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ENGINES & COMPONENTS | AIRCRAFT AIRFRAME & ACCESSORIES | SMARTSTEM WIRELESS TIRE PRESSURE
SYSTEM CERTIFIED FOR DASSAULT FALCON 50

SmartStem Wireless Tire Pressure

System Certified for Dassault Falcon
50
Dassault has been awarded a STC for Crane's SmartStem Wireless Tire Pressure System to
be fitted on Falcon 50 business jets.
MAY 3, 2012
AND CRANE AEROSPACE & ELECTRONICS

LYNNWOOD – May 3, 2012 – Dassault Falcon Jet and Crane Aerospace & Electronics have
announced that Dassault has been awarded a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for
Crane’s SmartStem® Wireless Tire Pressure System to be fitted on Falcon 50 business jets.
STC retrofit kits for this equipment are available exclusively through Dassault Falcon Jet Corp.

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SmartStem Tire Pressure Sensors are already certified for use on a variety of other business
jets, and Crane is in the process of certifying SmartStem on additional business, regional, and
large commercial aircraft.

“SmartStem was developed by Crane Aerospace & Electronics to provide a fast and reliable
method of checking tire pressure without gas loss. It is also designed to be easily retrofitted on
existing aircraft,” said Nathan Smith, Business Development Manager at Crane Aerospace &
Electronics.

The technology provides numerous benefits including reduced maintenance costs, improved
convenience, and automatic tracking of tire pressure checks – information which helps assure
safety and extends tire life.

To fit an aircraft with SmartStem technology, the existing tire inflation valve stem is simply
replaced with a special valve stem containing integral sensors. SmartStem communicates tire
pressure, temperature, and other stored information wirelessly to a handheld reader without
the use of an internal battery in the stem. Since this information is communicated wirelessly
and does not require the removal of the valve cap, no gas is lost during routine tire pressure
checks.

Crane Aerospace & Electronics is a major supplier of systems and components for critical
aerospace and defense applications. These systems and components are designed for some
of the toughest environments -- from engines to landing gear; satellites to medical implants;
and missiles to unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Product and service offerings are organized
in solution sets, and include Cabin Systems, Fluid Management, Landing Systems,
Microelectronics, Microwave, Power, and Sensing & Utility Systems. Products are
manufactured under the brand names ELDEC, Hydro-Aire, Interpoint, Keltec, Lear Romec,
Merrimac, P.L. Porter and Signal Technology. For more information on Crane Aerospace &
Electronics, visit www.craneae.com and http://newsroom.craneae.com.

Crane Aerospace & Electronics is a segment of Crane Co., a diversified manufacturer of highly
engineered industrial products. Crane Co. is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:
CR). For more information on Crane Co. visit www.craneco.com.

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