F-16 Braking

F-16 Brake Control System Redesign

F-16 Braking

F-16 Brake Control System Redesign

F-16 Brake Control System Upgrade

 

Crane Aerospace & Electronics was selected by Defense Logistics Agency Aviation to provide a brake control system redesign for the United States Air Force fleet of F-16 aircraft in January 2022. For more than 75 years, Crane A&E has provided brake control system solutions and has 30,000-plus systems in operation today. 

The F-16 upgrade will feature Crane A&E's Mark V Brake-By-Wire technology to provide improved safety, reliability and performance while reducing maintenance and addressing obsolescence. The upgrade will include a new Crane A&E supplied Brake Antiskid Control Unit (BACU), Brake Control Valve Assembly (BCVA) and a Wire Harness.

Brake Control Valve Assembly

Brake Antiskid Control Unit

F-16 Wheel Speed Transducer

F-16 Wheel Speed Transducer

  • Interfaces with existing aircraft architecture as a form & fit replacement for ease of installation
  • Added redundancy eliminates single point failures for improve safety
  • Eliminates ground support equipment for data retrieval improving aircraft availability
  • Addresses existing obsolescence ensuring product support for life of system
  • Resolves existing operational issues with two seat-aircraft mitigating safety mishaps
  • Provides industry leading braking efficiency under all stopping conditions reducing stopping distances
  • Antiskid control loop closure improving performance and fault detection
  • Individual wheel control providing optimum landing performance
  • Fault detection display providing ease of fault isolation for maintenance
Crane P/NDescriptionQty/SSComments
142-259Brake Antiskid Control Unit (BACU)1New Component
142-25990Wire Harness1New Component
33-261Brake Control Valve Assembly (BCVA)1New Component
140-279Wheelspeed Transducer2Previous Retrofit - TCTO 1F-16-2506