Tracor wins Y-barrel

Tracor Flight Systems of Austin, Texas, has been awarded a ten-year, $27 million contract to manufacture over 400 "y-barrel" assemblies for the McDonnell Douglas MD-95. The y-barrel assembly forms the lower fuselage between the aircraft's wings, and it also houses the main landing gear, fuel and hydraulic and electrical lines.

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