Primary flight controls govern the aircraft’s roll and pitch by moving the ailerons, elevators, rudder and spoiler. Our fixed-wing primary flight control actuation and trimmable horizontal stabilizer actuator (THSA) solutions provide commercial and military platforms with significant benefits:
Greater reliability
Lower operating and maintenance costs
Improved product performance
A redundancy of moving parts, allowing for weight savings
Primaries – fixed wing
Collins Aerospace draws on more than 50 years of experience in the actuation industry to offer you a wide array of primary flight control actuation, both mechanical and electronic. Our solutions include technologies for fly-by-wire, electro-hydrostatic, electrical back-up hydraulic actuator and electric actuators.
We also offer customized test vertical system integration and iron bird capabilities.
Our extensive experience for actuation systems capabilities for fly-by-wire has resulted in more than 10 billion flight hours. Fly-by-wire solutions are controlled by servo-valves or direct-drive valves. They use the most advanced technology for primary flight control actuators on a variety of large commercial, regional, business and military fixed-wing platforms.
When your civil or military platform requires THSA – a ball screw driven and operated electronically or hydraulically – consider what Collins Aerospace can offer. Our experience, combined with customization and full-integration capabilities, can provide a cost-effective, complete solution for your THSA/HSTA needs.