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Dick Durbin joins RFD for celebrations
Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) officials were joined today by Senator Dick Durbin and other state and local leaders at a news conference to recognize and celebrate the most recent projects and accomplishments the airport has achieved, further enhancing growth and economic opportunities within the region.
At the news conference, leaders celebrated RFD’s numerous initiatives that have positively impacted jobs, enhanced the region’s reputation and further driven the area’s economic development efforts. In addition to Durbin, representatives from RFD were joined by Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara, Winnebago County Chairman Joe Chiarelli, Loves Park Mayor Greg Jury, and Machesney Park President Steve Johnson.
ROCKFORD Collins Aerospace broke ground at its Harrison Avenue campus Wednesday for the construction of an $18 million wind tunnel test site designed to streamline how the company’s Ram Air Turbines are manufactured and evaluated.
Ram Air Turbines serve as an emergency power source when an airplane loses hydraulic or electric power in flight. By rotating its small turbine, the system extracts sufficient power from the airstream to allow the pilot to safely land the plane.
“There are times when airplanes have issues, and when they have issues they need a Ram Air Turbine to get planes back down to the ground safely and when it does that it saves lives,” said Stan Kottke, vice president for Collins Aerospace Electric Power Systems. “So, in the 40-plus years of manufacturing and testing here in Rockford, we have saved over 2,000 lives with Ram Air Turbines. That’s really a significant pride that we have here in Rockford.”