Spirit AeroSystems has bagged a contract from The Boeing Company to supply new horizontal stabilizers for U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotankers. The contract is for an preliminary 34 horizontal stabilizer kits.
At the rear of the fuselage of most plane one finds a horizontal stabilizer. Per definition, the horizontal stabilizer is a hard and fast wing part whose job is to supply stability for the plane, to maintain it flying straight. The horizontal stabilizer prevents up-and-down, or pitching, movement of the plane nostril.
Spirit will help extending the life of the KC-135R via at least 2040 using its superior meeting capabilities together with determinant meeting . The KC-135 sequence of plane first entered the U.S. Air Force fleet in 1957.
The contracted new horizontal stabilizers will be produced at the Spirit facility in Tulsa , Okla.
“We are very pleased Boeing selected Spirit to produce horizontal stabilizers for the KC-135 Stratotanker, taking advantage of our decades of experience building aerostructures,” stated Eric Hein, Spirit Vice President for Advanced Development and Space Programs.”
“Extending the life of the KC-135 to support the aerial refueling needs of the Air Force is a perfect use of Spirit’s capabilities and capacity. Our Tulsa team is proud to play a critical role to keep the Stratotankers flying for decades to come.”
The KC-135 continues to supply the core aerial refueling functionality for the United States Air Force, in addition to offering aerial refueling for the Navy, Marine Corps and allied nation plane. The KC-135 helps give the nation’s navy international attain.
“Spirit AeroSystems is committed to growing in Defense and Space and supporting the needs of the warfighter, the KC-135 Horizontal Stabilizer replacement program aligns with that commitment,” stated Jarrod Bartlett, Spirit Director of Business Development for Defense and Space. “We are on a path to diversify Spirit’s business and grow our defense related portfolio to 40% of the business as quickly as possible.”
Spirit can be serving to Boeing prolong the life of the B-52 Stratofortress by offering engine pylons and nacelles for the preliminary section of the B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program (CERP).
The whole CERP effort is predicted to exchange 608 engines on the U.S. Air Force fleet of B-52H fashions. Spirit will help extending the life of the B-52 Stratofortress via at least 2050. The B-52 first entered the U.S. Air Force fleet in 1955.
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