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Boeing 777
Boeing 777 System Overview
Eaton’s Aerospace Product Capabilities
The Boeing 777 is a wide- The Boeing 777 is equipped supplies the Environmental Eaton’s Aeroquip® product line
body, twin-engine airplane with three hydraulic systems. Control System (ECS) door includes the fluid quick discon-
with flexibility in range, routes The left, center and right sys- actuator that will operate the ECS nect coupling and self-sealing
and interior configurations. Its tems deliver hydraulic fluid at a door in flight to control airflow to "B" nut fittings that are used in
state-of-the-art technology rated pressure of 3000 psig the ECS system. The 777 the Boeing 777 hydraulic sys-
includes fly-by-wire flight (207 bar) to operate flight con- contains an Eaton rudder trim tem. They are also integrated in
controls and digital avionics. trols, flap systems, actuators, switch to control the position of the hose assemblies reducing
landing gear and brakes. the rudder trim actuator. weight and eliminating potential
Similar in appearance to the leak paths on the aircraft.
767, the Boeing 777 is longer Primary hydraulic power for the The Boeing 777 equipped with
and wider with wings that left and right systems is GE90 Snecma engines utilize Other Eaton products included
include a folding wing-tip provided by two engine-driven the advance technology of on the 777 are main engine fuel
option. The landing gear on pumps (EDP) and supplemented Eaton's Quantitative Debris pumps, pressure refueling level
the 777 is the largest ever by two on-demand electric Monitoring (QDM) system. The control valves and special main
incorporated into a motor-driven pumps (ACMP) QDM is an early warning for landing gear swivels that were
commercial airplane to date. manufactured by Eaton. potential gear or bearing failure designed to meet the additional
The standard two-post by capturing and indicating the side loads during deployment of
arrangement features six- Two Eaton on-demand air tur- presence of ferrous debris parti- the landing gear.
wheel trucks instead of bine-driven pumps (ADP) power cles in the lube oil. The unit is
conventional four-wheel units. the center system. There are mounted in a Lubriclone® that
also two Eaton primary electric effectively separates air from
A total of 12 wheels support
motorpumps (ACMP) that pro- the oil before returning oil to the
the 777 for better weight vides hydraulic power for the lube tank.
distribution during landing engine thrust reversers, primary
and while taxing to terminals. flight controls, landing gear and Eaton chip collectors are on the
The cantilever low swept- flaps/slats in the center system. engines and manual level indica-
wing design monoplane is of tors in many of the secondary
advanced construction, with a Under emergency conditions power systems.
cockpit based on the 747. hydraulic power is generated by
The 777 is powered by the ram air turbine (RAT) which Each hydraulic system utilizes
General Electric, Pratt & is deployed automatically and Eaton's integrated hydraulic fil-
drives an Eaton variable dis- ter module, which performs the
Whitney and Rolls Royce
placement inline pump. The critical task of filtering pressure
engines ranging from 74,000 RAT pump provides flow to the and case drain hydraulic fluid for
lbs to 122,965 lbs of thrust. center system flight controls. use in the hydraulic system.
The wide body twin-engine
aircraft can carry between 305 Eaton supplies many critical Within the center system,
and 440 passengers, seating electro-mechanical actuators for Eaton's brake metering valve
ranges from six to ten abreast the 777. Eaton provides door (BMV) controls hydraulic pres-
with two aisles and has a mechanisms that consist of sure to the aircraft brakes.
range of 7,250 to 8,820 flight locks on the eight Eaton's main landing gear priori-
nautical miles while traveling passenger doors, power drive ty valve (MLGPV) performs a
at Mach 0.84. units to operate the two large critical function during peak
cargo doors, rotary actuators to hydraulic power demands, such
latch the two large cargo doors as landing. Also, playing a criti-
and a power drive unit to cal role in aircraft safety, Eaton's
operate the small cargo door. emergency passenger door
The 777 also utilizes two thrust actuator (EPDA) assembly is
reverse interlock linear actuators used to open a door when acti-
and an auto speed brake control vated by nitrogen gas pressure.
stand linear actuator. Eaton also
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1800 & 1801 Series AS1896 Low Profile Ball Bearing Plane AS1975 & AS4623 Kevlar®
Low Profile Ratchet Lock Low Profile, Self-Sealing Swivel Joints Hose Assemblies
Couplings Hydraulic "B" Nut Fittings To meet the demanding side load Eaton’s Kevlar hose assemblies
Eaton’s Aeroquip product line of Eaton combined a small enve- requirements on the Boeing 777 optimize weight throughout the
self-sealing ratchet lock couplings lope size with minimal weight to landing gear, Eaton has improved hydraulic system.
offer dependable service in develop the low profile, self-seal- the performance of the 1817
aircraft for both low and high ing hydraulic "B" nut fittings. The Series low profile ball bearing
pressure applications. These "B" nut design is for both high plane swivel joints to take up to
couplings are available in both and low pressure hydraulic sys- three times the MIL-J-5514 side
aluminum and stainless steel. tems on the Boeing 777. load requirements. The resulting
swivel design has superior reli-
ability and ultra low swivel
torque.
Summary
Eaton’s Aerospace Products
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