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safe in the Contents Introduction 1 Aerospace Capabilities at a glance 2 Chapter 26 fire protection and control 4 Pneumatic fire and overheat detectors 8 Thermistor fire and overheat detectors 12 Optical smoke detectors 14 Fire suppression systems 16 Bleed air leak detection systems 18 Emergency passenger assist system (EPAS) 20 Restraints 22 High-temperature harnesses 24 Radio frequency harnesses 26 Energy Safety in energy 28 Cable and connector systems for nuclear applications 30 Gas analyzer systems for nuclear applications 32 Maintenance, repair and overhaul 34 Our customers 36 Meggitt Group at a glance 37 SAFE IN THE EXTREME Partnership delivers With 50 years’ experience in aerospace Excellence in components, systems Partnering with you has enabled us to hone our capabilities and energy safety, our products define in fire protection and control, high pressure vessels and reliability. mineral-insulated cabling—capabilities proven from deep space to 5,000 feet under the sea. Just as important, we minimize Whether we’re developing systems for business jets, deep programme risk. space probes or nuclear power plants, the philosophy of joint development guides us from start to finish. We invest heavily in the exploratory phase of a programme to establish exactly After decades working with the what you need. world’s leading airframers and engine At the same time we invest in next generation technologies to manufacturers, we know how to work increase reliability, reduce weight and improve performance. closely with customers—and their Excellence in relationships and service customers. From the earliest design Partnership delivers because it makes it easier to work with us stage, through certification, production, throughout the programme life cycle. And it’s at the heart of our delivery and maintenance, we know what aftermarket service too: we believe that maintenance, repair and overhaul is something you earn, not inherit. it takes to deliver throughout the product We focus on joint development because it works: it minimizes lifecycle. risk, generates insights and delivers innovation. And that’s why we’re here. 1 APU bay APU wing Tail attendant seatsFlight Door AFT cargo bay General fuselage Main wing ➊ ➏ ➊ ➊ ➒ ➐ ➋ ➏ ➌ ➎ ➏ ➊ ➊ ➍ ➍ ➎ Partner with us for safety, innovation and service ➊ Fire protection system control ➋ Pneumatic detectors ➍ Optical smoke detectors and and integration Designed for zones experiencing integrated systems Reduced cost, risk for OEMs: fast, extremes of temperature and vibration High false alarm immunity: proprietary low-risk system development and designs and dynamic determination of Market-defining reliability: certification cycle alarm conditions MTBF exceeds 500,000 hours Regarded by FAA and EASA as one of the Reduced program risk: real-time smoke Virtual elimination of costly false leading providers of safety system software sensor data enables system optimization, fire warnings minimizing aircraft certification risk Flight-safety critical: software developed Platforms: Airbus A320, 330, 340, and certified to RTCA DO178 levels A and B Platforms: Boeing 777 Freighter, 350, 380, Boeing 737NG, 767 KC46 Tanker, numerous passenger- Platforms: Airbus A350, A380, A320neo, freighter conversions A400M, Boeing 777F, KC46 Tanker, ➌ Thermistor detectors Bombardier, Embraer, F/A-18 Highly reliable: 50-year history in ➎ Fire suppression cutting-edge thermistor technology Globally tried and tested: complete Fire and overheat detection Lower aircraft operating costs: suppression systems on virtually every Over 90 percent of commercial aircraft thermistor’s continuous temperature aircraft flying are equipped with Meggitt’s failsafe monitoring capability can feed into pneumatic fire and overheat detectors Reduced lead-times: in-house design Integrated Vehicle Health Management and manufacturing customized for each Failure minimized: application expertise (IVHM) system to improve overall application improves quality of installation, efficiency minimizing potential for sensor failure Reduced operational costs: minimized Platforms: Airbus A400M, Bombardier system weight and envelope requirements Global Express 7000, 8000, Learjet 85 2 SAFE IN THE EXTREME Main landing gear Pylons Engines Door Forward cargo bay FDCU Door attendant seatsFlight deck Flight ➐ ➐ ➒ ➊ ➍ ➒ ➊ ➊ ➊ ➍ ➍ ➊ ➋ ➎ ➋ ➌ ➌ ➏ ➎ ➊ ➓ ➋ ➌ Pioneering development of environmentally- Highly reliable: system MTBF Flexible application: 60 years’ specialist friendly suppression agents of over 600,000 flight hours experience enables customized applications, from seat belts to specialist Platforms: Airbus A320, A330, A340, Compact, lightweight: integration bolt-down and quick-release fittings in A350, A380, A400M; Boeing 737NG, 747-8, capability