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Jan, 15 2024
Category: Aviation
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Intercomp’s Platform Aircraft Scales Earn UKCA Certification
Intercomp, a global leader in digital platform scales for aircraft, proudly announces the UKCA certification for its platform aircraft scales. 

Aug, 08 2023
Category: Aviation
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Intercomp Aircraft Scales are the Preferred Choice of Viva Aerobus
Intercomp is pleased to announce that Viva Aerobus, a Mexican airline operating one of the biggest Airbus fleets in Latin America, has completed another purchase of  AC40-LP™ Low-Profile Aircraft Scales. 

Jun, 23 2023
Category: Aviation
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Intercomp Customizes Aircraft Scale System for NASA Facility
When their team at the Wallops Flight Facility secured a new contract to support the missions of the US Navy, US Air Force and NASA, with a unique fleet of three aircraft, they reached out to Intercomp for aircraft scales which could meet the accuracy requirements of the contract.

Feb, 10 2023
Category: Aviation
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Mission Support Team at NASA Wallops Island Facility Completes Weight & Balance Process Certification
Congratulations to Yulista Tactical Services’ Loadmaster and Mechanics at the NASA Wallops Island facility who recently completed Weight & Balance Process Certification through Intercomp’s Certified Weight & Balance Training program.

Jan, 13 2023
Category: Aviation
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Intercomp Weighs All Types of eVTOL Aircraft
Intercomp offers a selection of scales designed to accurately measure the weight of electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOL), such as, Vectored Thrust, Lift + Cruise, Wingless (Multicopter), Hover Bikes/Personal Flying Devices and Electric Rotorcrafts.

Oct, 28 2022
Category: Aviation
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TH-1H Support Team Completes Weight & Balance Certification
Congratulations to this TH-1H support team of Certified A&P mechanics from Arista Aviation Services who recently completed Certified Weight & Balance Training with Intercomp’s Director of Weight & Balance Training, Pat McIntyre.

Oct, 07 2022
Category: Aviation
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USAF KC-46 Pegasus System Program Selects Intercomp Scales for Weight and Balance Operations
Intercomp, the world’s leading manufacturer of aircraft scales, announced that the United States Air Force has purchased AC30-60™ High-Capacity Aircraft Scales for service at the KC-46 Pegasus System Program Office at Tinker AFB in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Oct, 04 2022
Category: Aviation
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Watch: eVTOL Aircraft Weighing Solutions
Now Showing: Intercomp provides a full range of commercial aircraft scales for weighing all types of eVTOL designs.

Aug, 12 2022
Category: Aviation
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The National Institute for Aviation Research WERX Program Selects Intercomp Scales for Weight and Balance Operations
The WERX program at Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR), has completed installation and training on Intercomp’s AC60-LP™ scale system, purchased for service at the Kansas Modification Center adjacent to McConnell Air Force Base.

Dec, 29 2021
Category: Aviation
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Resurgence of Air Travel and Cargo
Customers, including airframe manufacturers, airlines, and MROs around the world, placed orders for Intercomp aircraft scales systems for their respective needs.

Jul, 29 2021
Category: Aviation
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Weighing the Global Hawk in Extreme Conditions
Weight and balance information is mission critical for the RQ-4 aircraft.  Scale requirements included intrinsic safety, environmental sealing for dust, water, weather, and load cell performance for accuracy and repeatability within a very wide temperature range.

Apr, 29 2021
Category: Aviation
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SIAEC returns to Intercomp fully-electronic aircraft scales
Intercomp is pleased to announce the installation of high-capacity AC60-LP low profile platform scale systems for weight and balance operations with SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC).

Feb, 02 2021
Category: Aviation
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Training Desk Notes (6/6): Weighing Procedures
Prior to writing any numbers down, there is a list of items one must check before the aircraft is weighed.

Jan, 05 2021
Category: Aviation
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Training Desk Notes (5/6): Preparations Prior to Weighing
For Topic #5 of Intercomp’s Notes from the Training Desk, our experienced training staff discuss the importance of properly preparing an aircraft for a weight and center of gravity check to ensure the most accurate data possible.

Nov, 24 2020
Category: Aviation
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Training Desk Notes (4/6): Equipment for Weighing Methods
There are two methods that are used weighing most aircraft, top of jack load cells and platform scales. 

