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Cable dimensions and characteristics — including diameter, weight, and minimum bend radius.

Cable dimensions and characteristics — including diameter, weight, and minimum bend radius.

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Cable dimensions and characteristics — including diameter, weight, and minimum bend radius.

Examines the constraints that may have an impact on cable performance, and the process involved in selecting the right materials based on sufficient testing to verify cables will survive in harsh environments.

The following are the responses to questions submitted during Gore’s webinar, High-Speed Data Transmission in Military Aircraft: System Lifeline or Costly Afterthought?  Because most applications have unique design considerations, we provide this general information as a guide. We encourage you to contact our application engineers to discuss any questions specific to your product.

With many decades of unrivaled experience, W. L. Gore & Associates provides some of the highest-quality solutions available today in the modern aviation industry. Among them are GORE Cable Protection Systems for Aircraft. Comprised of crush- and abrasion-resistant materials, they are durable enough to withstand harsh flight conditions, such as fluctuating temperatures and severe vibration, and tolerate complicated routing in cramped electrical systems.

Download our full catalog of high data rate solutions for civil and defense aircraft. Technical information includes cable properties/characteristics, applications, qualifications, performance data, cable preparation, connector options, and ordering information.

W. L. Gore & Associates developed the following procedures based on our best practices for terminating GORE® Cable Protection Systems for Aircraft with M85049/88 connector backshells, adapters and backshells with a similar banding platform. By following these steps, you can ensure that the cables withstand severe flight conditions, tolerate complex routing in avionics and more.

Civil and military aircraft OEMs can review a complete list of prequalified high data rate copper and fiber optic cable samples from W. L. Gore & Associates. This way, you can validate our standard products in your specific application with lower technical and business risks to your program. Once you decide, fill out a short online form and place your order with our authorized global distributors to receive your complimentary sample for aerospace and defense.

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