonio TX 78233 FAX: 210-656-7552 210-656-1066

HINGES - FIGHTERS

HINGES

AIRCRAFT HINGE 24930 Ave Tibbits Valencia CA USA 91355 www.aircrafthinge.com 661-257-3434 FAX: 661-257-3287

HOSEHOSE & HOSE FITTINGS & 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 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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com www.herberaircraft.com sales@herberaircraft.com KITCO Defense 1625 North 1100 West Springville UT 84663 FAX: 801-489-2034 801-489-2019 Contact: Ron McClean www.kitcodefense.com Parker Hannifin Corp Stratoflex Products Div 220 Roberts Cut-Off Rd Fort Worth TX 76114 www.parker.com/stratoflex 817-738-6543 FAX: 817-738-9920 Contact: Cheryl Simms csimms@parker.com

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AERO PRECISION INDUSTRIES,LLC. 30 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 93012805-389-3700 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 ** Inventory Available on abdonline.com Contact: 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 ** Inventory available on abdonline.com 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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com carlo.ventittelli@hawker.com KITCO Defense 1625 North 1100 West Springville UT 84663 FAX: 801-489-2034 801-489-2019 Contact: Ron McClean www.kitcodefense.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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com Moog, Inc. Seneca & Jamison Rd. East Aurora NY 14052 www.moog.com Contact: Larry Szal 716-687-4195 FAX: 716-687-4599 lszal@moog.com Nell-Joy Industries, Inc. 8 Reith St. Copiague NY 11726 631-842-8989 www.nelljoy.com FAX: 631-842-8040 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com Supersonic Services, Inc. 12399 SW 53RD St. Suite 103 Cooper City FL 33330 FAX: 954-680-0317 954-680-6707 Tactair Fluid Controls 4806 W. Taft Rd. Liverpool NY 13088 315-451-3928 www.tactair.com FAX: 315-451-8919 Technolube Products 8015 Paramount Blvd Pico Rivera CA 90660 FAX: 562-776-4004 562-776-4039

IGNITION SYSTEMS IGNITION SYSTEMS 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 WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

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ARINC AEROSPACE CORPORATION

INFORMATION SERVICES INFORMATION SERVICES ABDONLINE.COM 116 Radio Circle Dr. Ste 302 Mount Kisco NY 10549 www.abdonline.com 914-242-8700 FAX: 914-242-5422

INSPECTIONS INSPECTIONS ARINC AEROSPACE CORPORATION 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

INSTRUMENTS & INSTRUMENT INSTRUMENTS & INSTRUMENT OVERHAUL OVERHAUL Aero Technology, Inc. 3333 East Spring Street Long Beach CA 90806 www.aerotechnology.org 562-595-6055 FAX: 562-595-8416 Contact: Henry Koy henry@aerotechnology.org **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com Aerospace Maintenance Solutions 8759 Mayfield Rd Chesterland OH USA 44026 www.aerospacellc.com 440-729-7703 FAX: 440-729-7704 Astronautics Corp of America 4115 N Teutonia Ave. Milwaukee WI 53209 FAX: 414-447-8231 414-449-4000 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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com Northrop Grumman Corporation 19382 Baywatch Lane Huntington Beach CA 92646 www.northropgrumman.com 818-715-3290 FAX: 818-598-2089

R & B AIRCRAFT SUPPLY INC. 6848 Farmdale Ave. N. Hollywood CA 91609 Repair Station #ZW3R039M 818-764-3910 FAX: 818-765-2436 roger@rbaircraft.com Contact: Jack Rogers

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

LANDING GEARGEAR PARTS/ LANDING ACCESSORIES & OVERHAUL PARTS/ACCESSORIES & OVERHAUL Airborne Technologies, Inc. 999 Avenida Acaso Camarillo CA 93012805-389-3700 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 ** Inventory Available on abdonline.com Contact: Frank Benzaria Derco Aerospace, Inc. 8000 West Tower Ave. Milwaukee WI 53223 www.dercoaerospace.com 414-355-3066 FAX: 414-355-6129 Contact: Brian Holt b.holt@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 ** Inventory available on abdonline.com 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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com carlo.ventittelli@hawker.com International Precision, Inc. 9526 Vassar Ave. Chatsworth CA 91311 FAX: 818-882-0319 818-882-3933

LIGHTING

AERO PRECISION INDUSTRIES,LLC. 30 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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com 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

MACHINING - CNC -&GNC & MACHINING CONVENTIONAL CONVENTIONAL Dynamic Fabrication Inc. 2615 S. Hickory St. Santa Ana CA 92707 FAX: 714-662-1052 714-662-2440

LINE MAINTENANCE

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

LUBRICANTS LUBRICANTS Technolube Products 8015 Paramount Blvd Pico Rivera CA 90660 FAX: 562-776-4004 562-776-4039

