Druck Aerospace Applications

Hydraulics:

Hydraulics are the life blood of any airframe, providing primary flight controls, as well as controls for safe landing combining braking and thrust reverse. Our sensors monitor the hydraulic lines making sure they are working effectively and safely.

Challenges:

The Hydraulic systems operate in extreme conditions, at altitudes generally up to 41,000 ft and temperatures of -70 degrees fahrenheit. Therefore reliable sub-systems and components are of critical importance. Within this application we understand that qualifications can be arduous and therefore it is important to understand the requirements in detail. Failures in this application can cause aircraft on ground (AOG) conditions, which are hugely costly to airlines and overall air framer credibility. If a sensor fails, we understand that in-service removals are extremely costly and logistically challenging to the airline. This is why reliability is our number one priority when it comes to providing flight-qualified sensors.

Solutions:

We offer robust solutions, with field data supporting MTBUR of up to 1.2 million operating hours. We provide confidence to our customers that their assets will operate reliably over the design life and beyond. Our sensors are designed to meet the latest stringent EMC / Lightning protection requirements driven by adoption of composite aircraft. We provide bespoke solutions dependent on the needs of the customer, including redundancy and integrated temperature measurement as examples. Our brand is widely recognized as the world’s leading supplier within this application due to our longevity and technical expertise in this field.