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Propulsion Systems
As platform and payload weights increase, propulsion and drive systems must be optimized to deliver the most available power. Westar performs independent propulsion engineering analysis for small gas turbine engines and drive trains used in helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles. We’re expert in the integration and improvement of engines, drive systems, auxiliary power units, environment control units, and the supporting subsystem power units, fuel systems, hydraulic systems, fire extinguishing and suppression systems. For total systems and specific engine component improvements we perform engineering analyses, assessments of engine/airframe compatibility, reviews of plans and testing, failure analysis and investigation, and system safety and risk management assessments.
To improve logistics efficiency, Westar developed Reliability Improvement
through Failure Identification and Reporting (RIMFIRE) a program for systematically
and consistently collecting and analyzing depot-level failure mode data
in high-value aviation propulsion and dynamic system components. RIMFIRE
correlates the resultant maintenance and material corrective actions against
maintenance effectiveness, in order to identify design, material, and
operational deficiencies which can be corrected to improve product performance,
increase serviceability, and reduce cost to the Government.