MACHINISTS MACHINISTS Airspares International 504 East Meadow Avenue East Meadow NY 11554 info@airspares.net 516-334-0900 FAX: 516-334-4109 Nassau Tool Works, Inc. 34 Lamar St. West Babylon NY 11704 631-643-5000

MATERIAL SUPPLIERS MATERIAL SUPPLIERS

MACHINING

Airspares International 504 East Meadow Avenue East Meadow NY 11554 info@airspares.net 516-334-0900 FAX: 516-334-4109

METAL FABRICATION METAL FABRICATION & ASSEMBLY & ASSEMBLY Airborne Technologies, Inc. 999 Avenida Acaso Camarillo CA 93012805-389-3700 Contact: Gary Ferris FAX: 805-389-3708 Repair Station #WY2R283L P.O. Box 2210 Camarillo CA 93011 www.airbornetech.com sales@airbornetech.com

ARINC AEROSPACE CORPORATION

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

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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Dynamic Fabrication Inc. 2615 S. Hickory St. Santa Ana CA 92707 FAX: 714-662-1052 714-662-2440 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 ** Inventory available on abdonline.com International Precision, Inc. 9526 Vassar Ave. Chatsworth CA 91311 FAX: 818-882-0319 818-882-3933

METALS

Airspares International 504 East Meadow Avenue East Meadow NY 11554 info@airspares.net 516-334-0900 FAX: 516-334-4109 Bralco Metals 15090 Northam St La Mirada CA 90638 Toll Free: 800-628-1864 714-7369-4800 FAX: 714-736-4840 Contact: Don Gonzales dgonzales@bralco.com Albuquerque 6718 Jefferson, NE. Albuquerque NM 87109 11sa;es@bralco.com 505-345-0959 Toll Free: 800-999-8405 FAX: 505-345-1187 Dallas 410 Mars Drive Garland TX 75040 972-276-2676 08sales@bralco.com FAX: 972-272-4485 Toll Free: 800-442-3529 Seattle 7416 S. 228th St Kent WA 98032 253-395-0614 73sales@bralco.com FAX: 253-395-0696 Toll Free: 866-285-9984 Phoenix 929 E. Jackson St Phoenix AZ 85034 602-252-1918 53sales@bralco.com FAX: 602-252-7813 Toll Free: 800-544-8052 Wichita 3400 N. Topeka Ave. Wichita KS 67219 316-838-9351 14sales@bralco.com FAX: 316-838-9230 Toll Free: 800-729-6772 www.bralco.com

MODIFICATIONS MODIFICATIONS Airborne Technologies, Inc. 999 Avenida Acaso Camarillo CA 93012805-389-3700 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

NAV/COM SYSTEMS NAV/COM SYSTEMS Aerospace Maintenance Solutions 8759 Mayfield Rd Chesterland OH USA 44026 www.aerospacellc.com 440-729-7703 FAX: 440-729-7704

OXYGEN OXYGENEQUIPMENT EQUIPMENT & & OXYGEN OXYGEN EQUIPMENT OVERHAUL EQUIPMENT OVERHAUL AERO PRECISION INDUSTRIES,LLC. 30 Lindbergh Ave Livermore CA 94551 925-455-9900 www.aeroprecision.com FAX: 925-455-9901 Cobham Life Support 10 Cobham Drive Orchard Park NY 14127 Contact: John Barone 716-667-6269 FAX: 716-667-0747 Zodiac Aerospace - AVOX Systems 225 Erie Street Lancaster NY USA 14086 FAX: 716-681-1089 716-686-1551

PAINTS & LACQUERS

B & B Tritech, Inc. P.O. Box 660776 Miami FL 33266

305-888-5247 FAX: 305-887-4587

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

PAINTING

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

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PNEUMATIC PARTS & PNEUMATIC PARTS & 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: Kristian Norheim New York kristian.norheim@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 Contact: Rick Weltmann rweltmann@aerokool.com **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com Nell-Joy Industries, Inc. 8 Reith St. Copiague NY 11726 631-842-8989 www.nelljoy.com FAX: 631-842-8040 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com Tactair Fluid Controls 4806 W. Taft Rd. Liverpool NY 13088 315-451-3928 www.tactair.com FAX: 315-451-8919

RADOMES

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 Northrop Grumman Corporation 19382 Baywatch Lane Huntington Beach CA 92646 www.northropgrumman.com 818-715-3290 FAX: 818-598-2089

RATE GYROSCOPES RATE GYROSCOPES Condor Pacific Ind. of California, Inc. 905 Rancho Conejo Blvd Newbury Park CA 91320 Contact: Cher Gibson FAX: 818-889-2160 www.condorpacific.com 818-889-2150 cher.gibson@condorpacific.com

SEALS

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

SEATING - SEAT MATERIALS

Jet Repair Center 7501 N. W. 52nd Street Miami FL USA 33166 www.jetgroup.net 786-845-3053 FAX: 786-845-3057

