Goodrich is the world's leading independent engine control supplier. Among the few truly global corporations in the aerospace equipment sector, no one has more jet-age experience, a better understanding of leading technologies and broader systems capabilities to optimise the overall control system. It has a wide range of applications for civil engines, large and small, helicopters and all forms of military aircraft including trainers, transporters, and fighters.

Products include: - fuel metering controls, fuel pumping systems, electronic controls (software and hardware), variable geometry actuation controls, and engine health monitoring systems.

Goodrich is committed to building lighter, smarter systems that last longer and has extensive experience of developing high reliability electronic engine controls with safety critical software. The engine controls sector must satisfy many different - and some apparently conflicting - demands. Safety, high reliability, low weight, low life cycle cost, protection against obsolescence, dispatchability and easy maintenance are all issues to be addressed. The Trent 500, for example has the most efficient fuel pump in its sector, with a relight flow at 4.3% of maximum fan speed. For greater reliability and obsolescence protection the LAe 2000 microprocessor, with its 32-bit RISC processor, was developed with the added benefit of reduced cost.

The company also provides the engine control system for the EJ200 engine on the Eurofighter Typhoon providing excellent performance and also requiring strong management skills to manage this European wide collaborative program. By designing safety and maintainability into the systems architecture, ensures reduced risk and life cycle costs with quality a prime consideration at every stage of our design, development and manufacturing processes. Goodrich also has a world-leading Systems Test Facility that is capable of simulating the entire control loop.

Benefits:

• Unrivalled engine control system prices
• Guaranteed maintenance costs
• High reliability
• Continuous reductions in lead times
• Introduction of generic engine controls to lower development costs for smaller engined applications

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