WIRELESS TIRE PRESSURE SENSING

Dassault Falcon Jet has been awarded an STC for Crane Aerospace and Electronics’ SmartStem wireless tire pressure system to be fitted on Falcon 50 business jets. STC retrofit kits for this equipment are available exclusively through Dassault Falcon Jet Corp.

SmartStem tire pressure sensors are already certified for use on a variety of other business jets, and Crane is in the process of certifying SmartStem on additional business, regional and large commercial aircraft. The technology provides reduced maintenance costs, improved convenience and automatic tracking of tire pressure checks. 

To fit an aircraft with SmartStem technology, the existing tire inflation valve stem is simply replaced with a special valve stem containing integral sensors. SmartStem communicates tire pressure, temperature and other stored information wirelessly to a handheld reader without the use of an internal battery in the stem. Since this information is communicated wirelessly and does not require the removal of the valve cap, no gas is lost during routine tire pressure checks.

For more information, visit www.craneae.com.