Goodrich Fuel & Utility System products control fuel transfer between tanks to manage aircraft center of gravity for fuel efficiency and aircraft performance. Fuel Management Systems control the refuel process by automatically shutting off refuel valves of predetermined mass or volume. In flight, these systems allow fuel to be fed from selected tanks, in a pre-determined sequence or selected manually by the flight crew. For tanker applications, our control the entire re-fuel process including actuation of the re-fuel hose, drogue, and doors. Our systems include refuel panels, control electronics and interface with or include fuel gauging. For the latest integrated avionics architectures, Goodrich Fuel & Utility Systems provides complete software packages for fuel management, data concentrators, sensors and effectors qualified and certified to the latest DO-178 Level A requirements.
|