At the top end of realism would be individual real instruments, either modified from actual aircraft components or replicated.

"One clue is the aircraft component, where orders were up a sharp 3.1 percent in November," he said.

Krypton-85 is used to inspect aircraft components for small defects.

The August gain was driven by the transportation sector, which rose 6.9 percent despite a decline in the aircraft component.

Honeywell also owns many patents that relate to aircraft components.

In March 1944, the tunnel was adapted to accommodate a factory for the manufacture of aircraft components.

During World War 2 artillery parts and aircraft components were manufactured by the works.

For many years the airfield was used for storage of various aircraft components.

Today these applications are found most often in aircraft components, space systems and high-end or "boutique" sports equipment.

By the 1970s its main focus was ground-based equipment, though it still handled some aircraft components.