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Michael J. Zolidis
Chief Engineer Electric Systems
February 21, 2006
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Over 50 Years of Electric Systems Aerospace Experience
MD-90
TU-204R C-5 RERP
C-131 F-8U/2N GULFSTREAM IV A340-500 /600
A-10 DC-8 SERIES 70 LCA
B-47 C-5A
F-8U/3 CH-54 AIRBORNE LASER
C-133 TORNADO CH53 E-8A A400M
CH-47D SAAB 2000
VC-10 VFW-614 CL-600 JAS-39
F-3C EFA 777-300
A-3J SABRELINER XFV-12A TR-1 777-200
KC-135A KC-135E SR-71 CL-604 E-2C
F-4 F2 F-35
B-66 JA-37 B-1B NIMROD 2000
CH46 FALCON 20 G-222/C-27 BAE-146 HAWKER 800 /1000
X-31A AVRO RJ
DC-8 SERIES 60 737-600 /700 /800
F-101 S-3A E-3A F-20 JSF/CDA
CL-44 EH 101 F-22 ARJ21
CH-3C EA-6B 717
DHC-7 SH / UH-60 ERJ-135
B-57 B-52H E-6A LEARJET 60 EFA 2000
737-100/200 LEARJET 55 DHC-8-400
F-106 FALCON 200 B-2
JETSTAR A319 A380
AJ-37 V-22 C-17A L-159
F-14A KC-135R RAH-66
B-52F/G E-4B 728JET
SR-71 A300-600 A340 D609 G550-AEP MMA
DHC-8-300
DC-8 C-135B L-1011 ERJ-145 GV-SP
B-36 CF-5 MD-80 A330
HAWK C-1 /ECM /STOL SAAB 2000
J-35 CARAVELLE 10B 100 / T-45A CRJ-700
DC-9 F-15E FOKKER 70 SUKHOI RRJ
F-27 737-300 /400 /500
B-57D C-141 F/A-18 E/F CARGOLIFTER
US-1 HAWK 200 CL 160
B-58 F-28
CH47A-C F-16 C /D /N MD-10
P-2J F-16 A/B VC-25A IL-96M/T
F-100 S2F A300B F-14B/D
A-7A 747-300 G-450
MERCURE AV-8B FOKKER 50 CRJ-100 /200 757-300
F-102 CONCORDE F-15 CL-601
727-200 ADV 767 AWACS 737AEW&C
MD-11 A321 787
CL-28 DHC-5D
F-111 VH-3D C-5B GLOBAL EXPRESS
Commercial EF-111A A310 X-45 UCAV
LEARJET 45
Military 720B
747-100/200 A-4 H/M 757
AMX
A320
HAWKER HORIZON E-10A
Business 707 P-2E/H 767
IDF
KFIR FOKKER 100 DHC-8-200
Ram Air Turbine A-6E/KA-6D EMBRAER
727 DC-10 DHC-8-100 170/190
C-130J Falcon F7X
F-18 C/ D 747-400
767-400ER
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Video
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What is a Ram Air Turbine?
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Emergency Ram Air Turbine
Purpose: provide emergency power to essential
systems when all engines fail
• Hydraulic power for powered actuation of flight control
surfaces
• Electric Power for flight control computers,
essential instruments, radio, cockpit lighting,
windshield and pitot tube de-icing
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Ram Air Turbines Save Lives!
