Company:Sargent Fletcher
| Industry | Aerospace |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Fletcher Aviation |
| Founded | 1940 |
| Headquarters | 9400 Flair Dr. , El Monte, California USA |
Key people | Ron Winkler, VP |
Number of employees | 150 (2010)[1] |
| Website | www.cobham.com |
Sargent Fletcher is a subsidiary company of Cobham plc. which makes aircraft equipment, including aerial refueling systems, external fuel tanks, and special purpose pods.
History
Sargent-Fletcher Company was created by A. J. Industries decision to merge the Sargent Engineering Corporation and Fletcher Aviation Corporation in June 1963.[2] It had acquired the former in late 1961 and the latter in October 1958.[3][4] Sargent-Fletcher was bought by Cobham in 1994. According to a 1991 report the company submitted to regional air quality officials, the company's El Monte chrome-plating plant showed the highest cancer-risk level of any business in the San Gabriel Valley.[5] It was later closed in 2010.
Customers
The KC-130J was supposed to be equipped with Flight Refuelling Ltd's Mk32B-901E hose-and-drogue units, but operational problems meant that the aircraft went into production using equipment from Sargent Fletcher instead.[6]
Aircraft using Sargent Fletcher equipment include:[7]
- Boeing 707[8]
- Dassault Mirage 5
- Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
- Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon
- Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor
- Lockheed C-130 Hercules / HC-130 / KC-130 / MC-130
- Lockheed L-1011 TriStar
- McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle
- McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet
- McDonnell Douglas KC-10A
- Northrop F-5
- Panavia Tornado
References
- ↑ BNET Sargent Fletcher Company Profile
- ↑ Cherniss, Charles (5 June 1963). "Royal Industries Sells Subsidiary". The Independent: p. 19. http://www.newspapers.com/image/65161879.
- ↑ "A. J. Industries Nets 27 Cents". Los Angeles Times: p. 2. 6 August 1959. http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/381194954.
- ↑ "A. J. Industries Purchase of 2 Firms Approved". Los Angeles Times: p. 7. 9 September 1961. http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/385562825.
- ↑ Sullivan, Deborah (1994-10-27). "Health Effects of Sargent-Fletcher Plant Are Hard to Discern: Chrome-plating factory reported toxic emissions at the highest level in the area. But the company disputes the data, citing smog as a more probable reason for neighbor's breathing ailments." (in en-US). https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-10-27-ga-55414-story.html.
- ↑ "Navy Expects KC-130J Deliveries Under Revised Refueling Pod Plan". Defense Daily 218 (9). April 11, 2003.
- ↑ "Sargent Fletcher Inc". November 3, 2008. http://articles.janes.com/articles/Janes-Aircraft-Upgrades/Sargent-Fletcher-Inc-United-States.html.
- ↑ "FAQ". http://www.omegaairrefueling.com/faqs/.
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