Messier-Dowty

Safran Group

Address: Vélizy Villacoublay Cedex, France
Website of Messier-Dowty: www.messier-dowty.com
Website of Safran group: www.safran-group.com

General Information

Safran Group:

SAFRAN is an international high-tech group with four business branches: Aerospace Propulsion, Aircraft Equipment, Defense Security and Communications. It has 56,000 employees in over 30 countries and annual sales exceeding 10 billion euros. SAFRAN comprises a number of companies with prestigious brand names and holds, alone in partnership, global or european leadership positions in all of its markets.

Messier-Dowty:
The world leader in landing gear systems

Profile:

Design offices in Canada, France, UK & USA

Over 400 design & development engineers

Extensive landing gear test facilities, including systems rigs

Landing gear system integration capability

Advanced materials applications (eg., titanium & composites)

Worldwide R&T partnerships on :

New materials

Environmental studies

Aero-acoustics

Modeling & simulation

Electrical Actuation

Use of the latest 3D design and analysis software (CATIA V5)

Strong synergies with the Safran group

References: Over 19,000 aircraft equipped

30 airframer customers

750 commercial/military operators

Over 30,000 landings per day

One landing every 3 seconds

90 military and commercial programs

Role in DRESS

To be involved in system specification, test program, final assessment (WP110, 120, 210, 230, 340, 710, 720, 730)

To integrate new steering EMA on NLG (A320 basis):

WP620 : To design nose landing adaptation able to receive steering EMA

WP240 : To analyse the impact of EMA technology on shimmy behaviour of the L/G

To coordinate technology integration activities :

Management of WP600

WP620 : Test rig specification & prototype integration