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Citation
(1999), "New overhaul facilities", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 71 No. 5. https://doi.org/10.1108/aeat.1999.12771eab.037
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 1999, MCB UP Limited
New overhaul facilities
New overhaul facilities
Keywords: WAS
World Aviation Support (WAS), part of the BWA Group plc, has introduced a new mass airflow overhaul facility (Plate 7) at its London - Southend Airport headquarters. The facility will allow WAS to overhaul or rework the majority of valves which require up to 100lb per min and 100psi. Typical valves include starter valves, shut-off valves, pressure reducing valves and temperature control valves as fitted to a wide range of aircraft including Boeing variants.
Plate 7 The new mass flow facility is part of the
impressive World Aviation Support site at London - Southend
The new overhaul facility is part of the WAS complex covering some 70,000 square feet of hangar space, the various workshop employing around 200 staff including 110 engineers.