Season’s Greetings From InterConnect Wiring!
Posted by Clare McGarrey on December 4, 2018
The holidays are here full of love and warmth and cheer! Family is important to us, and we hope you get to spend time with your loved ones this season. A special fun fact that happened on this day – December 4th in 1961 – the National Air and Space Museum received the Douglas C-54 … Continue reading “Season’s Greetings From InterConnect Wiring!”
Topics: Blog
C-130 Conferences: 4 Interesting Facts Learned + Bonus Photos
Posted by Clare McGarrey on November 26, 2018
C-130 Conferences: 4 Interesting Facts Learned + Bonus Photos The C-130 is a great workhorse cargo airplane, first introduced in 1957. It is not surprising that such a great aircraft warrants two separate major annual conferences. The first conference, the C-130 Hercules Operators Conference (HOC), always hosted by Lockheed Martin, was October 15th – 18th. … Continue reading “C-130 Conferences: 4 Interesting Facts Learned + Bonus Photos”
What Does the FAA Do and When Was it Started?
Posted by Clare McGarrey on November 6, 2018
What does the FAA do and when was it started? Don’t you love to learn new things? I know I do. Did you know that the modern age of powered flight began in 1903 when Orville and Wilber Wright made the first sustained, powered flight on December 17 in a plane they built? Do you … Continue reading “What Does the FAA Do and When Was it Started?”
Topics: Blog, Civil Aviation, Commercial Aviation
InterConnect Wiring Expands Offerings to Include Commercial Aviation Electrical Wiring Products and Services
Posted by Clare McGarrey on October 22, 2018
Having lead the industry in support of defense platforms for over a quarter century, InterConnect is now offering harnesses, cockpit panels, circuit breaker panels, black boxes, and rewire programs for the commercial aerospace industry. We are taking the same passion and processes that have been used for military jets, cargo airplanes, and helicopters, and applying … Continue reading “InterConnect Wiring Expands Offerings to Include Commercial Aviation Electrical Wiring Products and Services”
F-16 TCG WWR Post-Show Wrap Up – 3 Briefs You Do Not Want to Miss
Posted by Clare McGarrey on October 9, 2018
Last month I was, once again, privileged to meet with many of you in Ogden, Utah, at the F-16 Technical Coordination Group (TCG) World Wide Review (WWR). Besides the international Farnborough and Paris Air Shows, I cannot think of any busier show for InterConnect Wiring. This is not only one of our busiest conferences we … Continue reading “F-16 TCG WWR Post-Show Wrap Up – 3 Briefs You Do Not Want to Miss”
Topics: Blog, Trade Shows
Fourth Quarter Trade Shows of 2018
Posted by Clare McGarrey on September 24, 2018
And finally, we come to the fourth and final quarter of important events in the Defense and Aerospace Industry for 2018! We’ll kick off October at The Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting in Washington, DC from the 8th – 10th. This exposition is obviously in support of our AWESOME Army with … Continue reading “Fourth Quarter Trade Shows of 2018”
Topics: Blog, Trade Shows
InterConnect Wiring Is Growing! Appoints General Manager.
Posted by Clare McGarrey on August 27, 2018
After 25 years in business, InterConnect Wiring is proud to announce the appointment of Jeanie Peel as General Manager. Jeanie Peel is a veteran of InterConnect Wiring, having held various roles at the company since 1995. In addition to her current role as the supervisor of production, Ms. Peel will assume overall site leader responsibility … Continue reading “InterConnect Wiring Is Growing! Appoints General Manager.”
Topics: Blog
13 Ways to Design a Wiring Harness Poorly for Manufacturability
Posted by Jeanie Peel on August 20, 2018
So, you want to design a wiring harness. Here at InterConnect Wiring, we have had the pleasure of not only designing aircraft wiring harnesses for our customers, but also seeing thousands of other companies’ Build-To-Print (BTP) wiring harness drawing packages. As expected, we have seen some really good drawings & designs and frankly, some really … Continue reading “13 Ways to Design a Wiring Harness Poorly for Manufacturability”
How Far Should Flight Control Wiring Be Separated?
Posted by Randy Harmon on August 13, 2018
Many considerations go into determining how to route wiring inside of an aircraft. Each system’s wiring must be routed separately to maintain control of the vehicle under normal and emergency conditions. Flight control wiring should be kept separate from all firing and control circuits associated with ordnance and explosive subsystems. Control wiring passing through high-temperature … Continue reading “How Far Should Flight Control Wiring Be Separated?”
Topics: Blog, Flight Controls, Wiring, Wiring Harnesses
Four Methods to Separate Flight Control Wiring Harnesses in an Aircraft
Posted by John Ashour on August 6, 2018
The F-16 like many aircraft is a “fly by wire” aircraft. Instead of cables and pulleys, the aircraft is controlled by electrical signals. The electrical signals tell the flight control surfaces how to move and how fast to move. There are 5 flight control surfaces on the F-16: (1) leading edge flap, (2) trailing edge … Continue reading “Four Methods to Separate Flight Control Wiring Harnesses in an Aircraft”
