What is a Station 5 Wiring Harness? Why is it Often Replaced?
Posted by John Ashour on May 1, 2017
On the F-16 aircraft there are nine wing weapon stations. A wing weapon station is an attachment point for an ordnance such as a bomb, missile, or rocket. Wing stations can also carry reconnaissance pods, cameras, fuel tanks, or storage containers. Station 1 is on the tip of the left wing. Station 2, 3, and • Read More >>
Why Replace Leading Edge Wing Wiring Harnesses?
Posted by John Ashour on April 10, 2017
A common question asked of InterConnect Wiring is, “In harsh environments, which wiring harnesses inside an F-16 are affected most?” By harsh, they mean what we call the Big Six: (1) Very hot or very cold temperatures. (2) Grease and other fluids in the area as well as other contaminants such as sand and dust. • Read More >>
Topics: Blog, Leading Edge Wing Wiring Harnesses, Wire, Wiring, Wiring Harnesses
What is Falcon Wire?
Posted by John Ashour on March 13, 2017
Many people in the F-16 community have heard of two of the largest F-16 structural update programs, (1) Falcon Up and (2) Falcon Star. These programs were designed by Lockheed Martin to extend the service life of F-16s. Back in 2005, InterConnect Wiring asked about increasing the service life for F-16 wiring. There was no • Read More >>
Topics: Blog, Falcon Wire, Wire, Wiring, Wiring Harnesses
When Is A Total Rewire Needed?
Posted by John Ashour on February 20, 2017
When is a total aircraft rewire needed? Let’s take a step back and ask a more common question that military users and maintainers of aged aircraft ask: “When should any aircraft rewire program be considered?” Here are 5 Main Factors to contemplate when deciding to rewire a military or commercial aircraft. They are listed in • Read More >>
Topics: Aircraft Rewiring, Blog, Harness Assembly, Rewire, Wire, Wiring
How Are Wiring Harnesses Built?
Posted by John Ashour on October 25, 2016
In the past year, InterConnect Wiring released a blog entitled “Why Do Aircraft Have Wiring Harnesses?“ and another blog entitled “What is a Wiring Harness?”. Based on these two blogs a reader should know what they are and why they exist but one aspect remains; how are they built? Although they can range in size • Read More >>
Topics: Blog, Harness Assembly, How Built, Wiring Harnesses
Why Do Aircraft Have Wiring Harnesses?
Posted by John Ashour on September 5, 2016
A few months ago when I was interviewing a candidate for a new position at InterConnect I asked the prospect if he had any questions for me. He had a few about the company but he also asked two about aircraft. His first question was “How many wiring harnesses are there in an aircraft?” I • Read More >>
Topics: Blog, Engineering Design, Purpose, Wiring Harnesses
What is a routing list?
Posted by John Ashour on May 30, 2016
A routing list (commonly called an ‘RL’) for an aircraft is a list of each wire in a wiring harness. Routing Lists are used on all aircraft including F-16, F-22, F-35, V-22, UH-60, CH-53K, etc. It is called ‘routing’ because it contains the endpoints of each wire. For example, wire NAV-121-22 may go from reference • Read More >>
Topics: Blog, Engineering Design, Routing List
What is Laser Wire Marking?
Posted by John Ashour on February 15, 2016
Every wire on an aircraft must have its own unique identification number. The most common method to put this identifier on a wire is by laser wire marking. Laser wire marking is a method to place a permanent mark on a wire using a laser. Companies such as Spectrum Technologies and Tri-Star Technologies have designed • Read More >>
Topics: Blog, Laser Wire Marking, Wire
What is a Wiring Harness?
Posted by John Ashour on February 8, 2016
InterConnect is starting a series of blogs to discuss different aspects of aircraft electrical wiring harnesses. For the next 38 weeks, InterConnect will provide definitions, descriptions, and photos of not only common parts used to manufacture wiring harnesses but also discussions of how to design wiring harnesses as well as lessons learned when designing wiring • Read More >>
Topics: Blog, Harness Assembly, Wiring Harnesses
Four Benefits of Aerospace OEM Licensee Agreements
Posted by John Ashour on October 15, 2015
Large aerospace Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) such as: Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Airbus, Sikorsky, Bell Helicopter, BAE, L3, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, General Dynamics, Honeywell, Pratt and Whitney, General Electric, Augusta Westland, Rolls Royce, Safran, Embraer, Finmeccanica, Bombardier, Thales, Spirit, Zodiac, Rockwell Collins, and Dassault establish license agreements for numerous reasons. For the remainder of this blog • Read More >>
Topics: Blog
