Honeywell Aerospace
Encyclopedia
Honeywell Aerospace is a major provider of aircraft engines
, APUs
, avionics
, and other systems in the aerospace industry. Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona
, it is a division of the Honeywell International
conglomerate.
and Lycoming Engines
turbine division. Garrett AiResearch was founded in 1936 by Cliff Garrett. The turbine engine division became known as the Garrett Turbine Engine Company after the Signal Oil acquisition in 1968. It became the Garrett Engine Division of AlliedSignal from 1985, when Signal merged with Allied Corp.
to become AlliedSignal
. In 1994, AlliedSignal acquired the Lycoming Turbine Engine Division
of Textron
, merging it with Garrett Engine to become the AlliedSignal Engines Division of AlliedSignal Aerospace Company. The company became part of Honeywell Aerospace in 1999.
avionics divisions were bought by Honeywell
in 1986 from a company (Unisys
, whose name had previously been Burroughs
) that had bought all of Sperry
Corporation earlier that year (1986). It was probably the intention all along, of Burroughs
/Unisys
- (a computer
company) - to keep only the Univac
[computer] division of Sperry
Corporation, and to sell the other divisions.
Those erstwhile Sperry
avionics divisions produced a wide array of airborne systems. The other (pre-1986) divisions of Honeywell, Inc., also produced some avionics
products, too -- such as IRS
's (Inertial Reference Systems) and EGPWS (Enhanced Ground proximity warning system
s).
s/Turboshaft
s:
Turbofan
s:
Aircraft engine
An aircraft engine is the component of the propulsion system for an aircraft that generates mechanical power. Aircraft engines are almost always either lightweight piston engines or gas turbines...
, APUs
Auxiliary power unit
An auxiliary power unit is a device on a vehicle that provides energy for functions other than propulsion. They are commonly found on large aircraft, as well as some large land vehicles.-Function:...
, avionics
Avionics
Avionics are electronic systems used on aircraft, artificial satellites and spacecraft.Avionic systems include communications, navigation, the display and management of multiple systems and the hundreds of systems that are fitted to aircraft to meet individual roles...
, and other systems in the aerospace industry. Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
, it is a division of the Honeywell International
Honeywell
Honeywell International, Inc. is a major conglomerate company that produces a variety of consumer products, engineering services, and aerospace systems for a wide variety of customers, from private consumers to major corporations and governments....
conglomerate.
Aircraft engines
Honeywell Aerospace's turbine engine business can be traced back primarily to two companies: Garrett AiResearchGarrett AiResearch
Garrett AiResearch was a manufacturer of turboprop engines and turbochargers, and a pioneer in numerous aerospace technologies. It was previously known as Aircraft Tool and Supply Company, Garrett Supply Company, AiResearch Manufacturing Company, or simply AiResearch...
and Lycoming Engines
Lycoming Engines
Lycoming Engines is a U.S. aircraft engine company, known primarily for its general aviation engines. For most of its history Lycoming has been part of the AVCO group as AVCO Lycoming. In 1987 AVCO was purchased by Textron to become Textron Lycoming...
turbine division. Garrett AiResearch was founded in 1936 by Cliff Garrett. The turbine engine division became known as the Garrett Turbine Engine Company after the Signal Oil acquisition in 1968. It became the Garrett Engine Division of AlliedSignal from 1985, when Signal merged with Allied Corp.
Allied Corp.
Allied Chemical Corporation was a major American company with operations in the aerospace, automotive, oil and gas industries. It evolved from the Allied Chemical and Dye Corporation....
to become AlliedSignal
AlliedSignal
AlliedSignal was an aerospace, automotive and engineering company that acquired and merged with Honeywell for $15 billion in 1999, after which the new group adopted the Honeywell name.AlliedSignal was created through a 1985 merger of Allied Corp...
. In 1994, AlliedSignal acquired the Lycoming Turbine Engine Division
Lycoming Engines
Lycoming Engines is a U.S. aircraft engine company, known primarily for its general aviation engines. For most of its history Lycoming has been part of the AVCO group as AVCO Lycoming. In 1987 AVCO was purchased by Textron to become Textron Lycoming...
of Textron
Textron
Textron is a conglomerate that includes Bell Helicopter, E-Z-GO, Cessna Aircraft Company, and Greenlee, among others. It was founded by Royal Little in 1923 as the Special Yarns Company, and is headquartered at the Textron Tower in Providence, Rhode Island, United States.With total revenues of...
, merging it with Garrett Engine to become the AlliedSignal Engines Division of AlliedSignal Aerospace Company. The company became part of Honeywell Aerospace in 1999.
Avionics
AlliedSignal bought (and merged with) Honeywell, Inc. in 1999, and adopted the name Honeywell International. That company (Honeywell, Inc.), already included most of the avionics divisions of the old Sperry Flight Systems, which it had acquired in 1986. Those SperrySperry
-Persons:*Armstrong Sperry , American author and illustrator*Brett Sperry , American video game designer*Carlos A. Sperry, Democratic President of the West Virginia Senate from Greenbrier County, served 1872-1872...
avionics divisions were bought by Honeywell
Honeywell
Honeywell International, Inc. is a major conglomerate company that produces a variety of consumer products, engineering services, and aerospace systems for a wide variety of customers, from private consumers to major corporations and governments....
in 1986 from a company (Unisys
Unisys
Unisys Corporation , headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States, and incorporated in Delaware, is a long established business whose core products now involves computing and networking.-History:...
