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U.S. Coast Guard HH-65 Dauphin, manufactured by Eurocopter, equipped with a Breeze-Eastern
HS-10300 rescue hoist.
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Breeze-Eastern is the world's leading designer and manufacturer of sophisticated helicopter rescue hoists, cargo winches,
and cargo hooks for the aerospace, defense and space markets. Breeze-Eastern is also an acknowledged leader in the design,
development, and manufacture of weapons handling systems, motion controls actuation systems and materiel restraint systems for
the aerospace and defense markets.
During fiscal year 2002, Breeze-Eastern was selected to design, develop and manufacture specialized applications for major
rescue hoist, cargo winch, cargo hook, and weapons handling systems. Rescue hoists for the Eurocopter Super Puma, the Spanish
Air Force CH-47, and for two Israeli Air Force upgrade programs are examples of new programs that have been achieved by the
business. During the year Breeze-Eastern was also selected to provide the weapons loading hoist for Lockheed's High Mobility
Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and the Line of Sight Anti-Tank (LOSAT) programs, demonstrating Breeze-Eastern's strength in
the weapons handling defense market.
Since 1926, Breeze-Eastern has provided the defense and aerospace markets with sophisticated, highly engineered, proprietary
systems. A unique relation-ship with prime contractors such as AugustaWestland, Alenia, Bell, Boeing, CASA, Eurocopter, Lockheed
Martin, MD Helicopters and Sikorsky has provided Breeze-Eastern a continuous stream of opportunities over the years.
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Norco, Inc. is the global leader in the design, manufacture, and support of aircraft engine nacelle hold-open rods.
Specializing in high performance mechanical components and systems for the aerospace and defense markets, Norco is also a
recognized leader in the design, manufacture and support of helicopter blade restraint systems, safety locks, and application
specific mechanical systems. Norco's power transmission product line, Flennor, is one of the most highly regarded manufacturers
of miniature rollnuts, rollnuts, ball and diamond reversers, and oscillators for the aerospace, defense, power transmission, paper
and pulp, and medical diagnostic equipment industries.
During fiscal 2002, Norco won custom designed applications for major regional jet engine nacelle, military and medical diagnostic
equipment programs. Hold open rods for the Canadair CRJ700/900, the Dornier 728, the Embraer 170, the Bombardier AS907, and the
British Aerospace RJX AS977 are examples of new programs for regional jets, the fastest growing segment of the commercial airline
industry. Specialized assemblies for the Virginia Class submarine, the Landing Platform Deck (LPD-17), and the Advanced Amphibious
Assault Vehicle (AAAV) illustrate Norco's strength in the defense and military markets. Newly designed precision motion control
devices for Luminex, Packard Instrument and Dade Behring present an opportunity for expansion of Norco's engineering and
manufacturing prowess into new markets.
Over the more than forty years it has been in business, Norco has forged special relationships with many of its largest customers,
including airframe manufacturers such as AugustaWestland, Airbus, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, and Sikorsky. Norco also works closely
with suppliers of aircraft engine nacelles and cowlings such as Goodrich Aerospace, GKN-Westland Aerospace, Aermacchi and Bombardier.
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Norco hold-open rods on Boeing 777 Engine Nacelle.
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