STRUCTURAL REPAIRS ANDAND STRUCTURAL REPAIRS MAINTENANCE MODIFICATIONS 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 WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

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DEFT COATINGS - PROTECTING MORE THAN JUST THE ENVIRONMENT

CHROME-FREE P P R R II M M E E R R S S

Specialists in Topcoats and Primers Deft, Inc., a leader in innovative coating technologies, has developed a family of chrome free primers that will meet and exceed many of today's anticipated corrosion and VOC requirements. These cutting edge epoxy and polyurethane primers were developed to meet the new stringent EPA and OSHA standards for hazardous pollutants while maintaining the chemical and durability requirements that are expected from many of today's Industrial high performance and Military Specification coating systems. Deft Coatings- "Clearing the Air" for a better world. QUALIFED

17451 Von Karman Avenue, Irvine CA 92614 Tel 949-474-0400 • 800-544-3338 • Fax 949-474-7269 • www.deftfinishes.com MECANEX USA INC

SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT & & SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENT OVERHAUL SURVIVAL OVERHAUL Cobham Life Support 10 Cobham Drive Orchard Park NY 14127 Contact: John Barone 716-667-6269 FAX: 716-667-0747 Life Support International 200 Rittenhouse Circle Bristol PA 19007 Telex: greg@lifesupportintl.com 215-785-2870 www.lifesupportintl.com FAX: 215-785-2880

R & B AIRCRAFT SUPPLY INC. 6848 Farmdale Ave. N. Hollywood CA 91609 Repair Station #ZW3R039M 818-764-3910 FAX: 818-765-2436 roger@rbaircraft.com Contact: Jack Rogers

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

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 WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

MIL PRF 85582

Buy American

MIL PRF 23377

KELLSTROM INDUSTRIES

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: Kristian Norheim New York kristian.norheim@aarcorp.com

3701 Flamingo Rd. Miramar FL 33027 954-538-2448 FAX: 954-538-3210 www.kellstrom.com Contact: Hayley Armstrong 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

TESTING - NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING - NON DESTRUCTIVE 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

THERMOFORMING THERMOFORMING 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

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TIRES

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 Michelin Aircraft Tire Corp. One Parkway South P.O. Box 19001 Greenville SC 29615 864-458-5000 FAX: 864-422-7071

TOOLS

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 Contact: Rick Weltmann rweltmann@aerokool.com **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com

AERO PRECISION INDUSTRIES,LLC. 30 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

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

WHEELS/BRAKES & WHEELS/BRAKES & WHEELS/BRAKES OVERHAUL WHEELS/BRAKES OVERHAUL

USATCO/U.S. AIR TOOL

AERO PRECISION INDUSTRIES,LLC.

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

30 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

NOTAR Although the tail rotor has been successfully used for decades, helicopter engineers keep seeking ways to eliminate it. One alternative that works but never really caught on is using directed air (or another gas) to counteract rotor torque, provide directional control, or do both. The experimental British Cierva W.9 used air jets as early as 1945. The 1950s Spanish AerotĂŠcnica AC-14 directed turboshaft exhaust to the side to counteract torque at hovering speeds and rearward for more speed in forward flight. Hughes Helicopters developed the NOTAR system in the late 1970s and 1980s. (The fancy name derives from "no tail rotor.") The system directs a high volume of low-pressure air through slots on the starboard side of the tail boom. The pressure differential causes the main rotor downwash to stream tightly around the boom, creating lift on that side. A rotating direct jet thruster provides additional torque compensation and directional control. Hughes built several NOTAR prototypes for the military, but they never reached production. Yet the idea did not die. Today, MD Helicopters of Mesa, Arizona, produces several types of helicopters using NOTAR-based designs. Their MD Explorer, a twin-engine, eight-seat light helicopter, and the MD 600 are both widely used for police enforcement, rescue, and emergency medical service transportation. Sources: MD Helicopters, www.mdhelicopters.com; Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org.

Chem-Fab Corp. 1923 Central Ave. Hot Springs AK 71901 FAX: 501-624-4287 501-624-4140 Derco Aerospace, Inc. 8000 West Tower Ave. Milwaukee WI 53223 www.dercoaerospace.com 414-355-3066 FAX: 414-355-6129 Contact: Brian Holt b.holt@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 ** Inventory available on abdonline.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

WINDOWS & WINDSHIELDS WINDOWS & WINDSHIELDS 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

WIREWIRE HARNESS TESTING HARNESS TESTING CK Technologies, Inc. 3629 Vista Mercado Camarillo CA 93012 www.ckt.com 805-987-4801 FAX: 805-987-4811

WIRE ROPE WIREFITTINGS ROPE FITTINGS LOOS & COMPANY INC. Wire Rope Division 1 Cable Rd. Pomfret CT 06258 860-928-7981 www.loosco.com FAX: 860-928-6167 Toll Free: 800-533-5667 900 Industrial Blvd Naples FL 33942 239-321-5667 Wire Rope Corporation Of America 609 N. 2nd Street St. Joseph MO USA 64501 FAX: 816-236-5180 816-236-5180

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

Image courtesy of U.S. Air Force. Photo by Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez.

