Joystick chosen for cargo loader
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Penny + Giles product story
Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team
Mar 28, 2002
Aircraft Maintenance Support Services has specified the Penny and Giles JC150 joystick controller for its latest Atlas 2000 air-portable cargo transporter/loader.
Aircraft Maintenance Support Services, a leading manufacturer of ground support equipment for military and civilian customers worldwide, has specified the Penny and Giles JC150 joystick controller for its latest Atlas 2000 air-portable cargo transporter/loader.
The 4WD vehicle, which is sold to airforces and international peacekeeping and relief agencies, weighs less than 12t and will load and transport up to 18t of cargo.
It is used to load military and civilian aircraft from a C130 Hercules to the B747 Main Deck, which requires a 4.5m vertical lift.
The Penny and Giles JC150 provides full control of the Atlas 2000's platform through its processor control system.
The functions include lowering and raising from 1 to 5.5m and pitching and rolling fore and aft, and left and right.
Commenting on the choice of joystick, Phil Summers of AMSS says the decision was an easy one as the Atlas 2000's predecessor, the Atlas Mk2 is fitted with a Penny and Giles JC600 joystick and both are still giving excellent service with airforces around the world.
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