Standardization is beneficial in achieving interoperability and ensuring products meet certain requirements, as well as providing reliability and compatibility. Standards govern every aspect of business and every industry, especially such a highly regulated industry as aviation and aerospace. Every spare part that goes into an airplane must be tested and approved to ensure that it is air-worthy. There is enormous liability involved in this industry for selling products that do not pass quality assurance standards. There are various standards developed by defense, non-defense government organizations, and commercial organizations that denote certain specifications and requirements. The BAC Standard, MS Standard, NAS Standard, and AS Standard are among them. Some are industry-wide standards while some are company-specific. Read more >>

Leach International, a subsidiary of Esterline Power Systems, designs and produces a variety of high-power switching and control components and other parts for aviation and aerospace, rail, and industrial applications around the world. Esterline Power Systems brings in more than $374 million in sales annually, and Leach is one of the better performing subsidiaries of Esterline. Leach has a product line of relays, switches, contactors, relay panels, power distribution units, and other electronic and e...

JAN is an acronym describing a Joint Army-Navy Specification, which indicates the highly regulated government specifications used for electronic components of a specified quality or survivability. JAN parts have tightly maintained quality control. It also usually means the parts will last longer and withstand higher temperatures, voltages, and currents than their consumer counterparts. Although these specifications for technical equipment are developed by a joint board of the United States Army and Navy, they are usable for civilian equipment as well as for equipment built specifically for the military. These specifications describe the parts in detail, from the engineering aspect down to quality requirements. The JAN prefix is usually abbreviated to J on smaller devices and parts. Read more >>

SAE International is the largest automotive and aerospace standards-setting body in the world, which publishes technical information in the form of papers, books, magazines, and meetings. Technical standards are developed by SAE International, a U.S. based, global professional association and standards organization for engineering professionals in various industries. Its focus is on the transport industries: automotive, aerospace, and commercial vehicles. Formerly the Society of Automotive Engineers, this organization develops standards based on the best practices identified by its committees and task forces, composed of experts from each respective field. Today, SAE International has over 120,000 members around the world, with membership being granted on an individual basis and not through companies. Read more >>

Falcon Jet, or Dassault Aviation, is a French aircraft manufacturer of military, regional, and business jets, a subsidiary of Dassault Group. The Dasault Falcon 900 is a French-built corporate jet aircraft. The Dassault Falcon 900 and the larger Falcon 7X are the only trijets in production, both featuring an S-duct engine. The Falcon 900 was developed from the Falcon 50, which was developed from the original Falcon 20. The model has been improved with the Falcon 900B, which features improved engines and increased range. The Falcon 900EX includes even more engine improvements and range as well as an all-glass flight deck. Read more >>

The Bombardier Challenger line of jets includes the Challenger 300 / 30X / 605 / 850. The Challenger was originally produced by Canadair and later by Bombardier Aerospace. The Challenger 300 is a super-mid-sized jet but is not developmentally related to the similarly-named Challenger 600-series or the 800-series. The Challenger 600 was the original series of jets, which included: the CL-600, CL-601, CL-604, CL-605, and CL-610. The Challenger was one of the f...

Bombardier Aerospace, a division of Bombardier Inc. located in Quebec, Canada, the third-largest global airplane manufacturer after Airbus and Boeing. Since 1986, Bombardier has acquired many unprofitable businesses and restored them to profitability, starting with Canadair. In 1989, they acquired near-bankrupt Short Brothers aircraft manufacturing company in Ireland, followed by the 1990 acquisition of Learjet Company in Kansas. Finally, in 1992, they acquired de Havilland Air...

The Gulfstream IV (G-IV or G-4) , designed and manufactured by Gulfstream Aerospace from 1985 to 2003, is part of a family of twin-jet aircraft that are used primarily for private or business use. It made its first flight in September of 1985 and received FAA certification in 1987. It entered service with serial number 1000 in 1987 and was later upgraded to a special purpose GIV-SP version with serial number 1214 in 1993, which was later redesignated as G400. Read more >>

The Gulfstream II (G-II or G-2) is an American twin engine business jet originally designed by Grumman. It was then continued by Grumman American and finally Gulfstream American. The first Gulfstream II flew in October of 1966. Its Grumman model number is G-1159 and its US military designation is C-11