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ACCESSORIES & ACCESSORY

AAR Aircraft Component Services-New York 747 Zeckendorf Blvd. Garden City NY 11530 www.aarcorp.com 516-222-9000 FAX: 516-357-2709 Contact: Kristian Norheim New York kristian.norheim@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 Accu-Seal Design & Engineering, LLC. 420 Westwoods Road Hamden CT 06518 FAX: 203-230-1997 203-230-1997 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 Contact: Rick Weltmann rweltmann@aerokool.com **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com

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 Guidance and Navigation Corp Astronautics Corporation of America 2858 US Highway 70W Black Mountain NC USA 28711-9111 828-350-5300 FAX: 828-686-5764 Tactair Fluid Controls 4806 W. Taft Rd. Liverpool NY 13088 315-451-3928 www.tactair.com FAX: 315-451-8919

AIR EQUIPMENT AIRCONDITIONING CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT & REFRIGERATION AND REFRIGERATION Brown Helicopters Inc. 10100 Aileron Ave. Pensacola FL 32506 850-455-0971 FAX: 850-456-8231

AIRFRAME & AIRFRAME PARTS AIRFRAME/AIRFRAME PARTS & OVERHAUL

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 Brown Helicopters Inc. 10100 Aileron Ave. Pensacola FL 32506 850-455-0971 FAX: 850-456-8231 DIMO Corp. 44-A Southgate Blvd. New Castle DE 19720 Contact: Sohrab Naghshineh 302-324-8100 FAX: 302-324-8277 www.dimo.net sales@dimo.net ** Inventory Available on abdonline.com 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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com

ACTUATORS ACTUATORS

AAR Aircraft Services-Melbourne PO Box 61740 Palm Bay FL USA 32906-1740 www.aarcorp.com 252-435-0826 FAX: 252-435-1930 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 ** Inventory Available on ABDOnline.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 ** Inventory available on abdonline.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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.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 Garrett Schiefer 321-773-5710 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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com

R & B AIRCRAFT SUPPLY INC. 6848 Farmdale Ave. N. Hollywood CA 91609 Repair Station #ZW3R039M 818-764-3910 FAX: 818-765-2436 roger@rbaircraft.com Contact: Jack Rogers

ROTAIR INDUSTRIES AAR Aircraft Component Services-New York 747 Zeckendorf Blvd. Garden City NY 11530 www.aarcorp.com 516-222-9000 FAX: 516-357-2709 Contact: Kristian Norheim New York kristian.norheim@aarcorp.com

964 Crescent Ave. Bridgeport CT 06607203-576-6545 FAX: 203-576-6804 Contact: Christine M. Kudravy, President sales@rotair.com www.rotair.com **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com

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S3 International, LLC. 6110 N Flint Road Milwaukee WI 53209-3716 www.s3international.com 414-351-1506 FAX: 414-351-1543 sales@s3international.com United States Aviation Corporation Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. 6900 Main St. Stratford CT 06614 203-386-4000

ANTENNAS/ANTENNA ANTENNAS/ANTENNASYSTEMS 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: Kristian Norheim New York kristian.norheim@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

AUXILIARY UNITS && APUS APUS AUXILIARY POWER POWER UNITS OVERHAUL OVERHAUL AERO PRECISION INDUSTRIES,LLC. 30 Lindbergh Ave Livermore CA 94551 925-455-9900 www.aeroprecision.com FAX: 925-455-9901 Alturdyne 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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com Nell-Joy Industries, Inc. 8 Reith St. Copiague NY 11726 631-842-8989 www.nelljoy.com FAX: 631-842-8040 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com

R & B AIRCRAFT SUPPLY INC. 6848 Farmdale Ave. N. Hollywood CA 91609 Repair Station #ZW3R039M 818-764-3910 FAX: 818-765-2436 roger@rbaircraft.com Contact: Jack Rogers

AVIONICS & AVIONICS OVERHAUL AVIONICS & AVIONICS 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: Kristian Norheim New York kristian.norheim@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 Technology, Inc. 3333 East Spring Street Long Beach CA 90806 www.aerotechnology.org 562-595-6055 FAX: 562-595-8416 Contact: Henry Koy henry@aerotechnology.org **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

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IN BLACKHAWK COMPONENTS

H60(S70) - H3(S61) - H53(S65)

Bridgeport, Connecticut 06607 (203) 576-6545 Email: sales@rotair.com Web: www.rotair.com Astronautics Corp of America 4115 N Teutonia Ave. Milwaukee WI 53209 FAX: 414-447-8231 414-449-4000 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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com Northrop Grumman Corporation 19382 Baywatch Lane Huntington Beach CA 92646 www.northropgrumman.com 818-715-3290 FAX: 818-598-2089 SOI Aviation 23965 Ventura Blvd. Calabasas CA 91302 soifg@aol.com 818-591-3166 FAX: 818-591-3144 www.soiaviation.com Contact: Linda Sandberg

