Fairchild Controls, an EADS North America business unit will provide the TP-85-8, a new generation of air turbine drives, for Boeing’s 747-8 aircraft.
The air turbine drives installed on the 747s supply torque to a supplemental hydraulic pump during periods of high hydraulic power demand for the operation of the landing gear, wing slats and flaps.
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The new version based on advanced technology and better material will provide more power than the previous TP-85-1 turbine drives.
The 747-8s will be fitted with four drives instead of the two fitted to the 747s.
Fairchild has provided Boeing with the existing turbine drives for the last 40 years.
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