What is Power-By-Wire?
Posted by Clare McGarrey on November 17, 2020
The other day I heard someone say the words, “power-by-wire” and my spidey-senses perked up and I felt an insatiable tingle of curiosity inside. Side note #1: No wonder my best friend, Deborah, recently gave me a t-shirt to wear in Zoom pandemic meetings that says, “WARNING: MAY SPONTANEOUSLY TALK ABOUT AIRPLANES”. I took it … Continue reading “What is Power-By-Wire?”
Topics: Blog, Engineering, F-16, Flight Controls, Fly By Wire, How Built, Lockheed Martin, Power By Wire, Technology, Wire, Wiring
Fall Series: Why Are Wiring Harnesses Sometimes Called “Looms”?
Posted by Clare McGarrey on October 6, 2020
It’s Fall y’all! Even though we’re still social distancing, the excitement of Halloween and Pumpkin Spice is looming in the air. Speaking of looming, why are wiring harnesses sometimes called “looms”? Let’s find out! When the president of InterConnect Wiring, John Ashour, asked me to write this blog, I had no idea what the answer … Continue reading “Fall Series: Why Are Wiring Harnesses Sometimes Called “Looms”?”
Spring Series: What Is A Cable Shield Termination?
Posted by Clare McGarrey on March 10, 2020
As we get closer to Spring and further into our Spring Blog Series, InterConnect Wiring would like to highlight the big question from one of our top blogs in 2019: what is a cable shield termination? In the commercial aerospace and defense industry, we find a high concentration of electrical wiring in a relatively small … Continue reading “Spring Series: What Is A Cable Shield Termination?”
What Does Fly By Wire Mean?
Posted by Clare McGarrey on January 14, 2020
Here at InterConnect Wiring, we obviously use wire…. a lot of wire; therefore, when I hear the term “fly by wire” I immediately conclude that InterConnect has more action to take to support FLY BY WIRE aircraft vs NON-FLY BY WIRE aircraft. But does it really mean that? As a non-engineer (my degrees are in … Continue reading “What Does Fly By Wire Mean?”
Top 9 First Quarter Aerospace Trade Shows and Events of 2020
Posted by Clare McGarrey on December 31, 2019
Happy New Year! InterConnect Wiring knows that 2020 is going to be a fantastic year for the aerospace and defense industry, filled with many exciting trade shows and events we can’t wait to attend! Here are the top 9 trade shows for the first quarter that you won’t want to miss: MRO Latin America … Continue reading “Top 9 First Quarter Aerospace Trade Shows and Events of 2020”
Topics: AeroExpo, Aerospace, air force, Aircraft Rewiring, Blog, Commercial Aviation, Company Culture, Defense Aviation, Electrical Harnesses and Panels, Engineering, Engineering Design, FAA, Fidae, Global Aerospace Summit, HAI, HELI-EXPO, Helicopter Wiring, How Built, Lockheed Martin, MRO, NGAT, Singapore Airshow, Social Media, Support, Trade Shows, WHMA Annual Wire Harness Conference, Wiring
TOP 5 REASONS TO REWIRE
Posted by Clare McGarrey on October 22, 2019
Does your aircraft have wiring issues? Are you wondering when you should rewire part or all of your aircraft? InterConnect Wiring has done multiple studies analyzing wire over the last 26 years. Below are the Top 5 Reasons to Rewire an aircraft. TYPE OF WIRE INSULATION Many older aircraft have polyimide insulation. A commonly … Continue reading “TOP 5 REASONS TO REWIRE”
What does EWIS mean?
Posted by Clare McGarrey on June 18, 2019
In the aviation industry, we sure LOVE using acronyms. It doesn’t matter if the aircraft is for military or commercial application, we LOVE our acronyms. Lately, I have noticed more and more references to the acronym EWIS. So, what does EWIS mean? EWIS is an acronym for Electrical Wiring InterConnect System or Electrical Wiring InterConnection … Continue reading “What does EWIS mean?”
What Is An Airworthiness Certificate?
Posted by Joe Marler on February 12, 2019
Let’s start off with a quiz. Please answer the following question: Is an Airworthiness Certificate: (A) like a Driver’s License, where it is an official document issued to a person authorized to fly an airplane (B) an official document issued to an aircraft If you answered (A), you would be wrong. Sorry. That’s called a … Continue reading “What Is An Airworthiness Certificate?”
What is Aircraft Registration?
Posted by Michael Janney on January 15, 2019
An aircraft registration is an alpha-numeric string marked prominently on the exterior surface of all civil aircraft. The aircraft registration code must also appear on the aircraft’s Certificate of Registration. Military aircraft use a slightly different version called a “Tail Number”. When we perform an aircraft rewire for a civil fixed or rotary wing aircraft, … Continue reading “What is Aircraft Registration?”
Topics: Blog, Certification, Civil Aviation, Commercial Aviation, FAA, How Built, Purpose, Regulation, Standard, Technology
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 … Continue reading “How Are Wiring Harnesses Built?”
Topics: Blog, Harness Assembly, How Built, Wiring Harnesses