BATTERIES/BATTERY CHARGERS & BATTERIES/BATTERY CHARGERS OVERHAUL& OVERHAUL 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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com Concorde Battery Corporation 2009 San Bernardino Rd. West Covina CA 91790 FAX: 626-813-1235 626-813-1234 www.concordebattery.com Contact: Skip Koss WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

ENERSYS-HAWKER BATTERIES 2366 Bernville Road Reading PA 19605 610-208-1831 FAX: 610-208-1630 www.enersys.com/defense Contact: Frank Metzger frank.metzger@enersys.com

BEARINGS

LOOS & COMPANY INC.

Dixie Aerospace Suite 100, 560 Atlanta S. Pkwy. Atlanta GA 30349 Telex: 542141 SITA: ATLDBXD 404-348-8100 Toll Free: 800-241-8471 FAX: 404-763-2577 www.dixieaerospace.com sales@dixieaerospace.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

CABLE FITTINGS CABLE FITTINGS

CARGO HANDLING CARGO HANDLING EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENT AAR Aircraft Services-Melbourne PO Box 61740 Palm Bay FL USA 32906-1740 www.aarcorp.com 252-435-0826 FAX: 252-435-1930

CHEMICALSCHEMICALS

ARINC AEROSPACE CORPORATION 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

LOOS & COMPANY INC. Wire Rope Division 1 Cable Rd. Pomfret CT 06258 860-928-7981 www.loosco.com FAX: 860-928-6167 Toll Free: 800-533-5667 900 Industrial Blvd Naples FL 33942 239-321-5667

CABLE & WIRE CABLE & WIRE

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

COMPOSITES COMPOSITES

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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com

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

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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 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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.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 ** Inventory Available on abdonline.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

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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com Northrop Grumman Corporation 19382 Baywatch Lane Huntington Beach CA 92646 www.northropgrumman.com 818-715-3290 FAX: 818-598-2089

CONSULTANTS CONSULTANTS Northrop Grumman Corporation 19382 Baywatch Lane Huntington Beach CA 92646 www.northropgrumman.com 818-715-3290 FAX: 818-598-2089

ARINC AEROSPACE CORPORATION 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 Astronautics Corp of America 4115 N Teutonia Ave. Milwaukee WI 53209 FAX: 414-447-8231 414-449-4000 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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.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 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 ** Inventory Available on abdonline.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 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

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 Nell-Joy Industries, Inc. 8 Reith St. Copiague NY 11726 631-842-8989 www.nelljoy.com FAX: 631-842-8040 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.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 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

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

AERO PRECISION INDUSTRIES,LLC. 30 Lindbergh Ave Livermore CA 94551 925-455-9900 www.aeroprecision.com FAX: 925-455-9901 Alturdyne 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 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 DIMO Corp. 44-A Southgate Blvd. New Castle DE 19720 Contact: Sohrab Naghshineh 302-324-8100 FAX: 302-324-8277 www.dimo.net sales@dimo.net ** Inventory Available on abdonline.com 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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com www.herberaircraft.com sales@herberaircraft.com ISO Group Inc. 7700 Technology Drive West Melbourne FL 32904 www.iso-group.com Garrett Schiefer 321-773-5710 FAX: 321-777-0499 aviationparts@isogroup.com

R & B AIRCRAFT SUPPLY INC. 6848 Farmdale Ave. N. Hollywood CA 91609 Repair Station #ZW3R039M 818-764-3910 FAX: 818-765-2436 roger@rbaircraft.com Contact: Jack Rogers

ROTAIR INDUSTRIES 964 Crescent Ave. Bridgeport CT 06607203-576-6545 FAX: 203-576-6804 Contact: Christine M. Kudravy, President sales@rotair.com www.rotair.com **Inventory Available on ABDonline.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 Alturdyne 660 Steele Street El Cajon CA 92020 619-440-5531 FAX: 619-442-0481 www.alturdyne.com Contact: Frank Verbeke WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

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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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com OGMA - Industria Aeronautica De Portugal SA Alverca do Ribatejo Alverca P-2615 Portugal FAX: 351-21-9573056 351-21-957-9055

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AV-TECH INDUSTRIES, INC. 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 ** Inventory Available on abdonline.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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com

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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 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

FITTINGS

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 CELLSFUEL CELLS AERO PRECISION INDUSTRIES,LLC. 30 Lindbergh Ave Livermore CA 94551 925-455-9900 www.aeroprecision.com FAX: 925-455-9901 WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

FUEL TANK REPAIR FUEL TANK REPAIRS

FUEL & FUEL LUBRICANTS & LUBRICANTS

Technolube Products 8015 Paramount Blvd Pico Rivera CA 90660 FAX: 562-776-4004 562-776-4039

