Why Do Aircraft Have Wiring Harnesses?

Rewiring an aircraft is a very challenging task. Rewiring a fighter jet is even more challenging than other military aircraft because of the limited space and the fact that almost all of the equipment (i.e. Line Replaceable Units or LRUs) need to be removed to get to the wiring harness bundles. The purpose of this • Read More >>

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With Fall weather rapidly approaching and football season in full swing, there’s a lot of things for people to be excited about. The Fort Worth Alliance Air Show is coming soon. This time of the year is a favorite of mine. You have high school football games on Friday nights, college games on Saturdays, NFL • Read More >>

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Lockheed Martin is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and design authority for the C-130. C-130s were originally designed in the 1950’s and are still being produced today. Thus far, Lockheed has made over 2,400 C-130s and over 60 countries fly them. It is an extremely durable aircraft that is loved throughout the world. Each C-130 • Read More >>

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August 16, 2014 – InterConnect was wired like crazy to support Cook Children’s “Pitchin for Preemies” co-ed softball tournament in Cedar Hill, TX. Cook Children’s is a not-for-profit, nationally recognized pediatric health care organization, which continues to improve the health of every child through prevention and treatment of illnesses, disease, and injury. Our staff had • Read More >>

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September 2, 2014 – InterConnect Wiring welcomed representatives of the Chilean Air Force. They flew all the way from Santiago, Chile to see “Why we do what we do.” As a world leader in supplying military aerospace electrical products, we take pride in showing our international customers a little southern hospitality. Muchas gracias por su • Read More >>

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The F-16 contains many multiplex or mux panels. Mux panels contain multiplex transformers that are either enclosed in a sheet metal box or are mounted to a sheet metal plate. The mux transformers transmit digital avionic signals for the navigation, flight control, and weapons systems. Similar to any aircraft part, there comes a time when • Read More >>

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InterConnect Wiring is pleased to announce its renewed registration to SAE AS9100 Revision C Quality Management System (QMS) for aviation, space and defense organizations. Registration to this standard demonstrates InterConnect Wiring’s commitment to continuous improvement in product quality and delivery performance. Want to see our new certificate and audit results? Check out InterConnect Wiring’s supplier • Read More >>

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The efforts to prevent Foreign Object Damage/Debris (FOD) in aircraft products procured for the U.S. Government by the defense industry have been significant and worthwhile. This has extended to the commercial airlines industry as well. The January 2009 water landing of US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River (caused by a bird strike to • Read More >>

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Lockheed Martin is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and design authority for the F-16. Like any OEM, Lockheed established processes and controls to assure that new production parts as well as spare parts are made according to its engineering design guidelines and specifications. One of the most difficult items to control is special processes. A • Read More >>

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It was a pleasure listening to Sergei Sikorsky, son of aviation pioneer Igor Sikorsky, speak at the Army Aviation Association of America North Texas Chapter’s dinner meeting. Mr. Sikorsky related personal memories of his father during the days when helicopters were considered revolutionary new technology.

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