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Press release

Crane Aerospace & Electronics DC Power Subsystem on board Comac ARJ21 Regional Jets

08/04/2011

Press releaseIssued by Crane Aerospace & Electronics, Power Solutions and published as received — not written by Airframer’s editors.

With the first delivery of the Comac ARJ21 Regional Jet this year, Crane Aerospace & Electronics, Power Solutions, will be on board with a DC Power Subsystem consisting of Transformer Rectifier Units (TRUs), Battery Controllers and Batteries.

Ed Fuhr, Vice President, Power Solutions for Crane Aerospace & Electronics said, "This is an important program for Crane. We are very pleased to have been selected by Hamilton Sundstrand for our advanced technology power conversion and energy storage capabilities. We are proud to be on board the COMAC ARJ21 Regional Jet."

Crane's DC Power subsystem provides AC to DC conversion for the main power buses through the TRUs. It also provides both emergency power and APU start capability via the Battery Controllers and Batteries. The overall capabilities of the subsystem assist in providing higher reliability and performance for the aircraft.

Crane Electronics, Inc., Power Solutions offers ELDECTM, InterpointTM and KeltecTM power conversion, power distribution and battery systems for the commercial, defense and communications industries for use in electronic countermeasures, missiles, radar, intelligence and guidance systems.

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