Fri, Nov 05, 2010
Follow-on Contract For 160 Pylons To Be Delivered Through
2015
A contract to supply 160 pylons for the U.S. Air Force C-5
Galaxy strategic airlifter Reliability Enhancement and Re-engining
Program (RERP) has been awarded to Goodrich Corporation by prime
contractor Lockheed Martin. Goodrich content is expected to
generate $300 million in revenue for the additional 40 C-5B/C
aircraft planned to be upgraded in the RERP, excluding any
aftermarket revenue. Work will be performed by Goodrich's
Aerostructures teams in Chula Vista, CA and Foley, AL.
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The contract is a follow-on to an earlier agreement between
Goodrich and Lockheed Martin to provide pylons and nacelles for
three test aircraft as well as nine airplanes in the initial phases
of the RERP. Goodrich also holds a Life of Program contract with
General Electric Aircraft Engines (GEAE) to provide nacelles for
the GE CF6-80C2 engines that will power all 49 C-5Ms in the RERP.
The pylons - the structures that attach the propulsion system to
the aircraft's wing - are to be delivered in early 2011 through the
end of 2015 under the new contract.
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"The Goodrich and Lockheed Martin teams created a win-win
solution that allows both companies to meet the program
affordability targets. This speaks highly about how we've developed
a positive working-together relationship with Lockheed Martin over
the course of this program," said Tim Dumbauld, vice president of
Military Programs for Goodrich Aerostructures. "This critical
re-engining program keeps the C-5M Super Galaxy as a force enabler
through 2040."
Goodrich had been delivering one pylon per month under the
previous contract until July, when the rate increased to two per
month. The rate will increase in subsequent years to four pylons
per month. Each Lockheed Martin C-5M Super Galaxy will be powered
by four GE CF6-80C2 engines; each engine requires a nacelle system
and pylon.
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