Mobility

When it comes to mobility, Textron Systems technology is first rate. For over 50 years, our innovative technology has helped civilians and military personnel move safely in the air, on the ground and in the water.



Air Mobility
HR Textron Flight Control Systems and Components

Building upon more than 50 years of aerospace experience, HR Textron design and engineering expertise has produced a full spectrum of advanced customized hydraulic, pneumatic, fuel management, and electromechanical products and solutions for the best aerospace and defense manufacturers worldwide. To keep aircraft available on demand, our robust designs and global support network provide commercial, business and military aircraft operators with quality products at the lowest possible life-cycle cost.



In service on the U.S. Navy F/A-18 fighter, U.S. Air Force C-17 transporter and U.S. Marine Corps' V-22 tiltrotor aircraft, as well as on commercial aircraft, helicopters and business jets, HR Textron aircraft products consistently set industry standards for reliability and affordability in flight controls, engine controls, power management systems, environmental and fuel controls, as well as automatic braking systems.

Premiere worldwide manufacturers such as Bell Helicopter and Sikorsky depend on Textron Systems for quality helicopter primary flight controls and components. Our products for fixed-wing applications are used in aircraft produced by Boeing, Airbus, Cessna, Embraer, as well as NASA's Space Shuttle. Proof of our winning technology is found in hydraulic systems that enable the unique vertical takeoff and landing capabilities of revolutionary tiltrotor aircraft.

As unmanned air vehicles reshape warfighting strategies, Textron Systems is ready to deliver advanced flight control technologies like those being tested on the revolutionary USAF Boeing X-45A Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) aircraft.

To keep aircraft flying, Textron Systems offers state-of-the-art equipment for mechanical testing of hydraulic components and primary flight controls, including the only automated test equipment designed to service the latest commercial air transport and military aircraft fly-by-wire models.



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