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37-685: Triumph Group, Inc. is an American supplier of aerospace services, structures, systems and support. Based in Radnor, Pennsylvania , United States, Triumph engineers , designs , and manufactures aircraft components, systems, and accessories. Several services and products are offered through three of their operating organizations, Integrated Systems, Aerospace Structures, and Product Support. Triumph Group serves original equipment manufacturers of regional , commercial , military and business aircraft and components, as well as air cargo carriers and regional and commercial airlines . Triumph Group

74-420: A leveraged buyout . Triumph conducted aviation repair and overhaul, industrial machining, paper converting and steel converting. The companies employed 1450 people at 22 US locations, with aviation accounting for just over 25% of total sales. In 1995, due to Department of Defense cutbacks, Triumph sold Otto Konigslow Manufacturing Company (which manufactured aerospace components) to two of its supervisors. In

111-1044: A Ten Year Contract With Rolls-Royce. In 2023 Triumph Group announced that it had entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Stirling Dynamics with the aim to collaborate on advancing opportunities in the electro-mechanical actuation market. Triumph Group has three business units: Triumph Aerospace Structures designs and builds large structures, subsystems and parts for military, commercial and industrial OEMs, using metal and composites. Triumph Integrated Systems designs, develops and tests electrical components for use in military and commercial aircraft. Integrated Systems builds electronics and their controls, actuation and their controls, along with mechanical parts, gears, fluid power parts and actuators. Triumph Product Support maintains military and commercial aircraft parts, accessories and airborne electrical power generators. Product Support provides accessories, aviation services, airborne structures and interiors. Aircraft systems Aircraft software systems control, manage, and apply

148-632: A conglomerate dubbed Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV). Vought Aeronautics and Vought Missiles and Space continued to develop and produce for the Air Force and Navy under the umbrella of LTV Aerospace. The first of two decades of reorganizations began in 1972 with the creation of Vought Systems by the merging of the Vought Missiles and Space and Aeronautics divisions. All of LTV Aerospace was renamed the Vought Corporation in 1976, but by 1983

185-817: A greater number of components and services. In 1996, the corporation had 1500 workers and yearly earnings of $ 300 million. Six divisions worked in aviation while the other seven worked in specialty materials. The company went public at that time, which provided over $ 50 million in revenue. The company focused on purchasing aviation companies in an attempt to increase profits by 20% per annum, and extend their product lines. Such acquisitions included Air Lab (1995), Teleflex Controls (1996), Hydro-Mill Company (1997), DV Industries (1998), DG Industries (1998), Chase Aerospace Limited (1998) and Hartford Tool and Die (1998). In 1998, when Ill subsequently announced his preoccupations about cutbacks in aircraft production at Boeing Company, he also stated that there may be more work forthcoming on

222-443: A manufacturer of gigantic aircraft components and assemblies. This gave the conglomerate the ability to produce almost all of the parts used in commercial aircraft. In 1999, Triumph infused six more companies into its lineup of subsidiaries. The company produced flight control surfaces, control systems, and metal parts while providing MRO for almost every aircraft system except cabins, communications devices, landing gear, engines and

259-601: A new organization named Alco Diversified Services out of the 11 companies that comprised the Triumph Group, the two paper companies and their aerospace subsidiary. Richard Ill, who led Triumph Group for several years, was promoted to president of Alco Diversified Services. In 1991, Alco sold their food division. In 1992, the corporation made an announcement that it was trying to sell Alco Diversified Services and purchase 49.9% percent of IMM Office Systems Holding. In 1993, Triumph Group took over Alco Diversified Services in

296-533: A twelve-month deal to service auxiliary power units and line replaceable units for the United States Air Force KC-10 tankers. Boeing had several options to renew, increasing the potential of this arrangement ninefold. In 1998, Triumph acquired four additional companies, bringing its grand total of subsidiaries to eighteen and its employee count to over two thousand in early 1999. It was at this time that Triumph purchased Ralee Engineering,