Oct, 22 2020
Category: Aviation
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Training Desk Notes (3/6): Location & Weight
Weight is dependent on the acceleration of gravity, and although most express gravity as a constant (32 ft/sec2 or 9.8 meters/sec2) one must increase the order of accuracy when weighing aircraft. 

Sep, 11 2020
Category: Aviation
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Training Desk Notes (2/6): Requirements for Weight & Balance
What are we actually doing when we weigh an aircraft? What does it all mean?

Aug, 20 2020
Category: Aviation
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Training Desk Notes (1/6): Improper Loading
An improperly loaded or overloaded airplane is a danger to everyone. Improper loading will cause either a forward or an aft shift in the center of gravity on the aircraft. Overloading will cause above normal stresses to the structure and powerplants of the aircraft in addition to adverse effects on flight performance.

Aug, 07 2020
Category: Aviation
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Airborne Maintenance MRO Selects Intercomp Low-Profile Scales
Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services provides a fully integrated suite of services to airlines and operators including heavy maintenance, line maintenance, material sales and service, component repair and overhaul, manufacturing and engineering services. As with most MROs, the agility to easily and accurately weigh a number of different aircraft figures prominently in the scale they utilize. In the case of Airborne, portability and longevity of the scale were vital considerations, as well as Intercomp’s ability to quickly marshal and install the scale to meet immediate demands.

Jul, 09 2020
Category: Aviation
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AerSale Class 4 MRO Facility Selects Intercomp Low-Profile Scales for Weight and Balance Operations
Intercomp, the world’s leading manufacturer of aircraft scales, announced that AerSale has completed installation and training on Intercomp’s AC60-LP™ scale system at their Goodyear Aircraft and Engine MRO Operations Center. One of just a few domestic MRO facilities with an FAA Class 4 rating, the 366,000-square-foot Goodyear, Arizona complex is equipped to perform maintenance and overhaul of large transport and widebody category aircraft. 

Jun, 02 2020
Category: Aviation
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Leading Cargo Conversions Company Selects Intercomp Scales for Critical Weight and Balance Operations
PEMCO Conversions has installed Intercomp’s AC40-LP scale system at their Tampa, FL operations headquarters. PEMCO is the industry leader in passenger-to-freight conversions of Boeing aircraft, encompassing 26 freighter platforms across hundreds of cargo conversions. 

May, 11 2020
Category: Aviation
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Intercomp Low-Profile Scales Selected for Citadel Completions Weight and Balance Operations
Intercomp, the world’s leading manufacturer of aircraft scales, announced that its AC60-LP™ Low-Profile Scale System has been selected by Citadel Completions LLC, a premier provider of luxury interior completions on narrow- and wide-body aircraft.

Jan, 24 2020
Category: Aviation
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AC60-LP™ Solving Positional Sensitivity for MRO
Positioning the tires almost anywhere on Intercomp scales’ active weighing surface will result in accurate and repeatable weighing.

Aug, 29 2019
Category: Aviation
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Application Note: Weighing During Testing of Scaled Composite’s Stratolaunch Aircraft
The AC60-LP™ Low-Profile Platform Scales have the high-capacity weighing ability for large aircraft, coupled with the certification required by the National Electrical Code (NEC) to weigh in aircraft hangars.

Jul, 30 2019
Category: Aviation
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Application Note: Viva Aerobus Weighs Narrowbody Aircraft Using AC40-LP™ Scales
Multiple Airbus airframe production sites around the world use Intercomp scales for weighing during manufacturing, including the narrowbody facility in Mobile, Alabama.  That successful history of satisfactory use by the airframe manufacturer, along with the features of fully-electronic platform scales, led Viva Aerobus to select AC40-LP™ low-profile platform scales.

Mar, 15 2019
Category: Aviation
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View Features of Intercomp Aircraft Platform Scale Carts
Now Showing: Intercomp scale carts are an integral part of how our platform scales can be transported, deployed, stored, and maintained in top condition to save owners time and money for weighing operations over the long lifetime of the fully-electronic scales.

Mar, 01 2019
Category: Aviation
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Application Note: Narrow and Widebody Weighing with AC60-LP™ Scales with Avianca Airlines
As Avianca grows its fleet, adding new routes and increasing lift capacity, their growing maintenance and weight and balance operations created a need for acquiring additional aircraft platform scales.

