The company grew into a billion-dollar business by constructing aerospace components.

After the nightmare of the cold war, Washington wants to do all it can to help the shaky Russian economy, especially its aerospace component.

And in 1992 it was fined $17.5 million for falsified tests on aerospace components.

Goodrich, which left the tire manufacturing business in the 1980's, makes aircraft landing gear systems and other aerospace components.

Triumph Group, Inc. is an international supplier of aerospace components and systems.

Nortek, a maker of building products and aerospace components, has not done all that well in recent years.

Goodrich, which left the tire business in the 1980's, manufactures aircraft-landing gear systems and other aerospace components.

They pioneered the fast development of light metal precision cast aerospace components.

This produces an alloy suitable for high heat turbine blades and aerospace components.