American firm Lord has developed an improved torque constraint system for turboprop applications. The system can be seen on the stand in Hall 1/C22.
"The new technology uses fluid to provide improved isolation from vibration, and yet reduce the weight of the rod-ends while lengthening their life from an average 20h to 2,000h," claims Lord international business development manager John Fisher.
Later this month it is due to be flight-tested on a Saab 2000 as part of a programme to reduce cabin noise and vibration.
The Fluidlastic torque restraint (FTR) system has already been successfully flight-tested on an Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia.
Source: Flight Daily News