FUEL PUMPS & COMPONENTS FUEL PUMPS & COMPONENTS

GASKETS & O RINGS

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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: Kristian Norheim New York kristian.norheim@aarcorp.com

11855 Wicks St. Sun Valley CA 91352 818-767-6867 Telex: 371-7938 FAX: 818-504-2979 www.excelaero.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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GOVERNOR OVERHAUL GOVERNOR OVERHAUL Essential Turbines 443 Meloche Street Dorval, QC H9P 2W2 Canada www.essentialturbines.com 514-633-4458 FAX: 514-633-6308

GROUND POWER/GROUND GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT

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

530-283-7270 FAX: 530-283-4247

BESTEK Industries, Inc. 1343 SW 35th St. San Antonio TX 78237 FAX: 210-434-1074 210-434-1071

Dixie Air Parts Supply Inc. 2202 W Malone St. San Antonio TX 78224 FAX: 210-924-4901 210-924-5561 PO Box 3583 San Antonio TX 78211 ** Inventory Available on abdonline.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 G-H Distributors Inc. 2793 Bristol Pike Bensalem PA USA 19020 ghdist.sh@verizon.net 215-245-0101 FAX: 215-245-4243 ISO Group Inc. 7700 Technology Drive West Melbourne FL 32904 www.iso-group.com Garrett Schiefer 321-773-5710 FAX: 321-777-0499 aviationparts@isogroup.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

SPEED TRIALS Helicopter design has traditionally emphasized deftness and flexibility over speed. But both Sikorsky Aircraft and Eurocopter have shown that speed may be attainable without sacrificing the core strengths of rotary craft. Sikorsky's X2 platform has produced a prototype helicopter that has achieved a speed of 290 miles per hour, faster than the current official helicopter speed record. (The official record of 249 miles per hour was set in 1986 by a modified Westland Lynx.) The prototype is a compound, coaxialrotor design. Its rotors are rigid, it employs active-force antivibration (inspired by the Black Hawk), its control is fly-by-wire, and its pusher engine can receive more power than the rotors. Meanwhile, Eurocopter's X3 can reach 267 miles per hour; the company has been promoting the aircraft for military use and appears to have production plans. The X3 has a single main rotor, combined with short airfoil wings, carrying two propellers; the three propellers are all driven through the same gearbox. The setup is straightforward enough that no stability augmentation is required. While it can be flown as a normal helicopter, atypically for helicopters, the X3 has two engines - two Rolls-Royce Turbomeca RTM322 turboshafts producing 2,270 horsepower each - and no tail rotor. Sources: Eurocopter, www.eurocopter.com; Sikorsky, www.sikorsky.com; Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org.

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HINGES HINGES - ROTORCRAFT AIRCRAFT HINGE 24930 Ave Tibbits Valencia CA USA 91355 www.aircrafthinge.com 661-257-3434 FAX: 661-257-3287

HYDRAULIC PARTS & HYDRAULIC PARTS & 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: Kristian Norheim New York kristian.norheim@aarcorp.com 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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com carlo.ventittelli@hawker.com KITCO Defense 1625 North 1100 West Springville UT 84663 FAX: 801-489-2034 801-489-2019 Contact: Ron McClean www.kitcodefense.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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com Moog, Inc. Seneca & Jamison Rd. East Aurora NY 14052 www.moog.com Contact: Larry Szal 716-687-4195 FAX: 716-687-4599 lszal@moog.com Nell-Joy Industries, Inc. 8 Reith St. Copiague NY 11726 631-842-8989 www.nelljoy.com FAX: 631-842-8040 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com Tactair Fluid Controls 4806 W. Taft Rd. Liverpool NY 13088 315-451-3928 www.tactair.com FAX: 315-451-8919 Technolube Products 8015 Paramount Blvd Pico Rivera CA 90660 FAX: 562-776-4004 562-776-4039 WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

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IGNITION SYSTEMS IGNITION SYSTEMS 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

INFORMATION SERVICES INFORMATION SERVICES ABDONLINE.COM 116 Radio Circle Dr. Ste 302 Mount Kisco NY 10549 www.abdonline.com 914-242-8700 FAX: 914-242-5422

INSPECTIONS INSPECTIONS

LANDING GEAR PARTS/

LANDING GEAR & OVERHAUL ACCESSORIES PARTS/ACCESSORIES & OVERHAUL AEREX Manufacturing, Inc. 34 S. Satellite Rd South Windsor CT 06074 860-643-7627 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 KITCO Defense 1625 North 1100 West Springville UT 84663 FAX: 801-489-2034 801-489-2019 Contact: Ron McClean www.kitcodefense.com Nell-Joy Industries, Inc. 8 Reith St. Copiague NY 11726 631-842-8989 www.nelljoy.com FAX: 631-842-8040 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com

