This blog is a compilation of publicly available information on Safran Group’s (Paris, France) production of carbon fiber-reinforced carbon (carbon/carbon) brake discs for aircraft. The company ...

The need to manage increased loads has driven the search for more durable yet lighter-weight structures for wheels and brakes. Credit: Collins Aerospace Aircraft brakes are becoming greener and ...

Parker Hannifin provides wheels and brakes for military aircraft, including the CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter that Sikorsky is building for the US Marine Corps. (US Marine Corps/Cpl ...

BLOOMFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kaman Corporation (NYSE:KAMN) announced today that it completed the acquisition of the Parker-Hannifin Corporation (“Parker”) Aircraft Wheel & Brake Division ...

BLOOMFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kaman Corporation (NYSE:KAMN) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Parker-Hannifin Corporation (“Parker”), under which Kaman will ...

Safran says its SepcarbIII OR carbon brakes have a service life three times longer than steel brakes with three times more energy absorption capacity. Credit: Safran Landing Systems Few other airframe ...

Aircraft wheel and brake assemblies can become very hot during braking as the plane's kinetic energy is transformed into heat by brake pads and dissipated into the surrounding components. The wheel, ...

With the U.S. Air Force's plan to keep the long-range B-52 Stratofortress flying into the 2050s, the venerable, Cold War-era bomber is going to need new brakes and wheels. The service selected Collins ...

(RTTNews) - Kaman Corp. (KAMN) announced Monday that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Parker-Hannifin Corp. (PH), under which Kaman will acquire Parker's aircraft wheel & brake division ...

European Commission regulators have cleared Parker Hannifin’s proposed acquisition of UK aerospace firm Meggitt, conditional on commitments offered by the US firm including the divestment of its ...