Hanley Smith Ltd Aerospace Engineers
“UK aerospace engineering firm repairing and overhauling aircraft undercarriage, wheels, brakes and airframe components.”
Company brief
Hanley Smith Ltd is a UK-based aerospace engineering company founded in 1985 and headquartered in Essex, England. The company specialises in aircraft component repair and overhaul, precision engineering for the aircraft industry, non-destructive testing (NDT), and the design and manufacture of specialist ground support tooling for aviation maintenance. Hanley Smith holds multiple aviation regulatory approvals covering EASA Part 145, FAA FAR 145, ISO 9001:2015, and Transport Canada (TCCA CAR 573), enabling it to certify component maintenance work for aircraft registered across the UK/Europe, USA, and Canada.
The company's aircraft component repair and overhaul services cover landing gear (undercarriage) repair and overhaul, acrylic windscreen and window refurbishment, wheel and brake maintenance and repair, airframe component repair and overhaul, and engine component repair and overhaul. The precision engineering division offers machining of aircraft components with a rapid turnaround capability. NDT services include fluorescent penetrant testing (FTP) and magnetic particle inspection (MPI).
In addition to maintenance and repair services, Hanley Smith manufactures a range of specialist aviation ground support tools and equipment, including bush and liner removal tools, seal insertion tools for aircraft wheel hubs, portable wheel half-hub cup handling machines, drive block pullers, wheel hub compressors, brake disc flattening equipment, the 'BushBaby' compact bush and liner removal tool, aircraft tyre deflation tools, and acrylic windshield bolt hole inspection equipment. The company also provides vintage aircraft maintenance support. Hanley Smith's specialist services and tools are available internationally.
Indexed product lines
Specialist tooling for removing interference-fit bushes and liners from wing and undercarriage assemblies.
Compact variant of bush and liner removal tool for smaller or restricted-access assemblies.
Specialist tool for inserting seals into aircraft wheel hub assemblies.
Portable machine for handling aircraft wheel half-hub cups during maintenance and overhaul.
Equipment for flattening and reconditioning aircraft brake discs.
Specialist tool for safe deflation of aircraft tyres during maintenance.
Equipment for inspecting bolt holes in aircraft acrylic windshield panels.
Repair and overhaul of aircraft undercarriage components according to manufacturer-approved manuals.
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