Terrafugia Chooses GEC’s Ulp410 Lite Wireless Aircraft Scale System for Flight Test Program

TERRAFUGIA CHOOSES GEC's ULP410 LITE WIRELESS AIRCRAFT SCALE SYSTEM FOR FLIGHT TEST PROGRAM

Terrafugia’s lead flight test engineer contacted GEC to determine the most accurate low profile, light aircraft scale system for their experimental and flight test “Transition Aircraft”, the future of personal transportation.

Glen Rowe stated, “the safety of flight has been and will always be, the first priority with our company, as it has been mine for the past 40 years in the aviation industry”. Terrafugia’s continued safety, reliability and success is highly dependent on the quality of the equipment we use and is why we evaluated all OEM aircraft weighing systems. GEC’s ULP410 Lite’s accuracy, .05 lb. increment, equipment life and standard calibration interval of 12 months or longer compared to a fully electronic shear-beam loadcell system, is why we chose GEC ‘s ULP410 Lite.

The accuracy and repeatability is unmatched by any other OEM in the world. GEC maintains an AS9100D Aerospace Quality Management Certification which represents the superiority of their products and company. Thank you GEC for working with Terrafugia in recommending your new GEC ULP410 System. They are the best! One vehicle, two modes of travel. The “Transition” brings the dream of the flying car to life. It seats two and converts from drive mode to flight mode in under a minute with just the push of a button. Eliminating the hassle of hangar storage, ground transportation, and aviation fuel, the Transition fuels up with automotive gas and can be stored in your home garage. To learn more go to www.terrafugia.com.

General Electrodynamics Corporation WINS USAF Contract for Automated Calibration Presses

September 2019

General Electrodynamics Corporation WINS USAF Contract for Automated Calibration Presses

Heath, OH – General Electrodynamics Corporation (GEC) responded to an RFQ initiated by the United States Air Force, Calibration & Metrology Division for the next generation Auto Calibration Press. These fully automated systems will go to all PMEL facilities worldwide to recalibrate and test portable aircraft and ground vehicle scales. The AFMETCAL mission is to manage the Air Force Metrology and Calibration (AFMETCAL) Programs to ensure Air Force (AF) systems and equipment are accurate, uniform, reliable, and traceable to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

A formal technical proposal aligning to the USAF performance specification, program specific terms and conditions including a 5 year warranty requirement as well as detailed past performance customer data was required by each offeror. After thorough USAF evaluation which included validating GEC’s past performance experience of its like product, GEC’s offer was awarded the contact as the best value, technically acceptable. The initial delivery order of the 3 year IDIQ contract is worth $1.6M. The requirements contract is expected to exceed $2.3M. Production will commence when the engineering is complete with the first production unit being delivered early in late 2019.

AIS Industrial Solution chooses GEC’s AN60Z Platform Scale System

AIS first contacted General Electrodynamics Corporation (GEC) in 2018 inquiring about a high capacity, portable aircraft weighing system. They were searching the marketplace for a reliable, extremely accurate wireless aircraft scale solution. Considering all sources of supply and evaluating the differing technologies, they selected GEC’s 70,000 pound capacity AN60z’s using it’s highly accurate, patented piezo-sensor technology. Mr. Victor Bai with AIS performed the technical evaluation and selected the AN60z over the competitor’s common, less reliable, shear beam load-cell technology. Following the purchase decision, Mr. Bai was invited to see their product being manufactured at GEC’s Texas facility. Following the facility tour and a ½ day overview on his new AN60z system, Mr. Bai decided to add a second system to his purchase order. Today, AIS is heavily invested in the AN60z Platform Scale System to round out their narrow and wide body aircraft maintenance initiative.

General Electrodynamics Corporation Completes AN60z Training with Loong Air

Zhejiang Loong Airlines Co., Ltd logo

Hangzhou, China (Zhejiang Loong Airlines Co., Ltd. ) – One of China’s fastest growing commercial airlines selects GEC’s AN60z’s Highly Accurate, Portable Wireless Aircraft weighing system for its A320-200 and 737-300 weight and balance operations. GEC’s 70,000 pound capacity AN60z aircraft scale contains advanced patented weighing technology consisting of piezo sensors and self leveling load sensing devices. The head to head evaluation placed GEC’s aircraft scale technology more accurate and repeatable than the competition’s older shear-beam technology designs. The managing director at LoongAir stated that GEC’s product and technology is far superior to the competition evaluated. Some of the decision difference’s communicated were the state-of-the art bright OLED displayed in 1 kg. increments, hard black protective anodized surfaces, physical light weight of the scales with wheels for ease of hangar placement, scale low height of 2.2” and GEC’s user-friendly, wireless automated weight and balance software. With one of 5 world-wide GEC’s authorized, full-service maintenance facilities in Beijing, China, all routine annual calibration can easily been facilitated within the country.

For more information on GEC’s Highly Accurate Portable Aircraft Weighing Systems and other products, please go to www.gecscales.com.

Loong Airlines building GEC’s AN60z in China

Customer Success Story – Making Money While Doing What You Love

When it came down to weighing light-aircraft, Crisman noticed that most local companies were hobbyists, and didn’t focus on weighing light-aircraft as a service. If they did, their scales were extremely outdated which could cause injury to the people operating them, and increase the chances of causing damage to the aircraft. Crisman knew, he not only needed to find aircraft scales that would make the weighing procedure safe, quick, and efficient…

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