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

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 Aero Technology, Inc. 3333 East Spring Street Long Beach CA 90806 www.aerotechnology.org 562-595-6055 FAX: 562-595-8416 Contact: Henry Koy henry@aerotechnology.org **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com Astronautics Corp of America 4115 N Teutonia Ave. Milwaukee WI 53209 FAX: 414-447-8231 414-449-4000 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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com Northrop Grumman Corporation 19382 Baywatch Lane Huntington Beach CA 92646 www.northropgrumman.com 818-715-3290 FAX: 818-598-2089

R & B AIRCRAFT SUPPLY INC. 6848 Farmdale Ave. N. Hollywood CA 91609 Repair Station #ZW3R039M 818-764-3910 FAX: 818-765-2436 roger@rbaircraft.com Contact: Jack Rogers

LAMINATING LAMINATING 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 WWW.ABDONLINE.COM

Technolube Products 8015 Paramount Blvd Pico Rivera CA 90660 FAX: 562-776-4004 562-776-4039

MACHINISTS MACHINING Airspares International 504 East Meadow Avenue East Meadow NY 11554 info@airspares.net 516-334-0900 FAX: 516-334-4109 Essential Turbines 443 Meloche Street Dorval, QC H9P 2W2 Canada www.essentialturbines.com 514-633-4458 FAX: 514-633-6308

MATERIAL SUPPLIERS MATERIAL SUPPLIERS

R & B AIRCRAFT SUPPLY INC. 6848 Farmdale Ave. N. Hollywood CA 91609 Repair Station #ZW3R039M 818-764-3910 FAX: 818-765-2436 roger@rbaircraft.com Contact: Jack Rogers

ROTAIR INDUSTRIES ARINC AEROSPACE CORPORATION

LUBRICANTS LUBRICANTS

964 Crescent Ave. Bridgeport CT 06607203-576-6545 FAX: 203-576-6804 Contact: Christine M. Kudravy, President sales@rotair.com www.rotair.com **Inventory Available on ABDonline.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

MACHINING MACHINISTS

FABRICATION METAL METAL FABRICATION & ASSEMBLY & ASSEMBLY

AAR Aircraft Services-Melbourne PO Box 61740 Palm Bay FL USA 32906-1740 www.aarcorp.com 252-435-0826 FAX: 252-435-1930 Dynamic Fabrication Inc. 2615 S. Hickory St. Santa Ana CA 92707 FAX: 714-662-1052 714-662-2440 IMP Aerospace Halifax Stanfield Intl Airport 557 Barnes Rd. Enfield, Nova Scotia Canada B2T 1K3 www.impaerospace.com 902-873-2250 Contact Carl Kumpic FAX: 902-873-2290 email: carl.kumpic@impaerospace.com

ROTAIR INDUSTRIES

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

LIGHTING

Airspares International 504 East Meadow Avenue East Meadow NY 11554 info@airspares.net 516-334-0900 FAX: 516-334-4109

964 Crescent Ave. Bridgeport CT 06607203-576-6545 FAX: 203-576-6804 Contact: Christine M. Kudravy, President sales@rotair.com www.rotair.com **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com

METALS LIGHTING

LINE MAINTENANCE

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

METALS

Bralco Metals 15090 Northam St La Mirada CA 90638 Toll Free: 800-628-1864 714-7369-4800 FAX: 714-736-4840 Contact: Don Gonzales dgonzales@bralco.com Albuquerque 6718 Jefferson, NE. Albuquerque NM 87109 11sa;es@bralco.com 505-345-0959 Toll Free: 800-999-8405 FAX: 505-345-1187 Dallas 410 Mars Drive Garland TX 75040 972-276-2676 08sales@bralco.com FAX: 972-272-4485 Toll Free: 800-442-3529 Seattle 7416 S. 228th St Kent WA 98032 253-395-0614 73sales@bralco.com FAX: 253-395-0696 Toll Free: 866-285-9984 Phoenix 929 E. Jackson St Phoenix AZ 85034 602-252-1918 53sales@bralco.com FAX: 602-252-7813 Toll Free: 800-544-8052 Wichita 3400 N. Topeka Ave. Wichita KS 67219 316-838-9351 14sales@bralco.com FAX: 316-838-9230 www.bralco.com Toll Free: 800-729-6772

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MODIFICATIONS MODIFICATIONS 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 Essential Turbines 443 Meloche Street Dorval, QC H9P 2W2 Canada www.essentialturbines.com 514-633-4458 FAX: 514-633-6308 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

NAV/COM SYSTEMS NAV/COM SYSTEMS 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 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

OXYGEN SYSTEMS & OXYGEN OXYGEN EQUIPMENT & OXYGEN EQUIPMENT OVERHAUL EQUIPMENT OVERHAUL Cobham Life Support 10 Cobham Drive Orchard Park NY 14127 Contact: John Barone 716-667-6269 FAX: 716-667-0747 Zodiac Aerospace - AVOX Systems 225 Erie Street Lancaster NY USA 14086 FAX: 716-681-1089 716-686-1551

