Collins Aerospace opens UK test facility for electric thrust reverser systems

Collins Aerospace, a business unit of RTX (NYSE: RTX), has opened an Engineering Center of Excellence in Wolverhampton, England, focused on electric thrust reverser actuation systems, known as elecTRAS.

The facility houses a modular and scalable test center designed to support the design, testing, and certification of aircraft actuation systems. According to the company, the center simulates real-world conditions for aircraft components, actuators, subsystems, and full systems, with the goal of integrating early-stage test results into system analysis to reduce development delays.

Collins Aerospace states that elecTRAS eliminates actuation hydraulic interfaces and fluids and can reduce nacelle actuation weight by 15% to 20% at the integrated aircraft system level.

"This unique modular approach supports the industry's transition to more-electric systems, aligning with original equipment manufacturers' forward-looking goals while improving fuel efficiency, operational performance, and ease of maintenance," said Ajay Mahajan, president of Advanced Structures at Collins Aerospace.

The elecTRAS technology is already in service on the Airbus A350 family and had logged more than 15 million flight hours and 2.2 million flight cycles across more than 700 aircraft as of 2025.

This information is based on a press release issued by RTX.

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