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MOOG ANNOUNCES SELECTION ON BOEING 7E7
01 August 2006 - Moog Controls
| Moog Inc.announced today that it has entered into a long-term agreement with the Boeing Commercial Airplanes Company to supply the primary flight control actuation system for Boeing’s new 7E7 Dreamliner. The Moog system will control all of the primary flight control surfaces on the airplane, as well as the spoilers and the horizontal stabilizer. Shipsets will include 30 actuators and associated control electronics. |
Moog Inc.announced today that it has entered into a long-term agreement with the Boeing Commercial Airplanes Company to supply the primary flight control actuation system for Boeing’s new 7E7 Dreamliner. The Moog system will control all of the primary flight control surfaces on the airplane, as well as the spoilers and the horizontal stabilizer. Shipsets will include 30 actuators and associated control electronics. The design and development phase will begin immediately and will become a major focus for the technical staff in Moog’s Aircraft Group. The first flight of the Dreamliner is scheduled for 2007 with production deliveries beginning in 2008. Boeing is optimistic about market acceptance for the new airplane and is hopeful of achieving production rates of around 100 aircraft per year. “For a company that builds flight control actuation systems, there could be no more attractive airplane platform than the 7E7,” said R. T. Brady, Moog’s Chairman and C.E.O. “The folks in our company mounted an extraordinary effort to achieve this selection, and we’re delighted to play a role in the development of a great new commercial airplane.” Moog Inc. is a worldwide manufacturer of precision control components and systems. Moog's high-performance actuation products control military and commercial aircraft, satellites and space vehicles, launch vehicles, missiles and automated industrial machinery.
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About: Moog Controls
Moog Controls started life in the UK in October 1965 as Moog Hydra-Point, based in Cheltenham, England. This new subsidiary was set up to manufacture and market the Moog Hydra-Point machines in the UK, South Africa and European common market.Nearly 40 years later, not only does MCL manufacture a suite of products for motion control applications, they are also active in the design and development of new and innovative solutions for precision control problems. Our team of highly skilled engineers can provide project support to assist our customers in the performance of a wide variety of applications including, motion simulators for training and entertainment, industrial gas turbine controls, plastics machinery controls, heavy industry, metal forming & pressing, and commercial and military ground vehicle controls. All Moog subsidiaries are represented by regional sales engineers backed by comprehensive product and engineering support teams. Add to this the global presence of Moog and you are ensured a competent partner to deliver and service you and your customers needs. MCL employs over 270 people on its Tewkesbury site, accommodated in 3 buildings, producing over 21,500 servovalves per annum. |
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