----- Original Message ----- From: Roger & Amanda La France <lafrance@verizon.net> To: <Skyone@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 10:40 AM Subject: Re: [Sky-1] Box passes FAA toughness test > Noticed that they dont say that it probly weights 200 lbs more than the > average ULD. No airline would buy it except ELAL. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: David Mueller <kawika42@mac.com> > To: SkyOne List <skyone@yahoogroups.com>; AIRLINE list > <airline@listserv.cuny.edu> > Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2002 6:54 PM > Subject: [Sky-1] Box passes FAA toughness test > > > > SOURCE: Long Beach Press-Telegram > > <http://www.press-telegram.com/archive/business/0202/09/biz01.asp> > > > > Box passes FAA toughness test > > > > By John W. Cox > > Staff writer > > > > RANCHO DOMINGUEZ A new model of airplane baggage containers designed and > > made in Rancho Dominguez has been federally certified as being capable > > of withstanding gunshots and bomb explosions. > > > > The certification, announced Friday in Washington, makes Telair > > International the nation's first air cargo container manufacturer to > > pass the Federal Aviation Administration's blast resistance test. > > > > Hailed by Torrance Congresswoman Juanita Millender-McDonald as a > > breakthrough in the nation's quest for greater airline security, the > > certification follows four years and millions of dollars spent in > > research. > > > > "I'm excited, first of all, that this emanated from my (congressional) > > district," Millender-McDonald said. She added that the product should > > persuade more people to return to air travel in the aftermath of the > > Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. > > > > The technology behind Telair's new container, called the Hardened Unit > > Load Device, or HULD, relies heavily on a Kevlar material commonly used > > to make bulletproof vests. Telair recently unveiled a gunshot-proof > > cockpit door made of the same fabric-like material. > > > > In August bomb tests at the federal Aberdeen Proving Grounds in > > Maryland, the cargo containers' Kevlar walls expanded like a balloon > > upon detonation, but no material penetrated the containers. In other > > tests, the same Kevlar material withstood rounds from a .44-caliber > > Magnum fired from 16 feet. > > > > Telair's vice president and general manager, Dennis K. Staver, said the > > containers are 25 percent heavier than standard cargo containers and > > will cost airlines extra fuel and money. However, he said HULDs provide > > better security than any other cargo container. > > > > "It would feel like turbulence" if a bomb exploded inside a HULD in > > flight, Staver said. "But that's a lot better than a big hole in the > > side of the airplane." > > > > Each HULD is expected to sell for about $20,000, though price will > > depend on the number bought, Staver said. In estimating the product's > > potential market, he said there are 3,600 aircraft in operation > > worldwide that could use the containers, 1,000 of them in the United > > States. Each plane can require three to five cargo containers. > > > > Telair has received no orders for HULDs, but Staver said that's because > > the product was just announced. Some airlines have been watching its > > progress, he said. > > > > Telair expects to make 5,000 to 6,000 HULDs at a rate of 50 to 100 > > daily, Staver said. > > > > A New Jersey company, Galaxy Scientific, uses a different material to > > make an air cargo container with similar security aims. > > > > The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Teleflex, a German company > > with operations in England, Germany and Sweden. Telair, started 10 years > > ago at 2930 E. Maria St., employs 75 people. > > > > Other potential applications for Telair's technology include airplane > > floor panels and bulkheads, Staver said. > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> > > Get your FREE credit report with a FREE CreditCheck > > Monitoring Service trial > > http://us.click.yahoo.com/ACHqaB/bQ8CAA/ySSFAA/DmVolB/TM > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> > > > > SkyOne--The Airline News Channel > > To Post message: Skyone@yahoogroups.com > > To Subscribe: Skyone-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > > To Unsubscribe: Skyone-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > List owner: Skyone-owner@yahoogroups.com > > Skyone URL: > > http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/Skyone > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > >