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Argentina Companies are added to KC-390 Elbit Systems

CARRIER WILL HAVE KC-390 Landing Gear
LCME Brazilian company Embraer selected for the design and manufacture the system
São José dos Campos, April 6, 2011 - Embraer selected to LCME
Equipamentos Ltda (www.eleb.net) for the development and production of landing gears of the new military transport jet
KC-390. The contract was signed last week in São José dos Campos, Sao Paulo State
, the city where both companies are headquartered.
"The selection of LCME to develop and manufacture landing gear of the KC-390 jet was
result of a thorough evaluation that considered all the technical and commercial
project and the experience of the company, the technology used and the risk management
development, "said Luiz Carlos Aguiar, Embraer President
Defense and Security.
LCME is a wholly owned subsidiary of Embraer and adds 28 years of experience in the design and manufacture
landing gear and components hydraulics for the aerospace industry. The
company participated in the development of the landing gear of the AMX subsonic fighter, jets commercial
families ERJ 145 and EMBRAER 170/190 (the E-Jets)
business jets Phenom 100, Phenom 300, Legacy 600, Legacy 650 and Lineage 1000 and also
turboprop light attack and advanced training Super Tucano.
The company selected to develop and produce the whole train of
KC-390 landing will be responsible for the design of a robust and reliable system that will ensure
from the operation with heavy weights, consistent with their ability
load on logistical missions, to the demanding operating conditions
semi prepared runways. The system of dual-chamber shock absorbers and landing gear installed in the fuselage
are other important characteristics of the aircraft.
"We are pleased to close another contract with Embraer and
extend our successful relationship," said Jose Luiz Fragner, Director of LCME Equipamentos Ltda
This choice of Embraer shows the reliability of the products we develop training and high
Our technical professionals. We are confident that we will work
exceed the expectations of all customers of the KC-390. "