Aerospace Experience

Over 20 years’ aerospace industry experience, having worked for:

• Hawker Siddeley
• Messier Dowty
• Doncasters Bramah
• Moog,
• Ultra Electronics
• Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems

A background in Experimental, Development and Test department’s John later went on to manage:

• CNC machine shops
• NDT & Radiography
• Welding shops (including Laser welding)
• Heat treatment
• Toolmaking, Assembly and Fitting shops

Working on assemblies for:

• Ariane
• Tornado
• Hawk
• Typhoon
• AV-8B
• F-35
• Jaguar
• JAS39
• Harrier
• Airbus A310, 319, 320, 321, 322, 330/40 & XXX (A380)
• Boeing (Various)
• Embraer (Various)
• BA146
• Shorts 360.

Covering:

• Drop Test
• Fatigue Test,
• Strength Test
• Production (Assembly, Calibration, Test, Inspection etc)
• The design and build of test rigs

 On components and systems such as:

• Landing gears
• Wheels and Brakes
• Ram Air Turbines,
• jack’s, Actuators, Shock Absorbers
• Hydraulic Systems (Aero & Subs)
• Servo valves
• Inner casings (RR Trent Engine)