Newbow’s range of wheel and brake trailers offer distinct operational and safety advantages for airlines and military aircraft operators. Their design, versatility, and advanced safety features make them an ideal solution for ensuring efficiency and reliability in wheel and brake change operations.
Safety and compliance
Safety is a cornerstone of Newbow’s trailer design. Features such as an automatic override braking system, integrated lift-and-lock tow arm, and foam-filled, puncture-resistant tyres ensure safe transport and manoeuvering of heavy payloads. The trailers meet BSEN, P.E.D, and CE compliance standards, ensuring safe operation and regulatory adherence. Independent rear suspension arms with shock absorption and height adjustment provide stability and protect costly aircraft parts during transit.
Fully-enclosed trailers protect engineers from extreme weather and store hot and contaminated brakes and wheels securely during transport. This avoids FOD (Foreign Object Damage) risk and weather-related delays, when compared with open carts. Newbow offers both fully-enclosed and open-roof designs, so operators can choose what fits their specific needs.
Operational efficiency
Newbow Aerospace GSE trailers are engineered for streamlined wheel and brake changes, enabling time-efficient aircraft turnaround and maintenance cycles. Their capacity to accommodate more than 1000 kg payloads, including multiple wheels, brakes, jacks, and other tooling, facilitates all essential equipment in one location. With spring-balanced ramp doors, as well as side and rear access, Newbow’s wheel and brake trailers are designed to optimise the critical process of tyre and brake maintenance.
Reliability and cost saving
Newbow Aerospace trailers are designed for durability and operational longevity, which translates to lower lifetime costs for airlines and MRO providers. Their modular build ensures compatibility across various aircraft types, providing savings for airlines operating mixed models. Unrivalled product quality, backed by rigorous inspection and real-world testing, minimises any risk of downtime from equipment failure.
Ready for Airbus A350
These trailers are suitable for all narrow and wide-body models, including the latest Airbus A350-900/1000 configurations. Newbow’s large-capacity and configurable trailers are specified so they can be used alongside the A350’s maintenance access and wheel-well arrangements (operators specify the trailer configuration to match the aircraft and local procedures).
Their ergonomics and design allows safe positioning beside the A350’s landing gear bays for expedited wheel and brake swaps. Additionally, Newbow’s trailers can be equipped with fully certified on-board nitrogen systems, enabling swift inflation of aircraft tyres and brakes without additional equipment or travel, essential during tight turnaround schedules.
Summary of key benefits:
Single-person operation, enhancing productivity.
Fast access ramps and large storage capacity optimise workflow during tight turnarounds and scheduled and unscheduled maintenance.
Safety features such as override braking and stable suspension protect aircraft and personnel.
On-board nitrogen system enables complete wheel/brake change and inflation from one source.
Fleet-wide adaptability: Functional on A350, other Airbus models, and industry-wide aircraft.
Across the aviation industry, manufacturers are striving to meet customer demands for more sustainable equipment. As a UK leader in GSE design and fabrication, Newbow Aerospace rose to the challenge with the first wheel and brake change trailer in the GSE market to feature a roof-mounted solar panel, which powers internal LED lighting.
Key features:
o Single 130W flexible and lightweight roof mounted solar panel
o 1 x 50Ahr LiFePO4 battery
o Solar panel battery charge controller with digital display
o 2 x 7W internal roof mounted LED strip lights, delivering 12-hour continuous operation
o 2-way switches located at the trailer door entry points
o Fully independent operation
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