Feb, 06 2019
Category: Aviation
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Application Note: Platform Weighing of Narrowbody Aircraft by an MRO
To compare tail number weighings across different locations, an airline customer requested standardization of weighing techniques for their aircraft, compelling AAR to add platform scale weighing capabilities to their Duluth, MN facility.

Jan, 15 2019
Category: Aviation
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Watch Intercomp's AC15-LP™ and AC40-LP™ Aircraft Platform Scales in Action
Now Showing! From the global leader in aircraft weighing systems, Intercomp’s AC15-LP™ and AC40-LP™ aircraft scales provide weight and balance operations lightweight, low-profile options for military, general aviation, and narrowbody aircraft.

Dec, 20 2018
Category: Aviation
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Application Note: Bringing Aircraft Weighing In-House – European Air Transport
Conducting weight and balance procedures after maintenance can be difficult to accurately schedule, and can lead to increased costs while having contract weighing on-site and waiting for the aircraft. If an organization could conduct weighings on short notice with a small team, the flexibility would result in direct costs savings.

Oct, 31 2018
Category: Aviation
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Application Note: Weighing an Evolving UAV – the RQ-4 Global Hawk
With a wingspan larger than a Boeing 737, the current RQ-4 operates above 50,000 feet in excess of 30 hours for endurance. Initially developed with a payload of 2,000 pounds, later models have increased this to 3,000 pounds with a more recent integration of a UPA, or Universal Payload Adaptor. This enabled additional mission capabilities and the ability to switch payloads easily – with all the accompanying effects to weight and balance.

Aug, 30 2018
Category: Aviation
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Application Note: Platform Weighing of Rotary Wing Aircraft- CH-47 Chinook
Weight and Balance operations for helicopters utilize either top-of-jack or platform scale techniques.  For the CH-47 Chinook, Intercomp’s AC15-LP™ low-profile scales provide a simple, rapid, and accurate method to weigh this iconic aircraft.  Learn how the scale systems streamline the weighing process and wirelessly transfer data into the military’s record keeping software.

Jul, 31 2018
Category: Aviation
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See Intrinsically Safe Certified Aircraft Platform Scales
Now Showing! Operating electrical equipment in aircraft hangars requires safety certifications from recognized laboratories.  

Jun, 27 2018
Category: Aviation
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Application Note: Rapidly Weighing Widebody Aircraft – Airbus A380
With a landing gear configuration of 22 wheels and OEW of 600,000 lbs (272,000 kg), the A380 requires a large number of high-capacity aircraft scales for a weighing. Intercomp’s AC60-LP™ low-profile high-capacity wireless scale enables rapid deployment, accurate weighing, and convenient storage of the scale system.

Jan, 25 2018
Category: Aviation
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Southwest Airlines Selects Intercomp Aircraft Platform Scales for Multiple Locations
Intercomp is pleased to announce the order of five sets of AC40-LP low profile platform scale systems for multiple Southwest Airlines locations.  With a fleet of almost 700 planes, Southwest is the world’s largest operator of Boeing 737 aircraft in the world.

Oct, 03 2017
Category: Aviation
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MRO HAECO Americas Chooses Intercomp Aircraft Platform Scales
Intercomp is pleased to announce the order of AC60-LP platform scale systems for multiple HAECO Americas MRO locations.

Aug, 23 2017
Category: Aviation
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Safety of GSE in Aircraft Hangars
Tooling and equipment in the aircraft hangar are required to meet safety regulations per US and International standards. Aircraft platform scales are no exception, and having equipment that passes the required testing and certification is vital to safety in hazardous locations such as aircraft hangars.  

Jul, 12 2017
Category: Aviation
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Lockheed Martin’s U-2 Program Using Intercomp Aircraft Platform Scales
Intercomp is pleased to announce the order of AC15-LP platform scales for Lockheed Martin’s Palmdale, California location.  This adds to Intercomp scale systems in use at other Lockheed Martin locations in California, Colorado, Texas, Georgia, and New York.  The fully electronic, certified intrinsically safe AC15-LP low profile platform scales provide the high level of reliability and performance demonstrated by Lockheed Martin’s venerable U-2 program.      