333-499: Is designed to store and deliver aviation fuel to the propulsion system and auxiliary power unit (APU) if equipped. Fuel systems differ greatly due to different performance of the aircraft in which they are installed. Propulsion systems encompass engine installations and their controls. Sub-systems include fire detection and protection and thrust reversal . Aircraft that regularly operate in icing conditions have systems to detect and prevent ice forming (anti-icing) and/or remove

370-411: Is required for high speed flight and large aircraft to convert the crews' control system movements to surface movements. The hydraulic system is also used to extend and retract landing gear, operate flaps and slats, operate the wheel brakes and steering systems. Hydraulic systems consist of engine driven pumps, fluid reservoirs, oil coolers, valves and actuators . Redundancy for safety is often provided by

407-511: Is used for several purposes which include cabin pressurisation , cabin heating or cooling, boundary layer control (BLC), ice protection and pressurisation of fuel tanks. Aircraft avionic systems encompass a wide range of electrical and electronic systems that include flight instruments, radios, and navigation systems. Aircraft environmental control systems (ECS) provide cabin pressurisation and heating while also providing cooling for electronic systems such as radar . An aircraft fuel system

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444-686: The F4U Corsair . Vought became independent again in 1954, and was purchased by Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV) in 1961. The company designed and produced a variety of planes and missiles throughout the Cold War . Vought was sold from LTV and owned in various degrees by the Carlyle Group and Northrop Grumman in the early 1990s. It was then fully bought by Carlyle, renamed Vought Aircraft Industries, with headquarters in Dallas , Texas . In June 2010,

481-784: The Aerostructures Corp., owned by the Carlyle Group and based in Nashville, Tennessee , merged with Vought. Vought's Nashville site supplies wing components for Airbus A319 , A320 , A330 , and A340 . Boeing announced in July 2009 that it had agreed to acquire the North Charleston, South Carolina, facility of Vought Aircraft Industries, where Vought builds sections 47 and 48 of the aft fuselage for Boeing's 787 Dreamliner. Boeing agreed to pay $ 580 million for

518-661: The Carlyle Group sold Vought to the Triumph Group . In 1917, the Lewis and Vought Corporation was founded by Lewis, an early aviator, and Vought, a former chief engineer of the Wright Company . They sought to take advantage of the growing field of military and civilian aviation after World War I . Operations began in Astoria, New York ; in 1919, they moved to Long Island City, New York . After Lewis retired in 1922, it

555-597: The Navy in 1957; it was one of the Navy's first supersonic fighters and its last all-gun fighter. The same basic design was later heavily revised and shortened to produce Vought's A-7 Corsair II , a carrier-borne close-air-support and attack plane. Entering service in 1965, the Corsair II was heavily engaged in a close support and strike missions during the Vietnam War , beginning in 1967. The A-7 also participated in

592-728: The Parker Hannifin Corporation United Aircraft Products Division and Rolls-Royce Gear Systems. The company then reorganized into two groups, Triumph Aftermarket Services and Triumph Aerospace Systems. It also combined several of its Arizona subsidiaries into Triumph Engineered Solutions; operations at the Phoenix Manufacturing Division of Triumph Engineered Solutions ceased on December 31, 2004, and its Wisconsin Manufacturing Division

629-402: The U.S. invasion of Grenada in 1983; a punitive raid on Syrian missile sites in 1983; reprisal raids against Libya during Operation El Dorado Canyon in 1986; strikes against Iranian coastal platforms and naval forces during Operation Praying Mantis in 1988; support of the 1989 invasion of Panama; and throughout operations during Desert Storm in 1991. The A-7A, A-7B, A-7C and A-7E served with

666-622: The US Navy while the A-7D was purchased by the US Air Force and Air National Guard. Two-seat models known as TA-7C/Es served with the U.S. Navy while the US Air Force purchased the TA-7K. The A-7 served in limited numbers with three foreign air forces, including Greece ( A-7H/TA-7H ), Portugal ( A-7P/TA-7P ) and Thailand (ex-USN A-7E/TA-7E). IN 1962, Vought was bought by James Ling , who formed