, whose name had previously been Burroughs
Burroughs
The Burroughs Corporation was a major American manufacturer of business equipment. The company was founded in 1886 as the American Arithmometer Company and was assimilated in the 1986 merger that resulted in the creation of Unisys. The company's history paralleled many of the major developments in...
) that had bought all of Sperry
Sperry
-Persons:*Armstrong Sperry , American author and illustrator*Brett Sperry , American video game designer*Carlos A. Sperry, Democratic President of the West Virginia Senate from Greenbrier County, served 1872-1872...
Corporation earlier that year (1986). It was probably the intention all along, of Burroughs
Burroughs
The Burroughs Corporation was a major American manufacturer of business equipment. The company was founded in 1886 as the American Arithmometer Company and was assimilated in the 1986 merger that resulted in the creation of Unisys. The company's history paralleled many of the major developments in...
/Unisys
Unisys
Unisys Corporation , headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States, and incorporated in Delaware, is a long established business whose core products now involves computing and networking.-History:...
- (a computer
Computer
A computer is a programmable machine designed to sequentially and automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations. The particular sequence of operations can be changed readily, allowing the computer to solve more than one kind of problem...
company) - to keep only the Univac
UNIVAC
UNIVAC is the name of a business unit and division of the Remington Rand company formed by the 1950 purchase of the Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation, founded four years earlier by ENIAC inventors J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly, and the associated line of computers which continues to this day...
[computer] division of Sperry
Sperry
-Persons:*Armstrong Sperry , American author and illustrator*Brett Sperry , American video game designer*Carlos A. Sperry, Democratic President of the West Virginia Senate from Greenbrier County, served 1872-1872...
Corporation, and to sell the other divisions.
Those erstwhile Sperry
Sperry
-Persons:*Armstrong Sperry , American author and illustrator*Brett Sperry , American video game designer*Carlos A. Sperry, Democratic President of the West Virginia Senate from Greenbrier County, served 1872-1872...
avionics divisions produced a wide array of airborne systems. The other (pre-1986) divisions of Honeywell, Inc., also produced some avionics
Avionics
Avionics are electronic systems used on aircraft, artificial satellites and spacecraft.Avionic systems include communications, navigation, the display and management of multiple systems and the hundreds of systems that are fitted to aircraft to meet individual roles...
products, too -- such as IRS
Inertial navigation system
An inertial navigation system is a navigation aid that uses a computer, motion sensors and rotation sensors to continuously calculate via dead reckoning the position, orientation, and velocity of a moving object without the need for external references...
's (Inertial Reference Systems) and EGPWS (Enhanced Ground proximity warning system
Ground Proximity Warning System
A ground proximity warning system is a system designed to alert pilots if their aircraft is in immediate danger of flying into the ground or an obstacle. The United States Federal Aviation Administration defines GPWS as a type of terrain awareness warning system...
s).
Aircraft engines
TurbopropTurboprop
A turboprop engine is a type of turbine engine which drives an aircraft propeller using a reduction gear.The gas turbine is designed specifically for this application, with almost all of its output being used to drive the propeller...
s/Turboshaft
Turboshaft
A turboshaft engine is a form of gas turbine which is optimized to produce free turbine shaft power, rather than jet thrust...
s:
- Honeywell TPE331
- Honeywell AGT1500
- Honeywell LTS101/LTP101
- Honeywell T53Lycoming T53-External links:* *...
- Honeywell T55
- Honeywell HTS900Honeywell HTS900-External links:* *...
- GE/Honeywell LV100
- LHTEC T800LHTEC T800-External links:* *...
, CTS800, CTP800
Turbofan
Turbofan
The turbofan is a type of airbreathing jet engine that is widely used for aircraft propulsion. A turbofan combines two types of engines, the turbo portion which is a conventional gas turbine engine, and the fan, a propeller-like ducted fan...
s:
- CFE CFE738CFE CFE738|-See also:-External links:* *...
- Honeywell ATF3Garrett ATF3|-See also:-External links:*...
- Honeywell/ITEC F124/F125/TFE1042Honeywell F124The Honeywell/ITEC F124 is a low-bypass turbofan engine derived from the civilian Honeywell TFE731. The F125 is an afterburning version of the engine. The engine began development in the late 1970s for the Republic of China Air Force AIDC F-CK Indigenous Defence Fighter , and it first ran in 1979...
- Honeywell TFE731Honeywell TFE731|-See also:-External links:*...
- Honeywell ALF 502/LF 507Honeywell ALF 502|-See also:-References:Bibliography-External links:* *...
- Honeywell HTF7000Honeywell HTF7000-External links:* *...
(formerly AlliedSignal AS907)
Avionics
- Enhanced Avionics SystemEnhanced Avionics SystemEnhanced Avionics System is an Integrated Modular Avionics suite and Cockpit display system used on Dassault Falcon business jets since Falcon 900EX, and later used in other newer Falcon aircraft such as Falcon 2000EX and Falcon 7X....
(EASy) - Honeywell Apex
- Honeywell Primus
- Honeywell Primus Epic