Sargent Fletcher

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Sargent Fletcher
Industry Aerospace
Founded 1940
Headquarters 9400 Flair Dr.
El Monte, California, USA
Key people Ron Winkler, VP
Employees 150 (2010)[1]
Website www.cobham.com

Sargent Fletcher is a subsidiary company of Cobham plc. which makes aircraft equipment, including aerial refueling systems, external fuel tanks, and special purpose pods.

History

Sargent Fletcher was founded in 1940[2] and bought by Cobham in 1994.

According to a 1991 report the company submitted to regional air quality officials, the company's El Monte chrome-plating plant showed the highest cancer-risk level of any business in the San Gabriel Valley.[3] It was later closed in 2010.

Customers

The KC-130J was supposed to be equipped with Flight Refuelling Ltd's Mk32B-901E hose-and-drogue units, but operational problems meant that the aircraft went into production using equipment from Sargent Fletcher instead.[4]

Aircraft using Sargent Fletcher equipment include:

See also

References

  1. ↑ BNET Sargent Fletcher Company Profile
  2. ↑ Jane's profile
  3. ↑ Health Effects of Sargent-Fletcher Plant Are Hard to Discern October 27, 1994 DEBORAH SULLIVAN, LA Times
  4. ↑ Navy Expects KC-130J Deliveries Under Revised Refueling Pod Plan Defense Daily, April 11, 2003
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