allows for a smaller envelope military vehicle interiors 767, 777; Lockheed Martin F-22 777; and a lighter system weight Lockheed Martin F-22 Platforms: Airbus A320, A330, A350; Platforms: Airbus A350, Boeing 777, Boeing 737NG, 747-8, 767, 777 787, Mitsubishi Regional Jet ➏ Bleed air leak detector system (BALD) Fewer costly false alarms: proprietary ➓ High-temperature harnesses ➑ High-pressure vessels expertise manufacturing process, sensor chemistry Reliable in the extreme: no deterioration 40 years’ experience in design and and control algorithms make it the most at 45G RMS at 540ºF (282ºC); operational manufacture of high-pressure vessels, robust system on the market even after three hours at 2000ºF proprietary metering and monitoring (1093ºC). Reduced maintenance time: unique technology in-house. This expertise sensor and controller designs allow is industry standard in aerospace and Minimal risk of decreased resistance duct fault location to within 25mm defense for: or intermittent faults: all-welded, hermetically-sealed assemblies used on Ideal for composite aircraft: sensor • fire suppression many extreme environment applications, accurate over a wide range of temperatures • emergency passenger assist systems on the ground, airborne and in space • missile cooling and guidance Platforms: Hondajet, USAF Lockheed C5M fleet retrofit Easy to install, highly adaptable ➒ Restraints Best-in-class reliability: some of ➐ Emergency Passenger Assist the safest and strongest restraints System (EPAS) in military and civilian markets; Reduced weight and cost: system requires TSO-C22g, TSO C114 certified smaller stainless steel bottles; maintenance- free gas reservoirs last 30 years 3 Finely-tuned, state-of-the-art software and hardware reduces risk to the absolute minimum 4 SAFE IN THE EXTREME Fire protection and control systems A world-class field-proven, Chapter 26 capability Based on over 30 years of research and No other team has more experience innovation in the field, our selection of fire, certifying aircraft fire protection systems overheat and smoke detectors and fire than us—or the system and application suppression equipment is matched only by engineers who have honed their skills our highly advanced system capability. and talent working with some of the most intelligent and reliable safety components in the industry. Controller and software technology Lowest risk, highest quality, cost-effective For many years, we have worked with Our optimized software development process uses SCADE to design and automatically generate code for DO-178B certified leading airframers at every stage of design, software, decreasing system development time and reducing manufacture and maintenance, fine-tuning risks associated with changing system requirements. our controller hardware and software to Development and testing processes are fully automated, customer requirements. With our state-of- reducing design and development cycles during test and the-art system architecture and some of certification flights and further increasing software quality. the most advanced software development tools in the industry, we minimize risk in development programs. 5 Controller and software technology Highlights Software excellence • Reduced software risk: cutting-edge proprietary • Designs can be scaled to fit individual applications: software tools optimize SCADE development and 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit microcontroller platforms with speed up documentation process customized operating systems • Reduced development risk: we can adapt common • Reduced maintenance time: controller is on-board data hardware with aircraft-specific software for complete loadable via an ARINC 615 or similar; no need to return fire protection systems. Platforms include: 767-2C, to factory KC 390, LJ85, G7000/8000 • Reduced recurring and maintenance cost on Integrated • Reduced maintenance time: federated and integrated Modular Avionics (IMA) platforms: our software can modular avionics architectures pinpoint errors reducing be developed and co-hosted on a single LRU. We use on-the-ground repair time Application Program Interfaces (APIs) of the ARINC • Regarded by aerospace industry as one of the leading 653 Operating System to communicate with system providers of integrated aircraft safety systems interfaces How it works Hardware excellence During an aircraft’s flight, our controllers and software • Faster, more accurate development times: DOORS receive multiple signals from fire, smoke and overheat expertise streamlines change management and detectors and fire extinguishers located throughout improves overall quality the aircraft. They continuously monitor system health, • Quality proven: RTCA DO 254 compliant on all hardware, rapidly alerting crew on detection of smoke