Apr, 10 2017
Category: Aviation
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AC60-LP Low-Profile High-Capacity Scales
For over 20 years, the aviation industry has relied upon Intercomp aircraft scales for accurate and reliable aircraft weighing systems equipment for weight and balance.  Intercomp now introduces the single person portable AC60-LP scale, a low-profile high-capacity platform scale for narrow and wide-body aircraft.  The lightweight ergonomic design eliminates the need to lift or carry the scale and enables an entire configuration to be set up by just one person.

Apr, 07 2017
Category: Aviation
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Aircraft Manufacturer ATR Chooses Intercomp Aircraft Platform Scales
Adding to the worldwide list of airframe manufacturers that use their aviation scales, Intercomp is pleased to announce placement of platform scales with Toulouse, France based ATR Aircraft.

Dec, 08 2016
Category: Aviation
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Tension Link Dynamometer Application Note: Mounting and De-Mounting Aircraft Engines

Mounting and de-mounting engines from aircraft requires exact positioning and lifting of the engine throughout the procedure. Using Intercomp tension link dynamometers at the lift pick points, force is monitored at the engine mounts to increase safety and simplify the maintenance process.


Dec, 02 2016
Category: Aviation
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American Airlines Acquires Scales from Intercomp

In updating and standardizing their weighing equipment, American Airlines in Fort Worth, Texas has undergone installation and training for Intercomp low-profile platform scales for the narrow and wide-body aircraft in their fleet.


Oct, 12 2016
Category: Aviation
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SIA Engineering in the Philippines Accepts Delivery of Intercomp Scales

Continuing the long supplier relationship with SIA Engineering dating back to 1996, SIA Engineering (Philippines) has undergone installation and training for Intercomp low-profile platform scales for narrow and wide-body aircraft.  


Oct, 03 2016
Category: Aviation
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AC40-LP Application Note: Weighing Loaded and Unloaded Aircraft For Flight Testing

In this example, SAAB AB performed weighing of aircraft prior to and during flight test campaigns, taking advantage of the wide range of capabilities Intercomp platform scales offer in commercially available scales.


Jul, 06 2016
Category: Aviation
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Tension Link Application Note: Force Measurement during Aircraft De-Bogging Operations

Measuring force applied when recovering or de-bogging an aircraft requires ensuring the aircraft components aren’t overstressed during the process. With Intercomp tension link dynamometers, pulling force is measured so that operators can be sure they are operating within the allowed force range.


Mar, 16 2016
Category: Aviation
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Prevent Fire and Explosions in Aircraft Hangars

Areas immediately around aircraft have the potential of fuel or fumes to be present, and this needs to be accounted for when servicing aircraft. Operating electrical equipment in aircraft hangars requires meeting stringent safety standards to protect the aircraft, equipment and personnel.


Feb, 16 2016
Category: Aviation
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Intercomp Jack Weigh Load Cell Aircraft Weighing Systems

Now Showing!  See Intercomp's new Jack Weigh Aircraft Weighing System video!


Dec, 23 2015
Category: Aviation
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Rapid, Automated Scale Calibration

Scale calibration can remove a set of scales from operation seemingly at the most inconvenient times. Speeding up the calibration process with automated calibration technology prevents long down times, removes manual pumping and manual entry of data, and is directly traceable to NIST.


Aug, 14 2014
Category: Aviation
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Intercomp is Awarded USAF Contract for Eleven Calibration Presses

Upon completion of nearly two years of testing and validation, the United States Air Force has granted Intercomp first article approval to begin shipping automated force calibration systems to its Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratories (PMEL).


Aug, 01 2014
Category: Aviation
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US Navy Chooses Intercomp

The US Navy recently took delivery of an Intercomp AC30-60™ Platform Scale System.


Nov, 05 2013
Category: Aviation
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Avianca Airlines selects Intercomp for their weighing equipment!

Intercomp’s industry leading aircraft scale portfolio continued to grow when yet another airline selected an Intercomp weighing system.


Oct, 30 2013
Category: Aviation
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iACWeigh™ App for Intercomp Scale Systems!

Intercomp has introduced another industry first with a free weighing app for the iPad®! The iACWeigh™ App is a free download from the iTunes® store and offers even more ways to view and process weight data.