CHARLOTTE, NC – January 28, 2009 – Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc. announced today that it has developed a solution for inadvertent aircraft slide deployment. The Curtiss-Wright Controls Integrated Sensing SmartHandle® is an audible alert system designed to fit any aircraft door and assist in the prevention of unintentional rollout of an emergency slide.

The SmartHandle can be installed as a retrofit on existing aircraft or directly on to the airframe at the production line. It is available as a stand-alone, self-powered unit fitted to each aircraft door, working autonomously, or as an integral part of the aircraft in cohesion with existing door systems. The SmartHandle has the capability to be programmed to issue an audible alert in any language using a female or male voice.

“Inadvertent slide deployment has emerged as a problem within the aviation industry since the passenger entry/exit door has been used as a means of escape in the event of an emergency evacuation,” said David Adams, co-chief operating officer of Curtiss-Wright Corporation. “Curtiss-Wright Controls SmartHandle provides a practical solution that solves inadvertent slide deployments and substantially reduces the financial and human cost associated with such occurrences.”

SmartHandle will be on display from February 2-7, at Curtiss-Wright Controls’ exhibit, located at stand R-79, during the 2010 Singapore Airshow. 
 
About Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc.
Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Curtiss-Wright Controls is the Motion Control segment of Curtiss-Wright Corporation.  With manufacturing facilities around the world, Curtiss-Wright Controls is a leading technology-based organization providing niche motion control products, subsystems and services internationally for the aerospace and defense markets. For more information, please visit www.cwcontrols.com.
 
About Curtiss-Wright
Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW) is a diversified company headquartered in Parsippany, N.J. The company designs, manufactures and overhauls products for motion control and flow control applications, and provides a variety of specialized metal treatment services. The firm employs approximately 7,500 people worldwide. For more information, please visit www.curtisswright.com.  
 
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