CTO Straight Talk - Issue 4 - 36

We live in a rapidly changing

seconds. That happens day after day,

world with ever-increasing demands

week after week, during the 15 million

placed on us all to develop sustainable

landings a year carried out by our

solutions - new technologies that

brake customers. Our commitment to

will improve efficiency, protect the

innovation and improvement ensures

environment, enhance performance

that our systems and solutions are the

and lower operating costs. Standing

best in the industry, delivering a safe

still is not an option, and at Meggitt,

landing every time. And equally safe

innovation is central to everything

for the environment: our pioneering

we do, from product and system

Ebrake eliminates the need for

design to manufacturing and

hydraulic ﬂuids and the risk of leakage.

aftermarket support.
Meggitt may not be a household
name, but if you're a frequent traveler,
chances are that you've come across
some of our equipment. That's
because some 73,000 aircraft rely on
our critical components. For instance,
while most passengers may never think
about it, landing an aircraft safely on
a handful of wheels is quite a feat. A
passenger plane can weigh over 700
tons and comes to a stop in less than
one kilometer. The temperature of the
wheels and brakes surge from zero to
1800 degrees centigrade in a matter of

SUSTAINABLE
PRODUCTS FOR
HARSH CONDITIONS
And brakes are just the beginning.
Our ﬁre detection and suppression
systems are rarely used but are vitally
important if a ﬁre occurs during
ﬂight. Our unique ﬂow-metering
design enables the slow and accurate
release of a suppression agent. We
are also developing green suppression
materials, replacing halon gas with
an environmentally friendly
extinguishing agent.

W are always designing for the future.
We
Many of the pilots who will ﬂy the aircraft
we are building systems for have not
been born yet.

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