Tactair Fluid Controls (Booth N5212), which specializes in the design and manufacture of fluid power and motion control products for aviation brake, landing gear and flight control systems, among others, announced that it has issued safety of flight letters for landing gear hydraulic controls on the under-development Bombardier Global 7000/8000 ultra-long-range twinjets. Each shipset consists of eight valves, including landing gear/door control solenoid valves, steering selector solenoid valve and manually operated alternate extension valves.
The Liverpool, N.Y.-based company said it “continues to work diligently to support certification efforts.” The Global 7000 has not yet achieved its first flight, and according to Bombardier’s latest estimates, its entry-into-service is slated for the second-half 2018. The Canadian airframer has deferred on providing a timeline for the longer-range Global 8000.