UTC Aerospace Systems (UTAS) was one of the world’s largest suppliers of aerospace and defense products, headquartered in
Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census, making Charlotte the 16th-most populo ...
, United States. The company was formed in August 2012 when parent
United Technologies Corporation
United Technologies Corporation (UTC) was an American multinational conglomerate headquartered in Farmington, Connecticut. It researched, developed, and manufactured products in numerous areas, including aircraft engines, aerospace systems ...
merged their existing subsidiary
Hamilton Sundstrand
Hamilton Sundstrand was an American globally active corporation that manufactured and supported aerospace and industrial products for worldwide markets. A subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation, it was headquartered in Windsor Locks, Con ...
with the newly-acquired
Goodrich Corporation
The Goodrich Corporation, formerly the B.F. Goodrich Company, was an American manufacturing company based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Founded in Akron, Ohio in 1870 as Goodrich, Tew & Co. by Benjamin Goodrich, the company name was cha ...
. In 2018, UTC acquired
Rockwell Collins
Rockwell Collins was a multinational corporation headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, providing avionics and information technology systems and services to government agencies and aircraft manufacturers. It was formed when the Collins Radio Comp ...
which was
merged to form
Collins Aerospace.
Products
UTC Aerospace Systems was engaged in designing, manufacturing and servicing systems and components for commercial, regional, business and military aircraft, helicopters and other platforms. UTC Aerospace Systems was also a major supplier to international space programs.
UTC Aerospace Systems had two main segments: Aircraft Systems and Power, Control & Sensing Systems. These segments were then broken down into several business units.
The Aircraft Systems consisted of Actuation & Propeller Systems, Aerostructures, Air Management Systems, Interiors, and Landing Systems (formerly Landing Gear and Wheels and Brakes).
The Power, Control & Sensing Systems consisted of Electric Systems, Engine Systems, ISR & Space Systems, and Sensors & Integrated Systems.
UTC Aerospace Systems was also the owner of Ithaco Space Systems, Inc., formerly owned by
Goodrich Company. Ithaco has produced items for the field of satellite control since 1962, such as Earth sensors,
reaction/momentum wheels, magnetometers and magnetic torquers. In addition to over 100 U.S. satellites, equipment made by Ithaco flew on Japanese, Canadian, French, German, Spanish, Swedish, and Argentinean spacecraft. Ithaco became notable for having manufactured the reaction wheels of the
Kepler spacecraft, the
Hayabusa spacecraft, the Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics (TIMED) satellite and the
Dawn spacecraft, which developed problems or even failed. The
ROSAT
ROSAT (short for Röntgensatellit; in German X-rays are called Röntgenstrahlen, in honour of Wilhelm Röntgen) was a German Aerospace Center-led satellite X-ray telescope, with instruments built by West Germany, the United Kingdom and the Uni ...
reaction wheels lasted over eight years.
UTC Aerospace Systems announced layoffs at Ithaco Space Systems in August 2012 due to Ithaco having been "focused on space programs that have recently seen slower growth", and further layoffs at former Hamilton Sundstrand.
See also
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List of aircraft propeller manufacturers
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LucasVarity
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Pratt & Whitney
References
External links
UTC Aerospace Systems website
Aerospace companies of the United States
United Technologies
Rocket engine manufacturers
Windsor Locks, Connecticut
Aircraft propeller manufacturers
Aircraft undercarriage manufacturers
Companies based in Charlotte, North Carolina
2018 mergers and acquisitions
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