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Hydraulics onboard the A380

The historic first flight of the Airbus A380 in April would not have been possible without some of the biggest names in fluid power being onboard.

Parker Aerospace, Irvine, Calif., a business segment of Parker Hannifin Corp., and Eaton Corp.'s Aerospace division, also of Irvine, both played integral roles in the development of the A380, the largest passenger airline and the first commercial aircraft to use a 5000-psi hydraulic power generation and fluid conveyance system. Previously, all commercial passenger aircraft were limited to 3000-psi systems, apart from the Concorde, the only commercial aircraft to feature a 4000-psi system.

Eaton Aerospace's work with the military led to its ...

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