703-597: The Vought company was again split along aeronautic and missile lines under LTV Aerospace and Defense. By the early 1980s, LTV was struggling, and Vought laid off many employees. In 1992, LTV sold Vought to Northrop and the Carlyle Group , each owning roughly half of the company. It sold the missile division to the Loral Corporation , part of Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control . Northrop Grumman ,

740-648: The XF4U, recognized by its distinctive inverted gull wings . After its first flight, in 1940, thousands of F4U Corsairs were produced for the Navy and Marines in World War II . By the end of its production in 1952, Vought, Goodyear , and Brewster had all produced the Corsair fighters. Vought was reestablished as a separate division in United Aircraft in 1942. In postwar 1949, Vought moved operations to

777-746: The company moved its operations to East Hartford, Connecticut . Under the Air Mail Act of 1934, United Aircraft and Transportation Corp. was forced by law to divide its businesses, resulting in Boeing Aircraft, United Airlines , and the United Aircraft Corp, of which Vought was a part. In 1939, United Aircraft moved Vought to Stratford, Connecticut , where it merged with the Sikorsky division to become Vought-Sikorsky Aircraft. Chief engineer Rex Beisel began in 1938 to develop

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814-403: The company sold its division Lee Aerospace back to its original founder, Jim Lee. Triumph had owned Lee Aerospace for 14 years. In December 2015, Triumph Group Inc. announced that Daniel J. Crowley would be named president and chief executive officer effective 4 January 2016. Crowley succeeds Richard C. Ill, CEO from 1993 to 2012. Ill left retirement to step in after Jeffry D. Frisby resigned. Ill

851-403: The company. In 1986, Alco was considering selling Triumph Group and its distribution businesses, the former of which competed in the aerospace industry and earned just under 3% of Alco Standard's revenue. In addition to its aerospace factions, Triumph also had a stake in the U.S. steel industry. Because customers were becoming more demanding with respect to product quality, Alco Standard formed

888-541: The former North American Aviation "B" plant in Dallas, Texas . The move was pushed by the Navy, who believed that having both of its main aircraft suppliers on the East Coast was an unnecessary risk. Vought moved 27 million pounds of equipment and 1,300 employees in 14 months, a record-breaking industrial move at the time. In 1954, the company separated from United Aircraft and became the independent Chance Vought Aircraft Inc. Vought began making its F-8 Crusader for

925-576: The ice accumulation after it has formed (de-icing). This can be achieved by heating the spaces in internal structure with engine bleed air, chemical treatment, electrical heating and expansion/contraction of the skin using de-icing boots . Vought Vought was the name of several related American aerospace firms. These have included, in the past, Lewis and Vought Corporation , Chance Vought , Vought-Sikorsky , LTV Aerospace (part of Ling-Temco-Vought ), Vought Aircraft Companies , and Vought Aircraft Industries . The first incarnation of Vought

962-632: The lines of Pratt & Whitney and Boeing . Vought died from sepsis in 1930, having seen his company produce a variety of fighters , trainers , flying boats , and surveillance aircraft for the United States Navy and the United States Army Air Service . Despite the Great Depression , Vought continued to design and manufacture aircraft at a growing pace. Soon after Chance Vought's death in 1930,

999-436: The middle of the 1990s, commercial aviation sales went from $ 200 million to $ 300 million in three years, with forecasts indicating that sales would reach $ 500 million before the end of the decade. The aviation businesses provided 67% of the company's revenue. With never-before-seen demand for airline travel around 1996, Boeing produced close to 500 aircraft per annum. To meet this unprecedented production rate, Boeing outsourced

