For over a century Parker Aerospace has been an aerospace industry
leader both as an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and
provider of aftermarket repair, maintenance, and overhaul (MRO)
services....
In the last decade, fuel tank inerting systems have transcended
from a niche market of military aircraft into wide scale
proliferation on commercial airliners. In fact, almost all
commercial airliners...
Designing new products, and new categories of products, often
involve solving problems that have not previously been confronted.
Sometimes, we don’t know what we don’t know. So, it’s important to
work...
As advanced manufacturing factories gain importance, manufacturers
must prioritize what benefits and supporting programs will prepare
their factories to best meet the evolving needs of their...
The use of composite materials for aircraft wing structures is
steadily increasing. Lightweight and strong, they reduce weight,
increase fuel efficiency, and are easy to shape, assemble and
repair....
The America’s Cup is the oldest trophy in international sports and
the highest prize in sailing. Although it has a colorful history
dating to 1851, America’s Cup wind-powered racing yachts...
Parker Hannifin believes that creating a better tomorrow for
everyone begins with a commitment to positively impacting the lives
of our team members and the communities we call home. Our culture
is...
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) means different things to
different people. For some, it means improving the communities in
which they live or helping feed people in need of assistance....
Parker Aerospace’s Fluid Systems Division has developed critical
fuel-vent and line static dissipating tubes in collaboration with
OEM customers to safeguard today’s modern composite aircraft from
the...
For those who dream of engineering missions on alien planets, there
is no better teacher than experience. Parker Aerospace may not
engineer robots to load alien planet samples on rockets and...
Since 1979, Parker Aerospace has supported AirVenture, the world’s
largest fly-in air show, previously known as the Oshkosh Air Show.
It’s now the “Woodstock” of the aviation industry, drawing...
Celebrating 50 years since humankind’s lunar landing and our
significant role in that achievement On July 16, 1969, Apollo
11 launched and on July 20 was the first landing of humans on the
lunar...
Tubing, piping, and hose – and the fittings that connect them – are
the circulatory systems of today’s aircraft. Carrying high-pressure
hydraulic fluid to and through critical subsystems and...
The evolution of fly-by-wire flight control actuation systems has
dramatically changed the way an aircraft performs many of its
functions. A pilot’s actions are now converted to electrical
signals...
Commercial aircraft original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) have
been building more-electric aircraft – or MEA – for over a decade.
MEA are aircraft that rely on electric power to...
As an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of innovative braking
products and systems, Parker Aerospace’s Aircraft Wheel & Brake
Division strives to keep its customers’ aircraft fleets operating
as...
Airframers and engine builders alike are increasingly using
composites to lower aircraft weight. It is no surprise, then, that
the Gas Turbine Fuel Systems Division (GTFSD) of Parker Aerospace
is also...
Parker Aerospace is taking its industry-leading fluid atomization
technology, including best-in-class fuel nozzles, to the next level
through additive manufacturing (AM). Traditional techniques...
Some are fond of saying that “it’s not the destination but the
journey that counts.” The Stratoflex Products Division (SPD) of
Parker Aerospace might argue that it is both. The division has
spent the...
Modern commercial aircraft rely on powerful turbofan engines to
provide the high thrust needed to get airborne and travel long
distances economically. Thrust is a result of the engine’s ability
to...
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