Ram Air
Turbine
A340, A380,C-5A, C-17, and Nimrod all have Ram Air Turbines
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Who uses RAT’s
• All Airbus airplanes
• A300/310, A321/320/319/318, A330/340/340-500, A380
• Boeing’s newer airplanes
• 757, 767, and 777
• DC-10/MD-11
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The Worlds Leading Supplier of
Ram Air Turbines
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Why not use something else:
Such as batteries or an APU
• RAT’s offer:
– Unlimited duration of power
– No fuel required
– Low cost of ownership
– On demand reliable operation
– Full flight envelope performance
• RAT’s are usually the most efficient method of
providing aircraft emergency power
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Description of RAT Operation
• Deploy signal commanded (automatic or manual)
• Uplock releases
• Deployment actuator provides force to open RAT
compartment doors and deploy RAT into airstream
• Turbine locked in position until blades clear aircraft
• Turbine is released and accelerates to rated speed
• Turbine governor maintains speed control
• RAT provides emergency power to aircraft
• RAT remains deployed for rest of flight
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Turbine Speed Governor
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RAT Speed Governor Mechanism
Mid-Fuselage
Mid Fuselage Belly Mount Under Wing
Wing Flap Track Mount Forward
Forward Fuselage
Fuselage Mount
(A321 RAT System) (A340 RAT System) ( Challenger/RJ RAT System)
(belly)
15-35% (Flap10-25%
Track Fairing) (nose)
5-10%
Degradation Degradation Degradation
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Typical RAT Aircraft Installation
Stowed
Position
Deployed
Position
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Emergency Power Approach
Hydraulic RAT with HMG
CRITICAL FLIGHT
CONTROLS HYDRAULIC
LOADS
HM G
AC/DC
CRITICAL LOAD BUS
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Emergency Power Approach
Electric RAT with ACMP
AC/DC CRITICAL
ACM P
LOAD BUS
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Emergency Power Approach
Hybrid RAT (electric and hydraulic)
GENERATOR
OUTPUT
HYDRAULIC
PUMP
OUTPUT
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Hamilton Sundstrand
RAT Product Line
Existing Turbine Designs
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Typical RAT Systems
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RAT TEST
Wind Tunnel Deployment and Start-up
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Icing Conditions Testing
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Lightning Strike Testing
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RAT Powered Aerial Refueling Pod
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Other Pod RAT Applications
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Over 50 Years of Electric Systems Aerospace Experience
MD-90
TU-204R C-5 RERP
C-131 F-8U/2N GULFSTREAM IV A340-500 /600
A-10 DC-8 SERIES 70 LCA
B-47 C-5A
F-8U/3 CH-54 AIRBORNE LASER
C-133 TORNADO CH53 E-8A A400M
CH-47D SAAB 2000
VC-10 VFW-614 CL-600 JAS-39
F-3C EFA 777-300
A-3J SABRELINER XFV-12A TR-1 777-200
KC-135A KC-135E SR-71 CL-604 E-2C
F-4 F2 F-35
B-66 JA-37 B-1B NIMROD 2000
CH46 FALCON 20 G-222/C-27 BAE-146 HAWKER 800 /1000
X-31A AVRO RJ
DC-8 SERIES 60 737-600 /700 /800
F-101 S-3A E-3A F-20 JSF/CDA
CL-44 EH 101 F-22 ARJ21
CH-3C EA-6B 717
DHC-7 SH / UH-60 ERJ-135
B-57 B-52H E-6A LEARJET 60 EFA 2000
737-100/200 LEARJET 55 DHC-8-400
F-106 FALCON 200 B-2
JETSTAR A319 A380
AJ-37 V-22 C-17A L-159
F-14A KC-135R RAH-66
B-52F/G E-4B 728JET
SR-71 A300-600 A340 D609 G550-AEP MMA
DHC-8-300
DC-8 C-135B L-1011 ERJ-145 GV-SP
B-36 CF-5 MD-80 A330
HAWK C-1 /ECM /STOL SAAB 2000
J-35 CARAVELLE 10B 100 / T-45A CRJ-700
DC-9 F-15E FOKKER 70 SUKHOI RRJ
F-27 737-300 /400 /500
B-57D C-141 F/A-18 E/F CARGOLIFTER
US-1 HAWK 200 CL 160
B-58 F-28
CH47A-C F-16 C /D /N MD-10
P-2J F-16 A/B VC-25A IL-96M/T
F-100 S2F A300B F-14B/D
A-7A 747-300 G-450
MERCURE AV-8B FOKKER 50 CRJ-100 /200 757-300
F-102 CONCORDE F-15 CL-601
727-200 ADV 767 AWACS 737AEW&C
MD-11 A321 787
CL-28 DHC-5D
F-111 VH-3D C-5B GLOBAL EXPRESS
Commercial EF-111A A310 X-45 UCAV
LEARJET 45
Military 720B
747-100/200 A-4 H/M 757
AMX
A320
HAWKER HORIZON E-10A
Business 707 P-2E/H 767
IDF
KFIR FOKKER 100 DHC-8-200
Ram Air Turbine A-6E/KA-6D EMBRAER
727 DC-10 DHC-8-100 170/190
C-130J Falcon F7X
F-18 C/ D 747-400
767-400ER
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d0
e= Volts
dt
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