Airbus Selects Hamilton Sundstrand For A350 XWB Electric Power Generation System

Windsor Locks, CT - Airbus, an EADS company, has selected Hamilton Sundstrand, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp., to provide the Electric Power Generation System for the Airbus A350 XWB.

Slated to enter service in 2013, the A350 XWB (Extra Wide-Body) is Airbus' newest aircraft model, accommodating between 270 and 350 passengers in three basic versions.

Hamilton Sundstrand's A350 XWB electric power generation system (EPGS) comprises four 100 kVA, 230-volt variable frequency generators and four generator control units. Hamilton Sundstrand estimates total program revenue of approximately $1 billion.

"Hamilton Sundstrand is proud to have been chosen by Airbus to provide the electric power generation system for their new A350 XWB family of aircraft," said Clif Jacobs, vice president and general manager, Hamilton Sundstrand Electric Systems. "We are committed to supporting the fuel efficiency and other operational initiatives of this aircraft through our advanced variable frequency technologies and more than 60 years of experience in aircraft electric power generation."

The EPGS will be designed in Rockford, Ill., and manufactured at various Hamilton Sundstrand plants, including those in Rockford, Phoenix, Ariz., Puerto Rico and the Republic of Singapore.

SOURCE: Airbus