Tactair Selected to Provide Master Brake Cylinders for PC-24

Tactair Fluid Controls has been selected to supply its newest master brake cylinders on the Pilatus PC-24. The agreement builds on the existing relationship between the two companies, Tactair said, noting it has a long history of supplying main wheel brakes and nose wheel steering components on Pilatus aircraft.

The new cylinders incorporate enhancements that will improve reliability and make them more robust than previous master cylinder designs, Tactair said. This includes an improved piston and gland configuration that the company said will maintain performance and reliability when subjected to side loading.

Based in Liverpool, New York, Tactair designs and produces hydraulic and pneumatic controls for both fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters, along with naval service vehicles and land combat vehicles. Its products are used for brakes, landing gear, nose wheel steering, flight control, engine/nacelle control and utility control systems.