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Crane’s Lyon site to supply Water Immersion Sensors for Bell 525

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Aérazur – Air Cruiser, Zodiac Aerospace has awarded a Long Term Contract to Crane Aerospace & Electronics for the design, development and manufacture of Water Immersion Sensors. Crane’s sensors will support the Emergency Flotation System for the Bell 525 ‘Relentless’ helicopter.

SmartStem® Wireless Tire Pressure System certified for Boeing 747-400 Aircraft

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Crane Aerospace & Electronics has announced the approval of its SmartStem® Wireless Tire Pressure system for use on Boeing 747-400 aircraft. This approval represents the first certification for retrofitting SmartStem on large commercial aircraft. SmartStem technology is standard on Boeing 777 and 787 production aircraft.

Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower® PW1500G engine is now certified with Crane’s new flowmeter onboard

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Crane’s flowmeter for the PurePower PW1500G engine is the first of a new mid-size flowmeter product family Crane is developing. It is lighter and smaller than the current flowmeters offered for engines used on single aisle aircraft. Pratt & Whitney’s PW1500G engine is a new engine platform that introduces Pratt & Whitney’s Geared Turbofan technology.

Crane Mechlok seat actuators chosen for Iacobucci’s new executive seats for business aircraft

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Crane Aerospace & Electronics has been chosen to provide seat actuation for new executive seats made by Iacobucci HF Electronics S.p.A, an Italian interiors specialist. Crane’s Mechloks – together with Crane’s latest ‘AC’ series of mechanical control cables – will enable motion control of the executive seats, which were designed in concert with DesignworksUSA to provide a “premium flying experience balancing comfort, style and superior quality.”

Chengdu CAIC Electronics Co., Ltd (CAIC) selects Crane to provide proximity sensors for MA60 landing gear retrofit

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Crane Aerospace & Electronics has been selected by Chengdu CAIC Electronics Co., Ltd (CAIC) to supply proximity sensors and electronics interface modules for a landing gear indication system upgrade program on the MA60 turboprop aircraft of AVIC Xi’an Aircraft Industry (group) Company Ltd. (AVIC XAC).

FAA approves SmartStem for Part 135 pilots on all certified aircraft

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a letter stating their legal opinion allowing the SmartStem® Wireless Tire Pressure Monitoring System to be used by Part 135 pilots to check tire pressure on all certified aircraft.

SmartStem® Wireless Tire Pressure System certified for Bombardier Q-Series Aircraft

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Crane Aerospace & Electronics has announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for Crane’s SmartStem® Wireless Tire Pressure System to be fitted on Bombardier Q-Series aircraft (Dash 8 -100, -300, and -400).

Challenges of Designing Voltage Converters for a Mission to Mars

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Crane released an article to PowerPulse.net discussing a flight to Mars offers significant challenges for the designer of voltage converters. Space can be a harsh environment with extreme temperatures, a wide range of shock and vibration and the bombardment of radiation.

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Lands on Mars with Crane Power Products

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Congratulations National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) on the successful landing of Curiosity on the Gale Crater, Mars, with Interpoint™ dc-dc converter and EMI filter modules on board.

Crane Featured in NSREC 2012 Video Spotlight by Military & Aerospace Electronics

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At the NSREC 2012 conference, Matt Twitchell, Product Manager for Interpoint™ Space, explains the benefits of the SMHF Series and MFP Series dc-dc converters and how they benefit the space market.