Specialty Pneumatics for Military & Commercial Aircraft
TAVCO, founded in Southern California in 1950, has served the aerospace industry since its inception, delivering the highest-quality products. Services include manufacture, test, overhaul, and repair of products for manual or automatic control of fluids or gases with a focus on high-pressure pneumatics. TAVCO’s wide range of capabilities has content on military and commercial platforms, including, but not limited to, F-15, UH-60, E-3, F-16, CH-53, P-3, T-50, KC-10, DC-10, MD-11, S-61 S-76, Cessna 500 series, and Beechjet 400 series. TAVCO has in-house capability for manufacturing both valves and pressure vessels and is a certified FAA repair station and EASA , providing complete service to customers.
Capabilities
TAVCO manufactures a wide variety of bottles and valves used on various military and commercial applications. In addition to manufacturing, TAVCO has robust in-house capabilities such as machining, welding, and coating. Common systems these products are on include: emergency door opening systems, blow-down bottles, emergency brake systems, emergency oxygen, and waveguide pressurization systems.
Pressure Vessels
TAVCO manufactures pressure vessels in a variety of shapes and sizes, including toroidal, spherical, and cylindrical shapes that range in size from a few inches to several feet long (about 6 – 1350 cubic inches in volume). Bottles are made of a variety of materials including 4130 steel and Inconel.
Valves
TAVCO manufactures a variety of valve types, including, but not limited to, charge valves, safety relief valves, shut-off valves, solenoid valves, and regulating valves.
Systems
TAVCO manufactures complete systems, including pressure vessels, valves, and the accompanying hardware, manifolds, and bracketry.
SERVICE NOTIFICATION
This service notification is to advise of a new practice that TAVCO implements for all products designed and manufactured by TAVCO that include a flight-critical pressure vessel and/or valve as a component, whose failure or malfunction, may result in loss or serious damage to an aircraft and present unsafe conditions. This practice will apply to both new and overhauled products.
TAVCO NOW RECOMMENDS THAT ALL TAVCO-MANUFACTURED PRESSURE VESSELS AND/OR VALVES BE RETURNED TO TAVCO FOR INSPECTION, OVERHAUL OR REPLACEMENT EVERY THREE (3) YEARS.
Please note TAVCO is the OEM and the only authorized service center for TAVCO-manufactured products.
PLATFORMS AFFECTED
Platforms listed below are provided as a guide, however it is the responsibility of all operators utilizing TAVCO OEM designed and manufactured products to confirm part applicability directly with TAVCO.
- Cessna 500/501/550/551
- Cessna T-37
- Beechjet 400/400A/400T/MU-300-10
- Hawker 400 (MU-300-10)
- Learjet 24D/E/F
- Learjet 25B/C/D F
- Learjet 31/A
- Learjet 35A
- Learjet 36A
- Learjet 60
- Boeing McDonnell Douglas DC-8/DC-9
- Boeing McDonnell Douglas DC-10/MD-10/MD-11/KC-10
- Boeing McDonnell Douglas F-15
- Boeing McDonnell Douglas F-18
- Boeing E-3 Boeing/Northrop Grumman E-8
- Boeing/Northrop Grumman E-2 Boeing KC-135
- Bell/Boeing V-22
- Cessna 500/501/550/551
- Cessna T-37
- Beechjet 400/400A/400T/MU-300-10
- Hawker 400 (MU-300-10)
- Learjet 24D/E/F
- Learjet 25B/C/D F
- Learjet 31/A
- Learjet 35A
- Learjet 36A
- Learjet 60
- Boeing McDonnell Douglas DC-8/DC-9
- Boeing McDonnell Douglas DC-10/MD-10/MD-11/KC-10
- Boeing McDonnell Douglas F-15
- Boeing McDonnell Douglas F-18
- Boeing E-3 Boeing/Northrop Grumman E-8
- Boeing/Northrop Grumman E-2 Boeing KC-135
- Bell/Boeing V-22
Careers
TAVCO is located in Camarillo, California. We manufacture military and commercial pressure vessels and valves for the US Government, the international free world government, commercial business jet and helicopter customers, and prime contractors. TAVCO is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) on hundreds of airframe part numbers, utilizing our TAVCO engineers’ expertise to manufacture, design, and test all products.
Contact
TAVCO
999 Avenida Acaso
Camarillo, CA 93012
Tel: +1.818.578.4289
Fax: +1.818.998.8391
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