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Signing of Master Contract for Chinese Aircraft C919
On February 14, 2012, Commercial
Aircraft Company of China (COMAC),
based in Shanghai, and Liebherr-
Aerospace signed a master contract
for the C919 program.
The contract covers
two major systems on
board this aircraft:
the landing gear and
the integrated air
management system.
The C919 is not the first par-
ticipation of Liebherr-Aerospace in a
Chinese aircraft program. Liebherr al-
ready supplies the landing gear system
and the integrated air management sys-
tem for the ARJ21 regional jet.
The landing gear system is to be de-
veloped, supplied and serviced by
Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH
(Germany). The system includes the main
landing gear and nose landing gear, ex-
tension and retraction system, nose
wheel steering system as well as the po-
sition and warning system.
For development and production
Liebherr-Aerospace has entered into a
joint venture with Chinese AVIC member
Landing-Gear Advanced Manufacturing
Co., Ltd. (LAMC) in Changsha, Province
of Hunan.
The contract award is proof of Liebherr-
Aerospace's competence as a supplier
of competitive, future-oriented landing
gears for commercial transport aircraft.
Moreover, the new program participa-
tion is a possibility to further broad-
en Liebherr’s expertise in this field of
technology.
The integrated air management system
of the C919 will be developed, supplied
and serviced by Liebherr-Aerospace
Toulouse SAS. It includes the bleed air
system, the air conditioning system,
the air distribution system, the cabin
pressure control system, the wing an-
ti-ice system and the avionics ventila-
tion system.
The focus is on developing a very high
level of integration for all functions. For
example, there will be only two central-
ized controllers to manage all air-related
functions.
Liebherr-Aerospace has set up a co-
operation with Nanjing Engineering In-
stitute of Aircraft Systems (NEIAS) for
the development and manufacturing of
some of the air management system’s
components.
Liebherr-Aerospace and NEIAS agreed
on a work share based on each part-
ner’s best capabilities. The goal of this
cooperation is to deepen the relation-
ship with NEIAS. The institute has been
selected by Liebherr as a key partner in
order to set up a work share model suit-
able for future programs.
Sukhoi SuperJet100 EASA Certified
In February 2012, the Sukhoi Super-
Jet 100 received its type certificate
validated by the European Aviation
Safety Agency (EASA). This certifi-
cate authorizes the commercial oper-
ation of the Russian regional jet in the
European Union as well as in coun-
tries whose aviation authorities have
specific recognition agreements with EASA. Liebherr-Aerospace is on board
the SuperJet 100 and supplies the in-
tegrated fly-by-wire flight control system
and the air management system. With-
in the SuperJet 100 program, Liebherr-
Aerospace has demonstrated – for the
first time in the history of aircraft sys-
tem suppliers – its ability to support an
airframer in the full certification process of an integrated flight control system:
Liebherr-Aerospace designed, manufac-
tured and supported the complete flight
control system including flight control
computers and cockpit controls. Liebherr
congratulates Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Cor-
poration for this major achievement and
is proud to continue to contribute to the
success of the SuperJet 100 program.
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