Sargent Fletcher

Sargent Fletcher
IndustryAerospace
PredecessorFletcher Aviation
Founded1940
Headquarters
9400 Flair Dr.
El Monte, California
,
USA
Key peopleRon Winkler, VP
Number of employees
150 (2010)
Websitewww.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 Company was created by A. J. Industries decision to merge the Sargent Engineering Corporation and Fletcher Aviation Corporation in June 1963. It had acquired the former in late 1961 and the latter in October 1958. Sargent-Fletcher was bought by Cobham in 1994.[citation needed]

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. 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.

Aircraft using Sargent Fletcher equipment include:

References

  1. ↑ BNET Sargent Fletcher Company Profile
  2. ↑ Cherniss, Charles (5 June 1963). "Royal Industries Sells Subsidiary". The Independent. p. 19. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "A. J. Industries Nets 27 Cents". Los Angeles Times. 6 August 1959. p. 2. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "A. J. Industries Purchase of 2 Firms Approved". Los Angeles Times. 9 September 1961. p. 7. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  5. ↑ Sullivan, Deborah (1994-10-27). "Health Effects of Sargent-Fletcher Plant Are Hard to Discern: Chrome-plating factory reported toxic emissions at the highest level in the area. But the company disputes the data, citing smog as a more probable reason for neighbor's breathing ailments". Los Angeles Times.
  6. ↑ "Navy Expects KC-130J Deliveries Under Revised Refueling Pod Plan". Defense Daily. Vol. 218, no. 9. April 11, 2003.
  7. ↑ "Sargent Fletcher Inc". Jane's. Jane's Aircraft Upgrades. November 3, 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-09-13.
  8. ↑ "FAQ". Omega Aerial Refueling Services.