What is an N-Number?
Posted by Chris Vardy on December 18, 2018
When you look at the tail of a military or commercial airplane or helicopter, you always see a series of letters and/or numbers. Did you know that for civil aviation, those are called N-numbers? So, what is that? To put it simply, an N-number is an alphanumeric string appearing on the side of all American • Read More >>
What are Disconnects and Why Do Aircraft Have Them?
Posted by Chris Vardy on March 19, 2018
A question I get asked often is “How many electrical wiring harnesses are in a single F-16?” The exact number is dependent on when the F-16 was assembled and what country is flying the F-16. So, what does that have to do with disconnects? It has to do with aircraft maintenance and safety. The more • Read More >>
Why Are Aircraft Wiring Harnesses So Expensive?
Posted by Chris Vardy on August 22, 2016
Why are aircraft wiring harnesses so expensive and what does this have to do with beer? I always get asked, “Why are aircraft wiring harnesses so expensive?” A very good question that has multiple answers. I like to compare it to the booming craft beer industry. Breaking it down to the basics, there are 2 main expenses, • Read More >>
Topics: Blog, Price, Q3: Quality - Quantity - Quote, Quote
What is a standard part versus a non-standard part?
Posted by Chris Vardy on April 11, 2016
In the 1980’s, the fast food chain Wendy’s had a commercial advertising chicken sandwiches with a tag line stating “parts are parts”. InterConnect Wiring has been assembling wiring harnesses and electrical panels with both standard parts and non-standard parts for the past 23 years. But parts are parts, right? When the Department of Defense started • Read More >>
Topics: Blog, Connectors, Non-Standard, Standard
