Flexible drives encompass power-transmission assemblies that accommodate angular misalignment, axial displacement, or torsional compliance between driving and driven elements, covering flexible couplings, universal joints, flex shafts, and CV joints manufactured from aerospace-grade steels, titanium, and high-strength elastomers, and qualified to standards such as AS/NAS specifications for rotorcraft, actuation, and accessory-drive applications.
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Turbine Engines •
Electric Propulsion •
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Airframe Assemblies •
Auxiliary Power •
Engine Rotating & Gas-Path Parts •
Fluid Power •
Landing Assemblies •
Rockets & Scramjets •
Actuation
