Global Hawk Lands an Industry First for a Goodrich Production Electric Braking System

Global Hawk Lands an Industry First for a Goodrich Production Electric Braking System

April 17, 2007

    CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 17 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Last
month Northrop Grumman's RQ-4 Block Global Hawk unmanned
aircraft left Northrop's Palmdale, Calif. facility and
successfully landed at Edwards Air Force Base, also in
Calif.  The historical landing marked the first time
Goodrich Corporation's (NYSE: GR) electrically-actuated
braking system has flown on a production basis.

    Northrop Grumman's Principal Engineer Eric Lutz stated,
"The landing was extremely smooth as the aircraft
decelerated with remarkable accuracy down the centerline. 
After initial on-wing tuning, the electric braking system
has performed flawlessly throughout all our taxi tests and
this historical first flight."

    Integration of the braking system was performed by
Goodrich's Troy, Ohio-based Aircraft Wheels and Brakes
team.  The brake includes electromechanical actuators and
system control from Goodrich's Sensors and Integrated
Systems team facilities in Vergennes, Vt. and Cedar Knolls,
N.J.

    According to Larry Isenbarger, Program Manager for
Goodrich's Aircraft Wheels and Brakes team, "Global
Hawk's first landing with a production electric braking
system heralds the dawn of new braking technology for both
manned and unmanned aircraft.  This milestone reinforces
Goodrich's position as a technology leader and innovator. 
In conjunction with Northrop Grumman, we bring yet another
technological advance to an aircraft that has already
demonstrated its significant value to the U.S. military.
Furthermore, this technology has had a very successful
launch in the commercial arena as it has been chosen by
many operators for the innovative Boeing 787
Dreamliner."

    Goodrich's Aircraft Wheels and Brakes division has been
a world leader in the design, development and manufacture of
commercial, military, regional and business aircraft wheels
and brakes for 60 years. The division also provides
aftermarket service and critical spares to the world's
major airlines.  It has created innovative braking systems
for over 200 types of aircraft and has many more
technological improvements in development. 

    A high-resolution image Global Hawk's historic flight
is available at
http://212.125.72.174/cgi-bin/goodrich/login.cgi . Simply
search using key words, "Global Hawk electric
brake."

    Goodrich Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a
global supplier of systems and services to aerospace,
defense and homeland security markets.  With one of the
most strategically diversified portfolios of products in
the industry, Goodrich serves a global customer base with
significant worldwide manufacturing and service facilities.
 For more information visit http://www.goodrich.com . 

    Goodrich Corporation operates through its divisions and
as a parent company for its subsidiaries, one or more of
which may be referred to as "Goodrich
Corporation" in this press release.






    For more information, please contact:

     Gail K. Warner
     Goodrich Corporation
     Tel:   [phone]

     Lisa Bottle, 
     Goodrich Corporation 
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