1036-792: The most comprehensive maintenance checks. In 2003, the Boeing Company's failing Spokane, Washington facility was acquired, which is now known as Triumph Composite Systems. The conglomerate now stood at 41 companies. In the same quarter of that year, the company restructured by discontinuing its Metals Group and combining its five aviation segments into three. The Control Systems and Structures Groups were combined into Triumph Aerospace Systems Group. The Gas Turbine Services and Operational Components Groups were unified, becoming Triumph Components Group. Triumph Aftermarket Services Group added Advanced Materials Technologies and Aerospace Technologies to its portfolio. Shortly thereafter, Triumph acquired

1073-566: The new Boeing 737. This was an excellent fit for Triumph Air Repair, as much of their work consisted of servicing the Boeing 727 and 737 aircraft. It was at this time that Boeing Company purchased McDonnell Douglas, the first company to manufacture the KC-10 aircraft, which was the aerial refueling version of the Boeing DC-10. Soon to follow would be Triumph Air Repair's largest contract ever,

1110-506: The subsystems that are engaged with avionics on board an aircraft. Flight control systems can be manually operated or powered. They are designed to move the flight control surfaces or swashplate , allowing the pilot to maintain or change attitude as required. Landing gear systems for larger aircraft are usually hydraulic for powered retraction/extension of the main legs and doors and also for braking. Anti-skid systems are used to provide maximum braking performance. A hydraulic system

1147-584: The successor to Northrop and Grumman , bought the Carlyle Group's Vought interest for $ 130 million in 1994. In 2000, Carlyle Group established Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. It is primarily an aerostructures subcontractor. Vought is heavily involved in the Boeing 747 , Boeing 787 aircraft as well as supplying parts for the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II and the V-22 Osprey . In July 2003,

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1184-443: The use of multiple, isolated systems. The electrical system generally consist of a battery, generator or alternator , switches, circuit breakers and instruments such as voltmeters and ammeters . Back up electrical supply can be provided by a ram air turbine (RAT) or Hydrazine powered turbines. Bleed air is compressed air taken from the compressor stage of a gas turbine engine upstream of its fuel-burning sections. It

1221-548: Was also the chairman since 2009, so when he took over the CEO position after Frisby left, he was succeeded by one of the company's board members, U.S. Air Force (Ret.) Gen. Ralph E. Eberhart. In 2020 Triumph Group's fourth quarter had an operating loss of $ 40.3 million, this was inclusive of a $ 66.1 million 'goodwill Product Support' due to the effects of the COVID-19 crisis on the overall aviation market. In 2021 Triumph Group signed

1258-493: Was established by Chance M. Vought and Birdseye Lewis in 1917. In 1928, it was acquired by United Aircraft and Transport Corporation , which a few years later became United Aircraft Corporation ; this was the first of many reorganizations and buyouts. During the 1920s and 1930s, Vought Aircraft and Chance Vought specialized in carrier-based aircraft for the United States Navy , by far its biggest customer. Chance Vought produced thousands of planes during World War II , including

1295-495: Was formerly one of the companies in Alco Standard Corporation, a loose conglomerate of diversified companies that operated across a large number of unrelated fields, including office supplies. By the latter half of the decade, officers of Alco Standard Corporation were concentrating on office supplies, paper products, and food services, their three core competencies. The former was the fastest-growing market for

1332-813: Was renamed the Chance Vought Corporation. Vought made history in 1922 when the Vought VE-7 trainer made the first takeoff from the deck of the USS Langley , the first American aircraft carrier. Later came the VE-11 naval fighter and the Vought O2U Corsair , the first of the Corsair aircraft. In 1928, the company was acquired by the United Aircraft and Transport Corporation , but stayed its own separate division among

1369-398: Was sold. In 2009, Triumph Group purchased Mexmil Company, Kongsberg Automotive, Merritt Tool Company and Saygrove Defense & Aerospace Group. In June 2010, Triumph Group acquired Vought Aircraft Industries , a leading producer of aerostructures from the Carlyle Group . This acquisition close to doubled the company workforce, and created a 'Tier One Capable' supplier. In January 2014

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