PAINTS & LACQUERS

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

PNEUMATIC PARTS PARTS & PNEUMATIC & 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: Kristian Norheim New York kristian.norheim@aarcorp.com Nell-Joy Industries, Inc. 8 Reith St. Copiague NY 11726 631-842-8989 www.nelljoy.com FAX: 631-842-8040 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com Tactair Fluid Controls 4806 W. Taft Rd. Liverpool NY 13088 315-451-3928 www.tactair.com FAX: 315-451-8919

PROPELLERS/PARTS & PROPELLERS/PARTS & PROPELLERS/PARTS OVERHAUL PROPELLERS/PARTS OVERHAUL AAR Aircraft Services-Melbourne PO Box 61740 Palm Bay FL USA 32906-1740 www.aarcorp.com 252-435-0826 FAX: 252-435-1930 Brown Helicopters Inc. 10100 Aileron Ave. Pensacola FL 32506 850-455-0971 FAX: 850-456-8231

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 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.com Nell-Joy Industries, Inc. 8 Reith St. Copiague NY 11726 631-842-8989 www.nelljoy.com FAX: 631-842-8040 **Inventory Available on ABDonline.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

PAINTING

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

AAR Aircraft Services-Melbourne PO Box 61740 Palm Bay FL USA 32906-1740 www.aarcorp.com 252-435-0826 FAX: 252-435-1930 Heatcon Composite Systems 600 Andover Park E. Seattle WA 98188 206-575-1333 www.heatcon.com FAX: 206-575-0856

SEALS

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

SEATING - SEAT MATERIALS SEATING - SEAT MATERIALS Jet Repair Center 7501 N. W. 52nd Street Miami FL USA 33166 www.jetgroup.net 786-845-3053 FAX: 786-845-3057

SIMULATORS: FLIGHT SIMULATORS: FLIGHT & & COMPONENTS COMPONENTS AAR Aircraft Services-Melbourne PO Box 61740 Palm Bay FL USA 32906-1740 www.aarcorp.com 252-435-0826 FAX: 252-435-1930

SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT & SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT & SURVIVAL OVERHAUL SURVIVALEQUIPMENT EQUIPMENT OVERHAUL

RADOMES

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

ROTOR BLADE OVERHAUL ROTOR BLADE OVERHAUL

RATE GYROSCOPES RATE GYROSCOPES Condor Pacific Ind. of California, Inc. 905 Rancho Conejo Blvd Newbury Park CA 91320 www.condorpacific.com 818-889-2150 FAX: 818-889-2160 Contact: Cher Gibson cher.gibson@condorpacific.com

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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

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

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QUICK REFERENCE: ROTORCRAFT

Northrop Grumman Corporation 19382 Baywatch Lane Huntington Beach CA 92646 www.northropgrumman.com 818-715-3290 FAX: 818-598-2089

THERMOFORMING

TOOLS - AIR POWER

ADVERTISERSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; INDEX

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

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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

TIRES

Aero Precision Industries . . . . . 33 Aircraft Hinge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 American Valley Aviation, Inc. . 25

VALVES

ARINC Aerospace Products & Services . . . . . . . . Back Cover

WELDING - CERTIFIED WELDING - CERTIFIED

Av-Tech Industries, Inc. . . . . . . 37 Consolidated Aircraft Supply Co., Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Deft, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Dynamic Fabrication Inc. 2615 S. Hickory St. Santa Ana CA 92707 FAX: 714-662-1052 714-662-2440

WHEELS/BRAKES & WHEELS/BRAKES WHEELS/BRAKES & WHEELS/BRAKES OVERHAUL OVERHAUL

Excel Aerospace Supply, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Fieldtech Avionics & Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

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

Inventory Locator Service . . . . 41 Loos & Co, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

R & B AIRCRAFT SUPPLY INC. 6848 Farmdale Ave. N. Hollywood CA 91609 Repair Station #ZW3R039M 818-764-3910 FAX: 818-765-2436 roger@rbaircraft.com Contact: Jack Rogers

Mecanex USA, a company of RUAG Aviation . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Rotair Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

WINDOWS & WINDSHIELDS WINDOWS & WINDSHIELDS

R & B Aircraft Supply, Inc. . . . . 51

MECANEX USA INC

USATCO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

119 White Oak Drive Berlin CT 06037 860-828-6531 www.mecanexusa.com FAX: 860-828-6533 Contact: Patricia Saglimbeni sales@mecanexusa.com

THERMOFORMING

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

Aero Component Engineering . .

WIRE WIRE HARNESS TESTING HARNESS TESTING CK Technologies, Inc. 3629 Vista Mercado Camarillo CA 93012 www.ckt.com 805-987-4801 FAX: 805-987-4811

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